Stardock Entertainment today announced that it has released Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar one week ahead of the initial release date of February 14. The expansion to their popular strategy game, Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords became available via TotalGaming.net yesterday for fans who pre-ordered, as announced during an online chat with the development team. Priced $29.95, Dark Avatar includes a new single-player campaign, resource-rich asteroid belts, unique planets requiring advanced technology to colonize, spies to assist or prevent destabilization and sabotage, an Epic Generator that creates a unique story from each game played, advanced diplomatic treaties, new ship components, improved AI options and much more.