NWN2News has taken interest in the matter of Atari's pulling the plug on NWN1. There's a nice piece of news with an overview of the most important points, as well as a couple of links. Here's a snip:

I've written an op-ed article regarding the situation with NWN, as recently mentioned in our news. I willingly have accepted that some may not be inclined to read it, and are only searching for the latest news. As such, I've moved the article outsite of the main news, and am providing a direct link here.

I encourage everyone who is interested in commenting about the state of NWN, as well as the future of NWN2 to check it out. That said, if all you're looking for is news... here's the skinny:

Read the whole thing (http://www.nwn2news.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1088) at NWN2News. The op-ed mentioned in the excerpt quoted is here (http://www.nwn2news.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1087).