The countdown over on the Good Old Games website has concluded, and as we expected it was the impending release of Master of Orion (1 and 2) that prompted the ticker. Even better news is still ahead, though, as there's now a "coming soon" page for SimTex's 1994 RPG/strategy masterpiece, Master of Magic.
A modernized DRM-free version of Master of Magic? Day one purchase for me.