Bandai Namco have announced that Dark Souls II is getting a trilogy of DLC content called The Lost Crowns - with Crown of the Sunken King (July 22), Crown of the Old Iron King (August 26) and Crown of the Ivory King (September 23) arriving at monthly intervals - dates apply to PC/Xbox 360 with PS3 one day later. A season pass is available for pre-order on PC and PSN now.
"Crown of the Sunken King, the first chapter in the trilogy, sends players on a journey to reclaim the crowns that Drangleic's King Vendrick once owned. Crown of the Sunken King features an entirely different world within the Dark Souls II universe, where stepped pyramids span a vast underground cavern. It is said that one of the ancient crowns lay buried deep within these dark caverns; but surely such a valued item cannot sit unguarded. Players that seek adversity and glory will be rewarded with a crown that holds the strength of lords from times long past."