[NWN] Looks like the storms are past...

[Tsyr]

Neverwinter Nights to be published worldwide by Infogrames

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada - January 24th, 2002 - BioWare and Interplay have reached a settlement ending the dispute between the companies. Per the agreement, Neverwinter Nights, developed by BioWare, will be published by Infogrames worldwide subject to certain pre-existing Interplay licenses. In addition other matters have been resolved to both parties' mutual satisfaction.

Ray Muzyka, joint CEO of BioWare Corp. said, "We're delighted that we have reached an amicable settlement agreement in our dispute with Interplay, and we look forward to completing the development work on Neverwinter Nights and having Infogrames publish this product."

Added Herve Caen, President of Interplay: "We are very pleased with the outcome of this situation and we are looking forward to a successful and mutually beneficial relationship with Infogrames and BioWare on this and other titles."

Wooo!

 

[bolen]

This is great news, where did you get this?

 

[BluWolf]

Its been so damn long I have almost completely lost interest.

 

[Tsyr]

lifted from Blue's

www.bluesnews.com

 

[Maerdwyn]

Woohoo!

 

[rounser]

Its been so damn long I have almost completely lost interest.

This is an example of why it's a bit weird that they announce products at such an early stage of development.

Wait until it'll be gold in a couple of months, then announce it - that way the hype will be at it's peak when it gets released...

 

[bolen]

what has Infogrames published? Did they make Pool of Radaiance 2? (not the old SSI game the new one)?

 

[Agamon]

I frickin' knew it! This wasn't as big a deal as everyone made it out to be. Bio wouldn't keep working on a game that, in all likelyhood, wouldn't come out without big-time radical changes. Not unless they: a) had an agreement in principle with one of the other publishers with the D&D license or b) were planning on making up with Interplay.

Note one other thing: Interplay's CEO, Brian Fargo, just quit. Wonder if the 2 news items are related...

Oh, yeah, almost forgot... Yay! *clap,clap*

 

[Maerdwyn]

They published PoR, but didn't make it. Don't prejudge NWN based on the disaster(IMHO) that was PoR. Bioware hasn't disappointed me yet, and they are the ones msking NWN.

 

[Tsyr]

I noticed the quitting too, but couldn't think up a decent crackpot, paranoid theory.