Dungeon Siege 3: Treasures of the Sun DLC due in October

Dropping shiny new loot right there in the title, "Treasures of the Sun" hopes to entice you into another quest and a new story arc for Dungeon Siege 3. It will be available for $9.99 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this October.

Your quest for the star's trinkets takes you into the Aranoi desert and into an abandoned abbey, where you'll benefit from a couple of game-wide enhancements. The level cap is raised from 30 to 35 (giving you ample excuse to destroy the expansion's new monsters), talent and proficiency points may be reallocated, and a new enchanting system lets you beef up weapons and armor.

Combine those offerings with some additional offensive and healing abilities, and it sounds like the party's well prepared to find all the sun's gifts -- save for the one that you peel off a week later.

Dungeon Siege 3 (Treasures of the Sun)

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DUNGEON SIEGE III Downloadable Content Details Revealed

DUNGEON SIEGE III: TREASURES OF THE SUN Adds Hours of Hack 'n' Slash Gameplay, New Story Arc and Action-Packed Quests

LOS ANGELES (September 1, 2011) - Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, announced today a robust downloadable content (DLC) pack for DUNGEON SIEGE® III will be available in October. Introducing several additional hours of gameplay, players will enjoy more of the World of Ehb with DUNGEON SIEGE III: TREASURES OF THE SUN™ as it offers a brand new plot arc, additional quests, new enemies and tons more loot.

In DUNGEON SIEGE III: TREASURES OF THE SUN, players will extend their journey and travel beyond the borders of Ehb to an all-new environment: the Aranoi Desert. On their search for a lost Legion hero, players will fight through hordes of new villains only to find a forgotten abbey hiding a long-lost secret: the greatest treasure of the Azunite faith.

Further supporting the hours of new content in the expansion, developer Obsidian Entertainment has introduced several refinements to the systems and mechanics of DUNGEON SIEGE III:

New abilities: Players will be able to attain mastery of the arcane through powerful new attack, defense and healing abilities.

Level up to 35: DUNGEON SIEGE III: TREASURES OF THE SUN will further power up players by raising DUNGEON SIEGE III's existing level cap from 30 to 35.

More monsters and items: Players will encounter new monsters in the Aranoi Desert-including mummies and giant skeletons-and will find more powerful items, adding to the thousands already available in DUNGEON SIEGE III.

Reallocate Talent & Proficiency Points: Players can reallocate points spent in Proficiencies and Talents, enabling changes to character customization throughout the campaign.

New Enchanting System: Transmuting items now gives players chances at gaining powerful new Vials that allow them to enhance their weapons and armor through the DLC's new enchanting system.

DUNGEON SIEGE III: TREASURES OF THE SUN is anticipated for release in October for $9.99. Players can download the DLC via Steam® (Windows PC), Xbox LIVE online entertainment network (Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft) and the PlayStation®Network.

About DUNGEON SIEGE III

DUNGEON SIEGE III is now available at retailers in North America for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Windows PC via Steam. DUNGEON SIEGE III is rated T (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 www.dungeonsiege.com or the official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DungeonSiege3.

About Obsidian Entertainment

Obsidian Entertainment is an entertainment software development company passionately dedicated to making high quality role playing games for Windows PC and console systems. Obsidian was founded in 2003 by five game development veterans who've produced, programmed and/or designed award-winning role playing games for a variety of platforms over the last 15 years: Feargus Urquhart, Chris Parker, Darren Monahan, Chris Avellone and Chris Jones. Obsidian Entertainment's Web site can be found at http://www.obsidian.net.

About Square Enix, Inc.

Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix Group. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 100 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 58 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at http://www.square-enix.com/na/.

DUNGEON SIEGE III © 2011 SQUARE ENIX, INC. All Rights Reserved. DUNGEON SIEGE,DUNGEON SIEGE III: TREASURES OF THE SUN, DRAGON QUEST, EIDOS, FINAL FANTASY, SPACE INVADERS, SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, TOMB RAIDER and TAITO are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix Group. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT is a registered trademark of Obsidian Entertainment, Inc. STEAM is a registered trademark of Valve Corporation.

Reader Comments (17)

Huh. DLC that sounds like it delivers a lot for the price and was announced well after release? Damn, maybe they'll do the same for Gears 3!

OH WAIT

Maybe it'll take all of the suck out of the game... On second thought, probably not. If it had a New Game + feature that'd probably save the game in my eyes despite the complete disregard for the previous games the developers had for it.

@Vladeon

I wish they wouldn't have messed up the MP.
It should have been as simple as keeping 1 character that you can use between MP and SP.

The excuse well it hurts the story is shit.
Halo 1 and 2 we had 2 master chiefs running around in coop no one cared. Borderlands you could have 4 sirens running around if you wanted, no one cared. When it comes to coop games most people are pretty forgiving about that kind of stuff so long as they can play with their friends and keep the progress whether it's story progression or just XP

@Vladeon The game does not suck in my opinion. The biggest problem with the game was length, itemization and multiplayer. The combat was fun for me. I liked my build and did a ton of damage with it towards the end. The partners I selected was well synergistic with my main (Anjali).

The story was enjoyable due to some solid characters. The linearity of the game and minimal side quests made the story pop out more but unfortunately reduced the length of the game. I hope that the DLC adds a lot more playtime but I'm skeptical because most DLC packs only add about an hour or two.

@Jawmuncher

Agreed. I would have bought the game if it had decent co op.

@chrisredfield31

I suppose the main problem that I had with it was that I was assuming that it would have some semblance to the first two games, whether in game play or in story or both. However, this isn't the case. It's a completely different game with a different play style, different mechanics and shares only the name of the other games. There's almost no mention of Azunai or the end of the first era. perhaps I was too blinded by nostalgia to like it, but I don't think so, after all, you saw the final boss.

Too bad it doesn't bother to fix the BIGGEST issue the game has. And that's sucking in general. The Co-op desperately needs an overhaul, the gameplay in general could use a little more spice (based on what I've managed to force myself to play through).

Though honestly, if they bothered to at least fix the Co-op, everything else wrong with the game could easily be ignored...

I only bought this game to get Dungeon Siege 1 and 2 on Steam. I havent even touched 3 yet and i'm not in a huge rush.

I actually like Dungeon Siege III; it's somewhat similar to BG: DA and CoN.

@KungFuChaosNinja

Except in where it matters- the co-op.

BG:DA was alright but I honestly feel a little insulted at the Baldur's Gate title, since it really didn't have anything that made the original Baldur's Gate a great series.

@(Unverified)

Yeah, it was a nice game, but I also felt like it had absolutely nothing to do with Baldur's Gate at all :(

I like the idea of a talent respec option but I honestly should not have to pay for it. In games where a "talent system" is a key point of the character customisation then a the ability to reallocate my points should come by default.

Some people like to fiddle around with different talent sets but don't necessarily want to repeatedly restart the game to do so. Others merely want a change of pace. It seems like such an obvious feature to have included on release.

Apart from this, Dungeon Siege III didn't really "wow" me at all. There's no real incentive for me to play, even the fact I paid for it doesn't make me want to play it. The game is one of few that simply bores me the moment I try and play it, simply because I could play an older action rpg that has more weight in it's gameplay and storyline than DS3 does at all.

why do they take so long? I understand it takes time to make this stuff but I doubt that game is like Oblivion meaning you could wait 3 months after Oblivion came out and then release DLC and it would get bought because people were still playing it.

Eh. Maybe on a slow week. Although, there isn't a slow week between now and like March next year, so this is going to be waiting for some time to get a look in, if at all.

I loved dungeon siege 2 and was so pumped for this, not exaggerating I played this for less than an hour and brought it back...not even close to being fun and is so different than the second game that not even nostalgia could keep me tethered.

Worst $50.00 I ever spent on a video game.

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Dungeon Siege 3: Treasures of the Sun DLC due in October

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Posted: Sep 1st 2011 11:11PM Red Runner said

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