Atari and Obsidian Entertainment announced their plans today to visit and demonstrate the highly-anticipated sequel Neverwinter Nights 2 at various consumer conventions this summer. Set in Wizards of the Coast,s Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe, NWN 2 will bring players back once more to the city of Neverwinter, using a new graphics engine.
The Neverwinter Nights 2 Summer Tour will feature guest appearances, speaking engagements, and product demonstrations at several popular conventions, including San Diego,s Comic Con, Gen Con in Indianapolis, Seattle,s Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) and Dragon*Con in Atlanta. Fans can look forward to demonstrations of the single-player campaign, multiplayer capabilities, as well as the powerful toolset for creating custom modules.
Obsidian Entertainment,s Feargus Urquhart, Chris Avellone, Darren Monahan, senior producer Ryan Rucinski, and designers Josh Sawyer and Annie Carlson will all be present at the conventions. Fans will be able to interact with the team of developers behind some of the most well-known role-playing franchises of all time, such as Baldur,s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, planescape; Torment, Icewind Dale, Fallout, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II. Neverwinter Nights 2 is scheduled for release this fall.
The Neverwinter Nights 2 Summer Tour schedule:
Comic Con July 20-23 San Diego, CA
Gen Con Indy August 10-13 Indianapolis, IN
Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) August 25-27 Bellevue, WA
Dragon*Con September 1-4 Atlanta, GA
