just a heads up, for those who purchased Elemental War of Magic, access to the beta for the sequel is free and available here:

http://www.elementalgame.com/fallen-enchantress/gameplay

additional info here

http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/122/1222236p1.html

Look promising.

Been playing Beta 3 a lot in the last few days. It's a HUGE improvement over WoM (which I actually liked), and it's definitely worth a second look by those that were put off of the series by War of Magic.