Neverwinter Nights 2 Officially Announced

An anonymous reader writes "Looks like Atari has just announced Neverwinter Nights 2, to be developed by Obsidian Entertainment, the same ex-Black Isle folks who are making Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 2 in conjunction with BioWare. However, it's 'scheduled for release in 2006', so we've got a while to wait." A post on the Obsidian forums has a single piece of concept art, and it's confirmed that "[Original developers] BioWare will provide tools, technology, and game assets from the original Neverwinter Nights as well as lend creative input and oversight to the development process."

Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.

[suso]

How ironic that the 'Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.' message showed up for me when I first tried to view this article.

To be released in 2006 + 4. ;-)

Simultaneous Linux playability to come out 2010.

[Anonymous Coward]

Queue..

[QuijiboIsAWord]

Queue the "Duke Nuke'm Forever will ship simultaneously" jokes.

Top Ten List

[stretch0611]

I guarantee in 2008 it will be on the Top Ten List of "Most Waited For Vaporware".

gameplay and story as good as NWN?

[myowntrueself]

"[Original developers] BioWare will provide tools, technology, and game assets from the original Neverwinter Nights as well as lend creative input and oversight to the development process."

So the storyline and gameplay will be every bit as 'good' as the original NWN?

uh oh...

That's just great...

[neomac]

...now we can look forward to more Dead Piro Days...

http://www.megatokyo.com/ [megatokyo.com]

Re:Makes you wonder if by 2006

[Jesterboy]

If you run Slackware 0.01, then you need to do this.

I'm sorry, but if you're running Slackware [slackware.com] 0.01, what you need to do is upgrade. ^_^

Oh good...

[SmokeHalo]

I was wondering how I would waste all my time once I got tired of Doom 3. Now I have the answer.

Yes I will be buying this game immediately

[evan_th]

You know the game is going to be good when the new developers' website is slashdotted within 15 minutes. Obviously game stability will be very important to NWN2's development.

We need a new vaporware standard

[Anonymous Coward]

Because we need a new standard for vaporware, what with Longhorn going to show up eventually, and with Doom 3 actually released...

How could folks get those "+5, Funny" mods without a Slashdot cliche or three? We've got to start looking now for a replacement cliche to be ready for use in 2006, else it wouldn't be a cliche by then. Lord man, it's only 16 months away.

Re:Top Ten List

[Evangelion]

They're going to retire his jersey after next year. It really is no fair to the other competitors.

Wow, just like the good ol' days

[ch-chuck]

Activision releases a mega-hit and Atari announces vaporware.

Game has been postponed...

[memco]

Because their concept art "is experiencing difficulties at this time."

Re:Mixed Feelings

[dasmegabyte]

Getting LASIK to improve your eyesight is like getting kicked in the crotch to improve your fertility.

I hope you didn't like that $3200.

Re:Makes you wonder if by 2006

[andreyw]

Which apparently explains why both UT2004 and Doom III have/will-have-shortly Linux binaries.

Oh wait. No it doesn't...

Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.

[bicho]

Didnt you mean 2006 + 1d8?

Re:Oh good...

[darc]

Hey, uh... I probably shouldn't tell you this, but Half Life 2, Halo 2, and Fable are coming out pretty soon too...

Dude? Are you still there?

*pause*

I probably also shouldn't tell you about dragon age. That's like, the OTHER sequel to NWN. So there's two sequels instead of one.

*thump*

I got dibs on your computer when I find your corpse dead of starvation clicking frantically.