The loud thumping sound you just heard was John falling over as Atari sends word that
Neverwinter Nights 2 will be pushed back until October. The follow-up to one of John's "most favorite games evah" (John's words not mine) looked pretty good at E3 but it looks like they wanted a little more time to put on that extra layer of polish. Here's the official statement we received:
“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.”