With the “professional” studios though, yeah, there should be no reason they can’t hit a date. You’re not doing anything else, you’re doing one thing, making your game. Most AAA studios would fail miserably in the corporate world of software.

But there’s a reason why I’ve never thrown any significant amount of money into my game (or allowed others to throw any money into it); business and pleasure shouldn’t mix. And I say that, despite building on games for enjoyment – and despite me enjoying my professional work just as much.

@Troy: I’m planning to have it released for the forthcoming Saturnalia celebrations. The DLC will be released in $10 increments every ides of march after that. ;-)

If you’re badly in need of a Roman fix (aren’t you playing DA, though?), you can always mess around with Imperium Mini. It should tide you over for at least a couple of minutes while you figure out just how bare-bones the gameplay is.