Divinity 2 - Goes Gold

GameBanshee reports that the North American version of Divinity II: Ego Draconis has gone gold. It will be available in retail stores on January 5th, 2010:

Divinity II - Ego Draconis Goes Gold!
Cary, NC, November 24, 2009 - cdv Software Entertainment USA and dtp entertainment are pleased to announce that the action-RPG Divinity II - Ego Draconis has gone gold. The game allows players to take on the role of a young Dragon Slayer, a hero with the ability to transform into a dragon, and take to the skies to fight against an onslaught of deadly creatures while protecting the citizenry of the game's fantasy world. Divinity II - Ego Draconis will arrive in North American retail on January 5, 2010, and will be available for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC.
For more information about Divinity II - Ego Draconis, which is rated "M" for "Mature" by the ESRB, please visit http://www.cdvus.com or http://www.divinity2.com.
The sequel to the critically acclaimed action-RPG Divine Divinity, Divinity II - Ego Draconis transports players back to the wide-open, war-torn world of Rivellon where they'll learn to read minds, plunder dungeons and ultimately learn to morph into a playable dragon at will. Developed by Larian Studios, Divinity II boasts a robust adventure with more than 60 hours of gameplay, teeming with massive dungeons and outdoor spaces to explore, deep on-the-ground and aerial combat and an intrigue to unravel that could unveil hidden truths and revive forgotten evils that will change the face of Rivellon forever.
About cdv Software Entertainment USA
cdv Software Entertainment USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of cdv Software Entertainment AG, is a leading publisher of third-party video games and interactive entertainment with offices in New Jersey and headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. cdv Software Entertainment USA has published critically acclaimed and commercially successful titles including Divine Divinity, Blitzkrieg, City Life, DarkStar One, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened and Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. For more information, please visit http://www.cdvus.com.

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Seems to already be out here in the UK? Odd getting something before you lot.

Probably something to do with the EU. Anyway, glad to hear it's on its way here. One of my most looked-forward to games.

I second that statement. I've been wanting to play a dragon ever since I found out you could in this one

Good Lord… yet another game I want to get.

Yay - cause Dragon Age just isn't holding my attention…

…and as usual not available here *sigh* I can get it from Amazon for almost 2X the regular price. or buy a digital dload and pay about $25 extra to download it via our delightful local telco monopoly. Ah joy.

Why not import from the UK? I get a lot of games that way.

Originally Posted by magerette
Probably something to do with the EU.

We've got it here (New Zealand) as well so it isn't just the EU- though we have the UK version going by my rough knowledge of classification stickers.

I've already got it and begun playing it. I REALLY like it so far. The chars all have British accents, but I suspect those will be changed for the US release which might explain the delay!!

So much other stuff I'm OK with the delay …

I was looking forward for this but i am not very font of the combat/economy plus it is securomed

Originally Posted by Dhruin
Why not import from the UK? I get a lot of games that way.

Unfortunately our currency (ZAR) is very weak against the pound, so importing from the UK is pretty pricey (worse than importing from USA, for some odd reason). There are also issues with our postal service (and long fingers) so you need to insure the goods or have them sent via a registered expedited service which adds a lot to the cost - local distributors obviously get a very favourable rate since they can offer the games (if they deign to import it) at a much lower rate than I can import it. Sometimes games do just suddenly appear locally tho - I bought Drakensang from gamersgate - a few weeks later it was in stores locally, although no one said they were going to import it when I asked…..I guess if they bought in DSang, they might import this too?