2K signs new Dungeon Siege titles @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on March 15, 2006

News: PC expansion and PSP version will be the first projects from this union.

2K Games and Gas Powered Games have agreed to a publishing agreement that will lead to the creation of a new Dungeon Siege II expansion and a PSP version of the popular RPG. Dungeon Siege II: Broken World will land on the PC this summer and Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony will hit the PSP in the fall.

Dungeon Siege II: Broken World will pick up right where Dungeon Siege II ends and include "an all-new campaign mode, a new playable race, more items to discover and a brand new multi-class character development system."

"We're excited to be working with 2K Games," said Chris Taylor, Founder and Creative Director of Gas Powered Games. "We're expanding the Dungeon Siege universe on the PC with a new campaign and opening up even more new territory on the PSP system with a second, unique adventure that you can stuff in your backpack and take with you wherever you go."

For Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony, Gas Powered handed the development reins to newcomer SuperVillain Studios, who will supply the PSP version with an "all-new playable characters and a freshly designed, non-linear, single-player campaign as well as support for Ad Hoc co-operative and competitive multiplayer games."

"SuperVillain Studios is very excited to team up with Gas Powered Games and 2K Games on the development of Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony for the PSP system," said Tim Campbell, co-founder and project lead at SuperVillain Studios. "This title represents an important step for the Dungeon Siege franchise by extending it for the first time ever onto a new platform, merging together the incredibly rich legacy of the Dungeon Siege universe with a fresh, handheld-oriented gameplay experience."

We'll have more on both titles soon.