News
May 13, 2003
Delve Into Dungeon Siege II at E3
Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Dungeon Siege II,
the sequel to the best-selling RPG from Gas Powered Games, is currently in
development and is slated for release in
2004. A trailer for Dungeon Siege II will be shown at E3, the
annual video game convention taking place in Los Angeles from May 14
through 16. Visitors to the
Microsoft booth (South Hall #1246)
will be treated to a taste of the vision and direction of this upcoming
title. This cinematic feast for the eyes showcases the extraordinary
capabilities of the Dungeon Siege II
engine, as the entire movie was created in-engine.
"Run to the village and warn the chickens!” said Chris Taylor, president
of Gas Powered Games. “At this year’s E3 we are showing the first sneak
peek of what we have in store with Dungeon Siege 2. To emphasize the
advances we have made in the RPG genre, we created a very special trailer
using the actual in-game rendering engine. The future is here and we are
all extremely excited to be a part of it with the announcement of the next
title in the Dungeon Siege franchise."
Dungeon Siege II is the sequel to
Dungeon Siege, an action fantasy role-playing game featuring an immersive
fully 3-D environment. The original Dungeon Siege plunges players into a
3-D fantasy world where players can build up a party and move seamlessly
from one over-the-top battle to the next.
Dungeon Siege is currently available in stores for an estimated retail
price of $29.95 (U.S.). It can
also be ordered by calling Microsoft at (888) 218-5617 or via the Internet
at http://shop.microsoft.com/.
For more information, please visit the official site at
http://www.microsoft.com/games/dungeonsiege/.
Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of
games for the PC, Xbox video game system and online platforms. Comprising
a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to
creating innovative and diverse game portfolios for the PC (http://www.microsoft.com/games/),
including such franchises as Age of Empires, Flight Simulator and Zoo
Tycoon; Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/),
including such franchises as Halo, Project Gotham Racing and NFL Fever;
and Zone.com (http://www.zone.com/),
the official games channel for the MSN network and home to such hits as
Bejeweled and OutSmart.

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