Stardock's long awaited fantasy turn-based strategy game has now reached a big milestone. The developer/publisher sent over word today that Elemental War of Magic has "gone gold", meaning the game is now being replicated onto DVD disks and being put in retail boxes. As previously announced the standard Edition and the Collector's Edition of the game will ship to stores on August 24. It will also be available to purchase and download via Stardock's Impulse service.

On that same date the novel Elemental: Destiny's Embers, written by Stardock CEO Brad Wardell, will be released by Random House. People who buy the game and also purchase the novel will also be able to access an extra downloadable campaign for the game called, oddly enough, Elemental: Destiny's Embers. The extra campaign will be released in stages with the first one coming sometime in September.