Desslock’s Thoughts on Neverwinter Nights

This week, Desslock has written his entire article on the future of BioWare’s Neverwinter Nights. He discusses D&D licensing issues and what choices BioWare has if no agreement is reached with Interplay. Here’s a snippet:

BioWare’s press release suggests (or specifically states) that Neverwinter Nights will be released on schedule, without delay, and without significant impact upon the game’s development. While it’s understandable why BioWare would want to publicly pitch the “nothing has changed” message, that message is very misleading: Everything has changed, and the future of Neverwinter Nights is definitely uncertain.

Given the amount of work that’s been done on Neverwinter Nights, it’s unlikely that the game won’t ultimately be released, but I also think it’s extremely unlikely that the game will be released without BioWare reaching an agreement with Interplay (or its stakeholders).