Dungeon Siege III Delayed to Late June, Steam Pre-order Gets I and II as Bonus

Square Enix just announced that Dungeon Siege III will be delayed by three weeks and now be released on June 21, 2011for the suggested retail price of $59.99 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and for the suggested price of $49.99 on Windows PC.

Valve and Square Enix, Inc then announced that customers who pre-purchase DUNGEON SIEGE III through Steam will be given free digital copies of the classic DUNGEON SIEGE I and DUNGEON SIEGE II games 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 III, 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 III allows for two players to experience the story from start to finish in local co-op mode. Thanks to the robust AI, DUNGEON SIEGE III’s co-op multiplayer mode allows players to seamlessly drop in and out of battle without interrupting the action or impacting the campaign.

Players will experience the much-awaited next chapter in the DUNGEON SIEGE lore on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. DUNGEON SIEGE III is rated T for Teen. Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.org for more information about ratings. For more information about DUNGEON SIEGE III, please visit the official website at: http://dungeonsiege.com.