Baldur's Gate II Collector's Pack
Interplay go to the movies, come back with bundles galore
Interplay have announced a deal with New Line Cinema which sees the excellent "Baldur's Gate II : Shadows of Amn" becoming the official "game of the movie" for their lavish live-action "Dungeons & Dragons" film, which is due in cinemas in the UK on February 9th. To tie in with the movie's release, Interplay (through their European distributor Virgin Interactive) will be releasing an exclusive new Baldur's Gate II "Collector's Pack", which will only be available here in Europe! The pack will be "movie themed" and include "some wonderful gifts", although there are no exact details on its contents yet.
Meanwhile February 9th will also see the long-awaited release of the Baldur's Gate II DVD edition, as well as the "Heart of Winter" expansion pack for hack and slash dungeon crawler "Icewind Dale". All in all it looks like being a great February for Dungeons & Dragons fans everywhere, and given that the game has already sold over a quarter of a million units worldwide it should also prove to be a great hangover-cure from the traditional New Year sales lull for Interplay and Virgin...