The official Puzzle Quest Web site has been redesigned for the upcoming release of Galactrix for the Xbox 360, PC, and Nintendo DS. It also includes information about the Revenge of the Plague Lord (what a bad name) expansion. Elsewhere we get news that a follow-up to the original Puzzle Quest is under development at a third party, called Puzzle Kingdoms. IGN has a description of its gameplay:

"With Puzzle Kingdoms, players ditch the classic Bejewled puzzle style, and instead are treated to a new puzzle system build specifically for the game, but seemingly inspired by the Bejewled style, as well as the classic board game Labyrinth. This time around, it's all about building your kingdom from the ground up, rather than just one singular hero. You'll hire soldiers, send them into combat, recruit multiple heroes and manage their inventory, traverse the world map and conquer areas one by one, collect runes and additional items for your team, and control the entirety of the lands before all is said and done. If Puzzle Quest had a baby with something like Advance Wars or Risk, and then raised it in a life of classic RPGs, you'd have Puzzle Kingdom."

In related news, designer Steve Fawkner's mom finished Puzzle Quest six times. Do you wish your mom was such a die-hard gamer?