new preview on ING with a partial screen shot: http://pc.ign.com/articles/920/920420p1.html sounds like it wont be out until 2010.
markgil
dont know how accurate this is but according to this thread (post #8) it will be announced in November with a 2009 release date: http://aow.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=29,5290,,60
i read on another board that there will be an official announcement in November for the fantasy 4x game. i hope it's true as i am looking forward to learning more about it. hopefully it will be released in 2009.
a new interview with Brad that mentions the yet to be announced fantasy 4x: "There are also reports that Stardock is working on a Might and Magic style fantasy strategy game. Can you confirm that and if so what can you tell us about it? I would say it's more similar to Master of Magic than anything else but it's really its own animal. It's a turn-based fantasy strategy game that lets people build up a civilization in a world filled with magic. That's our next game after Demigod