Just to refute one of the things said in this thread: SEIV problably is giving a lot of money to MM/Shrapnel, because even without much "marketing", everyone knows about it and recommends it.
MM/Shrapnel don't have (at least i don't know one) a distribuitor in Brazil (where i live)...
To get my copy of SEIV Gold i had to search a lot, because you simply can't find it in Brazil, until i found a friend that have a friend that had a friend that bought it in the US and don't knew what to do with it (i suggested that he gave it to me, but he don't accepted, so i had to buy from him the game, paying a very high price).
But i'm happy saying: this is the best money that i spent in a long time!
(looks like i talk too much... sorry folks)
Makinus