There are 2 other companies that could publish Neverwinter Nights...
Ubisoft still has a license for another game.
Infogrames owns the rights to all Electronic Hasbro Properties for the next 15 years.
So it's not like BioWare is without a publisher..
As for the Open Gaming License.. it could be used. But BioWare would have to remove ALL Forgotten Realms references from the game since Forgotten Realms doesn't qualify as Open Content under the Open Content License of the Open Gaming License. (Hows that for confusing?)
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There are 2 other companies that could publish Neverwinter Nights...
Ubisoft still has a license for another game.
Infogrames owns the rights to all Electronic Hasbro Properties for the next 15 years.
So it's not like BioWare is without a publisher..
As for the Open Gaming License.. it could be used. But BioWare would have to remove ALL Forgotten Realms references from the game since Forgotten Realms doesn't qualify as Open Content under the Open Content License of the Open Gaming License. (Hows that for confusing?)