Big Download reports TopWare have secured extremely limited quantities of the Royal Edition, which will be sold exclusively through GameStop.

The Royal Edition goes for $79.99 and features a massive swag-bag: an art book, statuette, playing cards, a mouse pad, a poster-sized map, and a DVD with music and trailers.

Five DLC items and a trial of upcoming game Battle vs Chess are also included in less physically manifest form. Both PC and Mac versions are packaged in.

The Two Worlds II core edition was released via digital distribution in the US on February 28. It’s not clear what caused the delay to the Royal Edition, although it my be related to a “wrecked” shipment bound for the UK which scuttled local launch plans. Console versions also suffered distribution issues.

No complaining though – some of us might never see it.

TopWare Europe managing director James Seaman told Eurogamer that whispers of an unannounced delay were untrue.

“But we will be doing something different – stay tuned,” he added.

By “different”, Seaman may mean “non-retail”; according to Eurogamer’s source, GAME was the only UK retailer to have struck a deal with TopWare.

In the wake of successive delays, GAME has removed the title from its website, although some stores reportedly continue to display pre-order boxes.

“It is uncertain if any units will make it to the UK,” the source commented.

Two Worlds II’s UK release was recently delayed after some components of the collector’s edition were “wrecked” during shipping from China. TopWare announced a new UK release date of February 25, but rumours from retail later suggested the game had been pushed back to March or even April.

Delays to the Australian release of the game have seen its listing withdrawn from local retailers’ websites.

A retail spokesperson said the Collector’s Edition had been cancelled, with the standard edition expected in March.

“But we haven’t had official confirmation or any information from the vendor,” she said of the latter. The last official Australian release date for Two Worlds II was February 10.

Thanks, Shogun Darius.

[Update] GAME has added a new Two Worlds II listing to its UK site, in download form only. The game is listed as unavailable with no release date given.

Thanks, Yas.

The cargo was carrying copies of the game from China into mainland UK, but components from the collector’s edition of the game are to blame.

“We just received the container from China with the Collector’s Edition and other components and they are wrecked,” TopWare managing director James Seaman told Eurogamer.

“Several components were just a total wreck and unacceptable for us to give out to our fans.”

New shipments are currently being “air freighted from China.”

“I cannot believe this but it is really happening,” Seaman added.

Having previously been down for February 18, it’ll now release on February 25.

According to various tweets from SouthPeak PR representative Aubrey Norris, “Two Worlds II is literally flying off the shelves at several large retailers,”.

“We can’t restock them fast enough,” she tweeted. “I’m getting the rundown of all the retailers that sold out of their initial orders. We’re printing more copies asap… wish retail would have ordered more to begin with so we wouldn’t be out of stock, but [it's] not a bad problem to have.”

SouthPeak’s initial reports find the platform selling through the most copies is the Xbox 360 version.

RipTen, which noticed the tweets, called around to local game retailers in its area and found several Best Buy and GameStop locations were indeed completely out of Two Worlds II.

We called our local Best Buy, which confirmed it was running low on stock of the RPG, and yesterday upon a visit to GameStop we were unable to find a copy for PS3 or Xbox 360. We were told to check back later in the week for more stock.

After various delays, Two Worlds II was released last month in North America on PS3 and Xbox 360. It is out on PC and Mac February 28.

The game launched in mainland Europe back in November on PC, and sold 1 million units. It’s slated for a UK release on February 4.

It’s not as boring as it sounds, really; Two Worlds II is a complex game and whacking a scary UI on it would be insta-death. The latest developer diary from TopWare takes us through the surprisingly friendly menu system and then blows some stuff up with magic. Can’t argue with that.

The diary is hosted by creative director Scott Cromie, who lovingly outlines a radial menu and the three-part magic system, which premits players to mix-and-match spell type, delivery method, and the “really interesting” modifiers. Cor.

That Video Game Blog had the trailer, embedded below for your convenience.

Topware’s announced that if you pre-order with GameStop for Two Worlds II, you’ll get an extra level and weapon when it launches.

The pre-order content will have a bonus level called Labyrinth and a sword called Luciendar.

There’s a video of the content in action below.

Two Worlds II launches on Tuesday in the US for PS3, 360 and PC

Thanks, Evil Avatar.

Two Worlds II publisher TopWare has confirmed it’s delayed the release of the RPG by a week in the UK.

Originally due on January 25, it’ll now release on February 4.

The game launched back in November on PC for mainland Europe, where it’s since sold 1 million units.

The fantasy RPG sequel originally had SouthPeak as publisher, but TopWare took over duties.

Thanks, Eurogamer.

TopWare has gone live with a new trailer for their upcoming ARPG, Two Worlds II. It’s really hectic.

The video shows a battle between orcs and humans, featuring the customary heavenly commentary in the background.

Lots of quotes also appear, none of them are from English websites.

Two Worlds II is due out in Jan 2011 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Thanks, Destructoid.

Topware and Reality Pump announced today that Two Worlds II will be released this winter for Mac, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

The game takes place two years after the events of the first entry in the series, and puts you once again in the land of Antaloor.

Apparently, the developers have used a new engine which helped improve AI, balancing, and combat.

Full press release through the break, with screens over on Eurogamer Germany.

Karlsruhe, 3rd July 2009 – in the coming winter, the role-playing world of Antaloor will once again open its portals to PC, Mac and Next-Gen consoles. Following the fantastic worldwide sales success of the game’s famous predecessor, TopWare Interactive will once again open a radically new chapter in the fantasy world of Reality Pump.

“Two Worlds II” presents a totally new gamer experience, one in which 2 years of intensive development has enabled quantum leaps in all spheres: completely overhauled AI and balancing standards, experienced authors, the active combat system and the brand-new engine all combine to provide an unforgettable experience where excitement, sheer enjoyment and graphics rule. “Two Worlds II” simply sets new technical benchmarks in the RPG genre, thanks not least to its seemingly unlimited number of dynamic light sources, micro-detail Parallax Mapping, 24 Bit HDR Post Processing, Space Ambient Occlusion and Human Eye Accommodation.

The story of “Two Worlds II” is staged a couple of years after Part 1 – and it will lead you into hitherto unexplored parts of Eastern Antaloor where you’ll find many brand-new locations packed full of atmosphere – from dusty deserts to awe-inspiring temples.

Alexandra Constandache, the Executive Producer of TWII commented, “We intentionally opted for a completely independent game with radical new technology. This was the only way to ensure that we harness the enormous potential and experience gained from the making of the first “Two Worlds” project – and make full use of the further technical development of internal Reality Pump tools that has been on-going since the first “Two Worlds” was developed. This new release window gives us enough time to systematically implement both our own requirements and the feedback of the “Two World” fans, enabling us to create a breathtaking RPG experience.”

AND – we’ll shortly be bringing out the next version of your hotly-awaited ““Two Worlds” magazine, the “Antaloor Post” – and in it we’ll tell you all about the latest developments direct from the developers at Reality Pump! If you want to be on the inside track when it comes to having inside info about Antaloor, go to www.twoworlds2.com and register for the newsletter – you won’t regret it!