Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir Announced

Atari, Inc. , one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher and distributor, alongside Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) announced today that Neverwinter Nights^TM 2: Storm of Zehir is currently in production. Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, one of the premier independent development studios in the world, the second expansion to Neverwinter Nights 2 will deliver an engrossing DUNGEONS & DRAGONS^® experience in the tradition of the Neverwinter Nights franchise and is scheduled for worldwide launch Q4 2008. Read more

Avalon Style Licenses Unreal Engine 3

Yet another developer has decided to go the Unreal way and use Epic’s Unreal Engine 3.0 in their upcoming title.

Avalon Style Entertainment, one of Russia’s leading developers of interactive entertainment, today announced that it has licensed Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 to develop the latest installment in its popular “4×4 Off Road” off-road driving simulation series for PC, Xbox 360™ and PLAYSTATION®3. “4х4 Off Road III” (international title, “Off Road Drive”), will be published by 1C Company, a top Eastern and Central European publisher.

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