Beyond Divinity Preview

Silver Crossroads has put together a preview of Beyond Divinity, the upcoming Divine Divinity sequel. A snippet:

Even the Divinity engine has been upgraded and enhanced in Beyond Divinity to offer more better and new features. The updated graphics engine includes real time 3D characters and support for Direct X 9 and higher resolutions, and the ability to zoom in and out of the action as the player desires. There will be real-time generation of maps, dungeons and quests. Interactivity and immersion into the Divinity world will be enhanced by fully spoken dialogues and total character customization, and a new reputation system. Beyond Divinity will include dialogues written by Rhianna Pratchett and a totally new soundtrack composed by Kirill Pokrovski, winner of music awards from IGN and Gamespot in 2002.