Gamer's Alliance Strategy had a word with Scott Campbell, Myth III's lead designer, about the upcoming prequel to the series we all know and love. Wondering how far along Myth III is in development? Here you go:

What phase in the development process are you at with Myth III now, and when do you hope to have the game ready for the masses?

We are definitely pre-alpha now, in the early asset production stage. We are quickly marching forward, and we should have some screen shots just before E3. We will have a big demo at E3, showing off some of our cool new technology, and plan to have the game ready for Christmas of 2001. Yup, this year.

The article discusses the graphical enhancements Mumbo Jumbo hopes to achieve, but there's not really any new information here. It's still worth a look if you are interested.