Ubisoft announces the release of TrackMania² Stadium, and latest installment in Nadeo's Windows PC racing series is for sale from ManiaPlanet and Steam, offering a return to the stadium tracks familiar to the series after a trip to the desert in TrackMania² Canyon. ManiaPlanet has word on the release and launch trailer (thanks Frans). Update: Though not announced, the game is clearly available from other e-tailers, as it just popped up on GameStop PC Downloads. Here are some new screenshots, and here's word:

Stadium benefits from a new single-player campaign, new content creation tools, as well as an overhauled graphics and lighting engine. This engine provides high-quality, scalable visuals, and the new content creation tools offer greater diversity for the TrackMania community.

TrackMania² Stadium is the next evolution of the series and a fitting successor to the popular TrackMania Nations Forever. TrackMania Nations Forever gathered over 1 million players in its first few weeks and has grown ever since, reaching over 12 million players by 2013.

"I’m happy to confirm to the TrackMania players, that the Stadium environment is coming to ManiaPlanet as TrackMania² Stadium. This is a new start for our most popular and beloved racing environment. As a matter of fact, having it as a part of ManiaPlanet with TM² Canyon and the upcoming TM² Valley, will enable us at Nadeo and the community to make TM² Stadium come alive thanks to new features, content and evolutions along the way." said Nadeo Publishing Managing Director at Ubisoft, Anne Blondel-Jouin.