Two Worlds II:Development

Development of Two Worlds II began as early as 2005 as a Two Worlds expansion titled Two Worlds - The Temptation. The Temptation quickly grew much larger than originally intended and became a full-fledged sequel, first being referred to as such on November 28, 2007, just six and a half months after the release of Two Worlds. Developing it as a sequel enabled the developers to expand the narrative further, and in 2009 the project was overhauled and a more sophisticated engine titled GRACE™ was created to develop the game. In July 2009, the title "The Temptation" was dropped in favor of titling it Two Worlds II, due to the devs feeling that The Temptation would always be associated with expansion. According to a Joystiq article ripped off by Eurogamer, Dirk P. Hassinger stated:

"After Two Worlds the dev team started an add-on. Later this was too huge and became a full product (Two Worlds: The Temptation), but in the last year as the development went forward, we found the technology outdated and started a new engine generation from the scratch. Now it is a real Two Worlds II with state-of-the-art technology," ...... "Of course some ideas and story partly developed in the last couple of years, which could have been a part of Two Worlds: The Temptation (PC/360) and Revelation (PS3), will be used for TWII, but it is for sure a different title and not a simple rename."

Delays

It was originally planned for a release in winter 2009, was pushed back to "spring 2010", then pushed to August 8, 2010, then to September 14, 2010, then October 5, 2010. In an E3 2010 Q&A, Jake DiGennaro said the game was planned to be released in the fall. It was eventually released on November 12, 2010.