The second Puzzle Quest 2 Steam update is now live. This update fixes friend invites for multiplayer battles, among other things. The full change list can be seen <a href="http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1471671">here</a>.

Puzzle Quest 2 has been updated on Steam! Click <a href="http://forums.infinite-interactive.com/showthread.php?t=5361">here</a> for a list of changes.

Puzzle Quest 2 PC launches on Steam within the next 24 hours. To celebrate Infinite Interactive will be giving away 5 free copies on Facebook, chosen at random. All you have to do to be in it is "Like" the Infinite Interactive facebook page. Follow the link below!

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/InfiniteInteractive">Infinite Interactive on Facebook</a>

With just <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/47540/">two days until release</a>, the folks over at <a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/">Rock Paper Shotgun</a> have posted some initial impressions of the Steam version of <a href="http://www.puzzle-quest.com/">Puzzle Quest 2</a>. Their full article can be found <a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/08/10/connect-four-war-puzzle-quest-2/">here</a>.

Puzzle Quest 2 is now available for pre-order, see the news <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/news/4162/">here</a> and the store page <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/47540/">here</a>. The release is scheduled for Thursday 12th August 2010.

<a href="http://www.gametrailers.com">GameTrailers.com</a> has posted a preview video of <a href="http://www.puzzle-quest.com">Puzzle Quest 2</a> with plenty of gameplay footage. The preview also highlights the advances to gameplay and art style in this highly anticipated sequel.

See the video at <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/video/preview-puzzle-quest/101083">gametrailers.com</a>.

<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/">Joystiq</a> has a <a href="http://www.puzzle-quest.com/">Puzzle Quest 2</a> preview online after playing a preview version of the game with <a href="http://www.infinite-interactive.com">Infinite Interactive's</a> Lead Designer Steve Fawkner. Here's a quick taste:

<i>JS: Puzzle Quest 2 seems like exactly the kind of update fans will want: a few new mechanics and a new setting built around the same core gameplay. The team is very aware of fan feedback on Galactrix, and even though Puzzle Quest 2 is a very different game from Challenge of the Warlords, I'm definitely looking forward to sinking some hours into the RPG/gem-matching mashup when it comes out later this summer.</i>

Check out the full preview on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/24/puzzle-quest-2-preview/">joystiq.com</a>.

Worth Playing has an interview with Tim Ramage, executive producer at D3 Publisher of America. Here is a small sample:

<b>WP: Puzzle Quest 2 is a true sequel to Puzzle Quest versus a spin-off of Galactrix, correct?</b>

<i>TR: Yes, with Puzzle Quest 2, we're going back and providing a true sequel to Puzzle Quest 1. With Galactrix, it was more of a spin-off in the Puzzle Quest world. This time, with Puzzle Quest 2, we're bringing everything that was epic in Puzzle Quest 1 to life in Puzzle Quest 2, with a new type of adventure. It's more of a dungeon crawler type of adventure where players essentially get a chance to explore the world from a closer point of view. It's a single world where you, as an adventurer, stumble upon this town of Verloren, which is cursed by this magic that has overtaken a nearby castle. You are there to solve the mystery.</i>

Read the full interview at <a href="http://worthplaying.com/article/2010/6/6/interviews/74724/">worthplaying.com</a>.

<b>SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19, 2010</b>—<a href="http://www.namcogames.com/">Namco Networks</a>, a leading publisher and developer of mobile, iPhone and PC games for mass-market casual gamers, will launch the PC version of <a href="http://www.puzzle-quest.com/">Puzzle Quest</a>™ 2 in North America this summer and the mobile, iPhone and iPad versions later this year. Puzzle Quest 2, the sequel to the award-winning Puzzle Quest, is a Match 3 puzzle, fantasy and role-playing game developed by Infinite Interactive and produced by D3Publisher (D3P) where gamers reclaim the once peaceful village of Verloren from the evil clutches of the demon Gorgon.

Read the full press release <a href="http://www.namcogames.com/corporate/news/9482.html">here</a>