All the dates that are being bandied around are BS. The developers themselves have no idea when it will go gold; how would retailers or anyone else know? Here's the latest from Derek French from Bioware:
There is no release date for Neverwinter Nights. When we have a release date, this post will change with the addition of the release date.
The release dates that you see at retail sites are their best guess as to when the game will ship. Sorry, but it is just that; a guess.
That being said, things are progressing quite smoothly on the game and we are still on track for a release this winter season.
Addendum: this winter season is defined as December 21st, 2001 through March 20th, 2002. Sorry for the confusion.
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