Last week, an Arkane Studios employee broke the news about the status of the Dark Messiah of Might and Magic SDK (software development kit, which would allow fans to mod the game easily): "Arkane Studios did it and it was ready to go. Unfortunatly, Ubisoft decided not to release it. I can't give you a real explanation about that, as I am afreid I don't even know why they decide it. I am really sorry for all of you guys out there."

That's a disappointment for the remaining Dark Messiah fans, who claim the publisher broke a promise: when it was announced that the game would not get any further patching, Ubisoft made several references to the SDK, and even considered a closed beta involving the top modders. Now, the future of Dark Messiah is on the Xbox 360 in 2008, with another developer on board.

On a related note, I must say that the plot of Tribes of the East is more interesting if you have played Dark Messiah. You get a few of those "Revenge of the Sith" flashforward moments.