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Rumortoid: Neverwinter Nights MMO to hit in 2011 photo

Another Dungeons and Dragons MMO may be coming soon.

According to Variety sources, Cryptic Studios is developing a Neverwinter Nights MMO that Atari will publish in 2011. The anonymous bunch whispering these sweet secrets have pegged this MMO as Atari’s motivation for acquiring Cryptic Studios in 2008 for twenty-eight million dollars.

Cryptic Studios is developing two other MMOs: Champions Online and Star Trek Online. Champions Online will be available for the PC and the Xbox 360 September 1, 2009. Star Trek will probably remain eternally in development. (It’s TBA.)

The sources didn’t have any other information about the Neverwinter Nights MMO, but we’re guessing the unannounced title will have at least one tree and probably an elf or two. Also, dwarves.


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4knuckleshuffle's Avatar
4knuckleshuffle at 06/10/2009 02:27
DO NOT WANT
reruns's Avatar
reruns at 06/10/2009 02:28
What I don't even...

I really hope this is not true.
Iceciro's Avatar
Iceciro at 06/10/2009 02:31
Wow, because Cryptic doesn't have enough fail on their plate with Champions Online and picking up Bill Roper, they now have to decimate what's left of NWN after NWN2....
Kris S's Avatar
Kris S at 06/10/2009 02:53
Well think you three have said it all to be fair
Kasreyn's Avatar
Kasreyn at 06/10/2009 02:59
Sure, why not. But what is up with 2011? We could either be dead by then or have flying cars and droids that do our bidding.
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Solozaur at 06/10/2009 04:08
@ Kasreyn - you got it all wrong, that year is 2012!

and to be ontopic: This sounds exiting but i am curious how they will pull it of because in all the NWN games the story was a big part and we all know MMOs suck big time at that chapter!
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Midgetsnowman at 06/10/2009 06:25
..Ugh.

Y'now. part of me wants to tell Solozuar how horrifically wrong he is. But the fact its cryptic, the same studio that nearly destroyed my beloved CoH with their bad decisions...eh.
Brian Keljore's Avatar
Brian Keljore at 06/10/2009 09:06
Please keep Neverwinter out of Cryptic Studio's hands, kthankx
bluemeep's Avatar
bluemeep at 06/10/2009 09:07
NWN already was an MMO back in the glorious Gold Box days.
dorock's Avatar
dorock at 06/10/2009 09:15
Funny how this rumor comes out the day after D&D Online goes free to play sans microtransations!
TewDee's Avatar
TewDee at 06/10/2009 09:54
Yay? Nay?

I'm not really sure here...
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 06/10/2009 10:17
I got excited, but then I rememberd that the Warhammer 40k MMO is coming out around that year, so nah...
lolrly's Avatar
lolrly at 06/10/2009 11:00
An MMORPG huh? So you roleplay as a D&D master who creates campaigns using software on the computer in your virtual PC room. You must direct your D&D master to use the computer, take coffee breaks, and play as a character in the virtual worlds created by yourself and other D&D masters. As you play, your character gets better at creating campaigns and playing Neverwinter Nights.

That's meta.
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Matt Madeiro at 06/10/2009 12:49
I loved NWN back in the day, albeit mainly for the versatility of the Aurora toolset. With all of the enhancements it received over the years following NWN's debut, it's become a pretty powerful creative tool.

If they can somehow capture that same magic and work it into a full-blown MMO, I'd be more than happy to take a look at it. Still don't think I'd pay a monthly fee for it, but curiosity overwhelms.
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