Neverwinter Nights 2 Frozen In Place Until Ha...

Neverwinter Nights 2 Frozen In Place Until Halloween // UPDATE

What better way to introduce the re-launched NWN Vault website, than to announce yet another delay for Neverwinter Nights 2! Sure, we could all wish for merrier things about Obsidian's upcoming role-playing sequel, but the sad truth is that the game is being delayed once again, this time all the way to October 31.

A complementary consolation for the fans comes in the form of several new NWN2 screenshots which were added to the Vault yesterday, followed by a list of new features supported by their redesigned website. Among them, you can find some info about the races, classes and alignments available in Neverwinter Nights 2, straight from the character creation screens.

Just a few days ago, another delay was reported by the Vault, regarding the release of the Neverwinter Nights 2 toolset - to be available for pre-download on September 22 (as opposed to September 18). As with the first NWN, user-created content will play a big part in the game's success in the long run, and Atari have previously expressed their huge support for the NWN2 modding toolset and its community. Let's hope they won't make the same mistake twice, like they did when they shut down the NWN Premium modules program.

UPDATE: On a side note, BioWare announced the formation of a new division inside their Edmonton based Canadian studio, which will be headed by Dan Tudge - former president and founder of Exile Interactive. The new division will focus on developing games for handheld platforms, and their first title (guess away...) will appear on the Nintendo DS.

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