Check this out, publishers of Gal-Civ II post about dom III going gold (at
http://www.galciv2.com/, and
http://forums.galciv2.com/?AID=128349 ).
There's something symbolic in that, as IMO those are the best publishers for quality strat. games (stardock and shrapnel).
If you are members of this forum, you may want to throw in a few good words on dominions
.