Infogrames’ label, today confirmed a forthcoming add-on to the hugely popular D&D Neverwinter Nights, Shadows of Undrentide. This is the first official expansion pack and is scheduled for release come Spring 2003.

Among a number of additions, the add-on will bring a huge new 40-hour single player game, new skills, classes, monsters, spells, etc. In addition, the pack will include two new tile sets for use in the Aurora toolset that will enable budding module designers to create completely new worlds.

The game is being developed in a collaboration between and Floodgate Entertainment, the developer founded by many former Looking Glass employees.

"It's a great collaborative arrangement we've got with Floodgate," commented Dr. Greg Zeschuk, joint CEO and Co-Executive Producer of Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide. "We're providing technical and design assistance. They're using the Neverwinter Nights Aurora Toolset with some new additions (that will soon be available to Neverwinter Nights owners) and creating custom art to develop the new Dungeons & Dragons storyline and content."

By Luke Guttridge