Official Neverwinter Nights(TM) 2 Web Site Goes Live
Sequel to Atari's Multimillion-Selling Neverwinter Nights Scheduled for September 2006 Release
NEW YORK, April 13: Atari, Inc (Nasdaq:
ATAR) and Obsidian Entertainment today announced that the
official web site for the highly-anticipated Neverwinter
NightsTM 2,
http://www.nwn2.com, has gone live. Developed by
Obsidian Entertainment for the Windows platform and set for a
September 2006 release, Neverwinter Nights 2 is set in the
popular DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® Forgotten
Realms®
universe created by Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of
Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) and will transport players back to
the embattled city of Neverwinter. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is
under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the
intellectual property development arm of Hasbro.
The Neverwinter Nights franchise has sold more than two
million copies worldwide, is translated into 10 languages,
sold in more than 40 countries and features one of the
largest and most active fan communities in all of gaming. To
date, fans of the franchise, which includes Neverwinter
Nights, Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of
UndrentideTM
and Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the
UnderdarkTM,
have created nearly 4,000 modifications to the original game
using the award-winning Aurora Toolset, the groundbreaking
software included with the full game that allows players to
create their own universes, quests and storylines.
NWN2.com will provide fans with a host of information about
the highly- anticipated game, including: a featured Monster
of the Week, profiling important and interesting foes the
player will encounter in Neverwinter Nights 2; the latest
screenshots and gameplay movies; exciting trailers and video
interviews; active forums and community outreach from the
development team at Obsidian Entertainment; as well as,
regular news and information updates.
"NWN2.com has been set up as the first port of call for all
fans of Neverwinter Nights to check out a ton of regularly
updated and new character and game information for
Neverwinter Nights 2," said Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian
Entertainment. "Also, the lively NWN2 forums have been going
strong for more than a year and a half, so get involved and
stay in touch."
Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) will continue the tradition and
set new standards in the role-playing genre (RPG) with an
even deeper and more engrossing storyline; tremendously
immersive character development; stunning graphics; and, an
expansive multiplayer experience like none before it.
Neverwinter Nights 2 Product Highlights:
Rise in Power, Responsibility, and Renown -
In NWN2, the player's journey not only expands their personal
power, but also their political power. The protagonist rises
through the ranks of Neverwinter society and can even become
a lesser noble of Neverwinter - a full knight with land and
title. The player lords over a mighty stronghold, he commands
a small army, and he is the last line of defense for
Neverwinter itself.
Cities Are Alive - The cradles of
civilization in NWN2 are teeming with life. Children play
through the street, farmers lead their animals around, and
passersby walk on their mysterious business. Players will
even stumble upon numerous one-time events, such as a thief
robbing a commoner. In addition, frequented locations, such
as the city of Neverwinter itself, will change rather
dramatically between chapters.
Epic Battles - NWN2 will introduce a number
of new and exciting boss battles to the RPG genre. There will
be plenty of creatures that simply require brute force to
defeat, but strategically placed throughout the story are a
few more memorable boss battles that will provide defining
game moments. This variety will ensure that epic key boss
battles will be more challenging, more memorable, and most
importantly, more entertaining.
Neverwinter Nights 2 is scheduled for release in September
2006. More information about Neverwinter Nights 2 can be
found at http://www.nwn2.com, which includes user
forums, project news, development updates and more.
About Obsidian Entertainment
Obsidian Entertainment, Inc. is a premier software
development company passionately dedicated to creating high
quality, next generation role-playing games for PC and
console systems. More information about Obsidian
Entertainment can be found online at http://www.obsidianent.com.
About THE HASBRO PROPERTIES GROUP
The Hasbro Properties Group (HPG), the intellectual property
development arm of Hasbro, Inc., (NYSE: HAS), translates one
of the industry's richest portfolios of brands into a world
of fun and excitement for children and adults globally.
Through a host of publishing, digital media, lifestyle and
entertainment platforms, HPG is able to surround fans
worldwide with consumer products that expand Hasbro's core
brands, such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, MY LITTLE
PONY, MONOPOLY, G.I. JOE, TONKA and PLAYSKOOL.
About Atari
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops
interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest
third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software
in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard- core,
genre-defining franchises such as DRIVERTM, The MatrixTM (Enter The Matrix and The
Matrix: Path of Neo), StuntmanTM and Test
Drive®; and
mass- market and children's franchises such as Nickelodeon's
Blue's CluesTM
and Dora the ExplorerTM, and Dragon Ball
Z®. Atari, Inc.
is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames
Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR- 0000052573), the
largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more
information, visit http://www.atari.com.
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