Bleached Lizard said:

I agree. I'm thinking a week or 2 after the retailers get their mitts on it. Gencon will still see a lot of sales of the game and perhaps instead of releasing the game there, maybe they will have some new preview of an upcoming expansion or some print and play material. Kind of soon of course but if it takes them a year to release the game after announcing it, maybe they will need the headstart on expansion hype. :P

 There are some Descent 2E events planned at Gencon this year.  Typically, when FFG releases a new game *at* Gencon, it's a surprise (still holding out for a Netrunner release!)  The fact that there are scheduled events seems to me to preclude a Gencon release.  My prediction is a 7/13 release, one week after the preview events.

My retailer in sweden, which I have had a standing order since January told me (June 1st)  that they will have it June 30th. I don't have any expectation that it'll be so, but I'm crossing my fingers.

The status of both games just changed to "on the boat."  Fantasy flight states that it takes four to six weeks for the "on the boat stage," and another week or so for the shipping process.  That would average out to about 6 more weeks… meaning mid-August… if the estimates they describe hold true for Descent.

Fiendcleaver said:

This update also says the game will be available in July, so…maybe 4 weeks.

Latest preview says the game will be available mid-july.

Coldmoonrising said:

I'm quoting myself from a reply on May 18 cause man am I good! At that point, if I had known about the Retailer Preview Event, I would have adjusted my speculation about one more week, but hey, "first few weeks" in my book still counts as mid-July. 

They had a limited amount of copies for purchase at the Realms of Terrinoth event (got mine today). Word is the game is in the warehouse and we may start seeing the game on shelves within the next 3-4 weeks. I couldn't get a definitive answer when I was harassing those hosting the event, but hopefully that will help some of you planning on scraping the pennies together to pick it up once available :)

They had a limited amount of copies for purchase at the Realms of Terrinoth event (got mine today). Word is the game is in the warehouse and we may start seeing the game on shelves within the next 3-4 weeks. I couldn't get a definitive answer when I was harassing those hosting the event, but hopefully that will help some of you planning on scraping the pennies together to pick it up once available :)

 Tom Vasel (from The Dice Tower) mentioned in his latest Dicetower News video that "Descent 2.0" is being released this week. Can anyone confirm that?

Doubtful since FFG's official teaser release date was mid-July. If anything, Tom's release date was either for the FFG event since a few people bought a copy there or it's being released to shipping companies???

There is still the retailer preview event this weekend which is being supplied with pre-order forms to be filled and then shipped to the respective companies. I'm guessing their still in line with their mid-July release date.

So, does FFG ever do pre-orders? I'm glad that after months of silence they finally opened up the floodgates and showered us with previews. But in regards to getting the game into the hands of customers, they are being rather inscrutable. Do not they not know when the release date will be? If so, why not communicate it clearly?

 Think of FFG like being a really popular politician. Do you ever get a strait answer from them?

 On  "Triumphant Heroes Return Home" news, said:

"Preview Event is coming to a retailer near you! July 6th–8th in the US and other dates worldwide, this preview event is your chance to play the game and check out its rules and components…two weeks before its release."

 So, middle of July, near third week. Case closed.

Cool Stuff Inc says the game releases from distributors on the 16th!  Wooo Hooo!!