Eurogamer: Gothic 3 scored only 8/10 because developer JoWooD forced the game's release when it was not ready, developer Piranha Bytes has revealed to Eurogamer.
Another Midweek Madness sale has arrived and it's for the Gothic Bundle to the tune of 75% off its normal price. This comes from the Steam Content Examiner at Examiner.com.

Publisher JoWooD Entertainment recently filed for bankruptcy. The Austrian company, which is most famous for publishing the Gothic series – and more recently, Torchlight in European territories – made a formal request to the Vienna commercial court for capital reorganization, a last resort for companies in financial trouble…
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The JoWooD's Gothic 3 Forums announce that the first English patch is now available for Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods, updating the just-released RPG expansion to version 1.1. The new version address potential main-quest blockers, clears up pathfinding and quest issues, adds missing text, improves unspecified gameplay elements, offers graphical and performance improvements, and addresses stability issues. The download is mirrored on ComputerGames.ro.
JoWooD Productions announced today that it's developing a new official Add-On for Gothic 3. Gothic 3 ¿ Forsaken Gods will answer many open questions and guarantee a seamless step to Gothic 4. Once more you take on the role of the nameless Hero and again you have to raise your sword in anger to save the world of Gothic. On your journey you will meet old friends ¿ but be careful, some old alliances may not have lasted the test of time¿.
An expansion for PC RPG Gothic 3 is coming your way in Q4 2008.
The expansion, titled Forsaken Gods, is heavily influenced by fan opinions and suggestions, according to publisher JoWood.
"Once more you take on the role of the nameless Hero and again you have to raise your sword in anger to save the world of Gothic. On your journey you will meet old friends - but be careful, some old alliances may not have lasted the
German gaming site pcgames.de reports that in the official forum from JoWood, there is word of an upcoming add-on for Gothic 3 in Q3 2008. JoWood didn't comment the story so far. For Gothic fans, this would be great news.
JoWood has released a new patch for the fantasy RPG Gothic 3, with a number of changes and bug fixes included. The 1.6 patch can be downloaded in full or in a smaller version for people who have the 1.12 version installed.
Piranha Bytes and Deep Silver informed Strategyinformer this morning that they'll be working with each other again in the future after the successful development of Gothic 3. Further details concerning the two companies' cooperation will be released at a later date.