Return to the site that was nearly where all the Grey Wardens were lost

by: John - posted: 12/29/2009 3:49:00 PM

It's hard to go back to a place where something horrible happened to you but that's what you're going to be doing in Dragon Age Origins: Return to Ostagar. The DLC is coming out on January 5th for the 360 and PC with a PS3 release later on down the road.

Return to Ostagar lets you exact some revenge on what happened to the Grey Wardens many years ago while allowing you to earn some really cool loot. The weapons and armor you'll be trying to get belong to the once great King Cailan. Along the way you'll learn some more about the King's political agenda.

The DLC will cost 400 points or $4.99 when release.

“RETURN TO OSTAGAR” downloadable content FOR DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS COMING JANUARY 5

DLC Provides Players Opportunity to Return to Site of the Grey Wardens’ Darkest Hour in BioWare’s Award-Winning Epic RPG Fantasy

EDMONTON, ALBERTA – December 29, 2009 – Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that the Return to Ostagar downloadable content (DLC) for Dragon Age™: Origins will be released on January 5 in North America and Europe for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PC versions of the game at a cost of 400 BioWare Points or Microsoft Points. The DLC will be available for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system later in January. Return to Ostagar allows players to exact their revenge and embark on a quest for the mighty arms and armor of the once great King Cailan when they revisit Ostagar, the site of the Grey Wardens’ darkest hour, to reclaim the honor and learn the secrets of Ferelden’s fallen king.

“We are thrilled at the way the fans have embraced Dragon Age: Origins and we’re excited to welcome them back into the game,” said Aaryn Flynn, General Manager and Vice President, BioWare Edmonton. “Return to Ostagar represents BioWare’s commitment to providing a steady stream of compelling post release content as we continue to expand the Dragon Age universe.”

Return to Ostagar summons players to a new quest in which they will return to the fateful battleground in Ostagar where the Grey Wardens were nearly wiped out. Players will discover King Cailan’s top-secret political agenda and go behind enemy lines to revisit a place that many feared had been lost to history.

Return to Ostagar will be available for 400 BioWare Points on the PC and 400 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 on January 5. It will be available for $4.99 on the PlayStation® Store later in the month. Dragon Age: Origins is rated M by the ESRB and 18+ by PEGI.