Getting a free game for pre purchasing a title has been done quite a bit on Steam. How about getting two free games?! If you pre purchase Dungeon Siege III on Steam (which should be out on June 21st), you get Dungeon Siege 1 & II free and the best part, you get it now! You can play both these classics as soon as you pre purchase the game. Well you’ll have to download it first. If I recall correctly, there were expansions for both games. Those expansions are not included with the free games. Square Enix also announced that Dungeon Siege III will be a steamworks title. All versions of it on the PC will make use of Steam features. I’m quite surprised no one picked this up. Press release below…
Pre-purchase DUNGEON SIEGE III Through Steam and Receive DUNGEON SIEGE I and DUNGEON SIEGE II for Free
PC Version to ship with Steamworks, includes suite of services for gamers around the world
London (8th April, 2011) – Valve and Square Enix Ltd, the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today 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.
"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 the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. For more information about DUNGEON SIEGE III, please visit the official website at: www.dungeonsiege.com.
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