D&D 'Fifth Edition' Release info

There has been a lot of talk on the internet this week about the fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons, now just branded as 'D&D'.  Wizards Of The Coast have finally announced release dates and pricing and there are some images on their website of the products.

The 'Starter Set' will be released (in the U.S. at least) on 15th of July.  There not a lot of detail about what it contains and some official tweets from WOTC's DnD twitter account suggest the starter set is aimed at DMs, with player character creation being available free of charge on their website, which is an interesting development.

The now traditional three 'Core Rulebooks' will see staggered releases from August.

What do you think about the branding and release info so far?  Did you take part in the play test or are you excited about the next iteration of D&D?  Our forum thread is here