Obsidian Chief Creative Officer Chris Avellone believes digital distribution is good for game developers and good for the games industry, especially if it can help stop second hand game sales.
SystemLink says: Given the delay of Fallout: New Vegas' last piece of DLC, Old World Blues, there was some trepidation over whether the game's final installment would keep schedule. According to New Vegas' senior producer Jason Bergman, it should.
Atari, Inc. ATAR, one of the world's most recognized brands and leading third-party video game publisher, today announced that the Company will support a pre-order campaign for Neverwinter Nights(TM) 2 with GameStop and Best Buy. In development by Obsidian Entertainment, the highly-anticipated Neverwinter Nights 2 is set in the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS(R) Forgotten Realms(R) universe created by Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. 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 pre-order offer is available now and will give participating gamers exclusive access to the Neverwinter Nights 2 toolset one month before the game is available. Additionally, the pre-order offer will include The Merchant's Friend, a special feature enabling players to obtain powerful items crafted especially for each of the 12 classes.
Obsidian Entertainment PR representative Brandon Smith : Given the sheer size and scope of Neverwinter Nights 2 and its 50 to 60-hour single player campaign, it was decided to move the global release date of Neverwinter Nights 2 out a month to late October. This extra time is invaluable as it allows fine tuning and polishing of both the single and multiplayer experiences to ultimately deliver a game that exceeds the tremendous expectations of the Neverwinter Nights fanbase.
IGN recently teamed up with the folks at Neverwinter Connections to chat with the Obsidian and here are the chat logs in case you missed it.
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