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The Exiled Prince was also bundled with the "BioWare Signature Edition", which included new items and a digital version of the game's original soundtrack, as a free upgrade for players who pre-ordered a new copy of Dragon Age II. It was available at the same time the game was launched, and available at no cost to players who pre-ordered a new copy of Dragon Age II. The Exiled Prince, released on March 8, 2011, features a new companion: Sebastian Vael, a lay brother of the Chantry and master archer from a noble family who seeks vengeance after his family is murdered. Two of these items, Blood Dragon Armor and Ser Isaac's armor, were offered as part of crossover promotions. Many smaller content items in Dragon Age II were given away for promotional purposes as pre-order bonuses, platform exclusives and as rewards from participation in special events. Mark of the Assassin was warmly received by reviewers, who generally considered it to be the better of the two packs. In Mark of the Assassin, released on Octowhich served as a tie-in with the webseries Dragon Age: Redemption, Hawke must help the elf spy Tallis infiltrate an Orlesian estate outside Kirkwall and steal a precious relic. In Legacy, released on Jto a mixed reception from reviewers, the game's protagonist Hawke investigates a prison constructed by the Grey Wardens with the assistance of their father Malcolm Hawke, which holds a powerful and ancient darkspawn. Two story-focused content packs serve as standalone side stories from the base game, both of which advance the narrative of the Dragon Age series as a whole: Legacy, and Mark of the Assassin. Most of these content packs feature new quests and new locations for players to access in the base game, as well as new items for the player to make use of.

The game features a total of six downloadable content packs that were released from November 2009 to September 2010 on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and BioWare's website. It is the second major game in the Dragon Age series and was released worldwide in March 2011. Dragon Age II is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts (EA) for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and OS X.
