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Pre-purchase Dungeon Siege 3 Through Steam and get Dungeon Siege 1 & 2 for FREE

By on April 9, 2011

Valve and Square Enix Ltd announced that customers who pre-purchase Dungeon Siege 3 through Steam will be given free digital copies of the classic Dungeon Siege 1 and 2, that they can access and play immediately. Additionally, all PC versions of the upcoming epic action-RPG will include a host of Steamworks features, including auto-updating, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud support, downloadable content and more.

In Dungeon Siege 3, players assume the role of one of four heroes, fighting for the sake of their fallen comrades to restore the land of Ehb. Conflict is constant in this action-RPG and decisions have lasting consequences, allowing players to alter the storyline. Choose to battle along with a companion or fight for honor with up to four friends via online co-op play. Dungeon Siege 3 allows for two players to experience the story from start to finish in local co-op mode. Thanks to the robust AI, Dungeon Siege 3’s co-op multiplayer mode allows players to seamlessly drop in and out of battle without interrupting the action or impacting the campaign.

“Providing DUNGEON SIEGE I and DUNGEON SIEGE II free of charge through Steamworks is Square Enix’s way of showing appreciation to the fans of the DUNGEON SIEGE franchise,” said David Hoffman, executive producer for DUNGEON SIEGE III. “Selecting Steamworks to be integrated into the upcoming DUNGEON SIEGE III title made perfect sense as we wanted to provide the best possible gameplay experience for PC gamers and long-standing fans of the series.”

“DUNGEON SIEGE III is joining a long line-up of Square Enix titles using Steamworks,” said Jason Holtman, director of business development for Valve. “Our focus for Steam is on enabling developers to spend time on creating value for our customers, and seeing the DUNGEON SIEGE franchise re-emerge, with its all-new co-op mode and inclusion of Steamworks, is a great example of that.”

Players will experience the much-awaited next chapter in the Dungeon Siege lore from 17th June, 2011, on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC.

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