Publisher TopWare Interactive announces Two Worlds III is now in the concept stage at Reality Pump Studios, saying the RPG is projected for a three-year development cycle. They say to keep an eye out for further announcements and then immediately offer one, laying out plans to update Two Worlds II with eight new multiplayer maps and two new single-player DLC packs, saying a big engine update will be part of the mix that will add Linux/SteamOS support. Here's word:

Two Worlds III™ is currently in the concept stage and scheduled for development over the next 36 months. Keep an eye out for further announcements.

And that's not all! We're also excited to announce a major engine update for Two Worlds II, and we're going to need it, because while we're laying down the basics for the third installment in the series, this year we're also going to be releasing eight new Two Worlds II multiplayer maps and two brand-new, single-player DLCs, Call of the Tenebrae and Shattered Embrace!

The first DLC, entitled Two Worlds II: Call of the Tenebrae will be available at the end of Q2 2016 and focuses on the Hero's return to Antaloor, where he witnesses the shocking murder of DarPha! The killers are a never-before-seen tribe of hideous, rat-like creatures known only as "The Chosen", who control a mysterious, powerful new magic! Their genocidal plot threatens every living creature in Antaloor, and it's up to the Hero to find a way to stop them!