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IsilZheHa reports that there is a one page article in GMR’s August Edition. They mention a release date of August.

Looks like HWUniverse.com is back from the dead after five long months.

Check out their new design.

At long last, HWShipyards and Relicnews.com have some company. Post some news damn you HWU!

Slimpinto reports that there’s a one page article on HW2 in the September issue of Computer Gaming World. Check out page 64 of that issue for more info, including something about a release date in December.

Jcal over at Homelanfed.com has done up a preview of Homeworld 2 which looks to be based on the preview build that went out at the start of July.

Graphically, the game is how we saw it at GDC in March, the VUGames press event in April and at E3 in May; in other words, simply gorgeous. In fact our press build is almost two months old so we expect the final result to be a bit better looking. The textures and lighting effects are impressive and we still like seeing little things in the game like missiles that curve and twist slightly before they hit their target and dust from resource collectors falling off them when they have a full load. Ship designs are clearly based on the original game but have more of a pronounced anime influence this time and the sense of massive battles between huge space armadas is even more pronounced in Homeworld 2.

There are 3 “new” screenshots included.

HVAC sends word that he spotted a mention of HW2 in the September 2003 issue of Playboy. Found in the “Best Games of the Month” section, HW2 earns 3 of 4 bunnies.

The crew at our Fiction site has recently expanded. InocPrime joins the crew and will be acting as general slave for Beej.

Pop by and check out their update.

While providing no specific ship date, Alex Rodberg has posted that HW2 will not, as previously indicated, be a world wide simultaneous ship.

There’s always a small delay in localizing (translating) the materials and shipping them to the various territories. We strive to get full global distribution no more than a month after initial release. We’re already working with the localization teams, and right now we’re on track to deliver the European versions just weeks after HW2 ships in the States. Australia and NZ typically get US masters so there shouldn’t be a big difference there either.

I have always been curious as to what the logisitical reasons are (aside from Language localization for audio and packaging) for US made games to show up later in other regions (especially in the, as far as I know, English speaking United Kingdom) . Hopefully Marweas will be able to provide some enlightenment.

There is some new HW2 Concept art (from the Best Buy pre-order cd) up at Homeworld Shipyards. I hear there may be some plot spoilers amongst them, so I’m not going to make it easy for you to go and check them out by providing a link… besides, most of you have the site bookmarked anyway.

Erk sends word that in the September issue of PC Gamer, on page 24, is a one page “hands on” article on Homeworld 2.

Sierra’s Alex Rodberg has made a post on the HW2 Discussion forums about why it’s good to pre-order.

I won’t bother paraphrasing, so go read it :-)