Tag: Neverwinter Nights MMO

I Thought We Already Knew About Cryptic’s NeverWinter Nights MMO?


I'm sure it will have a cash shop

Ever since MMO Fallout was in its infancy, I’ve been talking about the ongoing lawsuit between Turbine and Atari over the Dungeons and Dragons IP. One interesting note I had about the lawsuit was Turbine’s allegation that Atari was working on a Neverwinter Nights MMO behind their backs, and was intending on shutting down DDO to ensure that there would only be one MMO based on the IP on the market. Of course, this litigation is still going on, not to mention Hasbro’s attempt to grab back the D&D IP from Atari for allowing competing companies to use the D&D name.

At GenCon, Atari gave a cryptic (ha!) hint that they were working on a new D&D game which, coupled with the fact that Atari has been buying up Neverwinter Nights domains like they’re going out of style, and Cryptic has their new MMO being announced at the end of this summer, it all seems to time up just right to announce the essentially-announced Neverwinter Nights MMO.

At this point in the saga, we’re like the fans following the release of the sixth Harry Potter book: We knew the seventh was coming out, all we were waiting for was a name and a date. And J.K Rowling would fool no one going on stage and waving around a piece of paper while exclaiming this great new book she has coming out, all the while buying up Harry Potter related domains.

So…There’s no need to pull back the veil, Atari: The fabric you’re using is already see-through.

I Thought We Already Knew About Cryptic's NeverWinter Nights MMO?


I'm sure it will have a cash shop

Ever since MMO Fallout was in its infancy, I’ve been talking about the ongoing lawsuit between Turbine and Atari over the Dungeons and Dragons IP. One interesting note I had about the lawsuit was Turbine’s allegation that Atari was working on a Neverwinter Nights MMO behind their backs, and was intending on shutting down DDO to ensure that there would only be one MMO based on the IP on the market. Of course, this litigation is still going on, not to mention Hasbro’s attempt to grab back the D&D IP from Atari for allowing competing companies to use the D&D name.

At GenCon, Atari gave a cryptic (ha!) hint that they were working on a new D&D game which, coupled with the fact that Atari has been buying up Neverwinter Nights domains like they’re going out of style, and Cryptic has their new MMO being announced at the end of this summer, it all seems to time up just right to announce the essentially-announced Neverwinter Nights MMO.

At this point in the saga, we’re like the fans following the release of the sixth Harry Potter book: We knew the seventh was coming out, all we were waiting for was a name and a date. And J.K Rowling would fool no one going on stage and waving around a piece of paper while exclaiming this great new book she has coming out, all the while buying up Harry Potter related domains.

So…There’s no need to pull back the veil, Atari: The fabric you’re using is already see-through.

Cryptic Studios: Subscriptions, Diversions, Neverwinter Nights?


Set Phasers To Diversion!

I get the feeling that, if you want to think of Star Trek Online and Champions Online as brothers, Star Trek Online is the more successful younger brother who got all the love from mom and dad, while Champions Online was forced to live in the cupboard under the stairs when his room was emptied to make room for the new baby.

In a recent interview with Jack Emmert, Jack announced that Star Trek Online has “well over 100 thousand subscribers,” an announcement that is great…until you look at the lack of announcement of Champions Online’s subscriber numbers. I don’t want to suggest that Champions Online is doing poorly, but I have always said that what someone doesn’t say speaks a lot more than what they do say, and this lack of information in regards to Champions Online may suggest that the game is not going as great as Cryptic had hoped. Champions Online today launched Revelation, the latest expansion pack that brings new villains, new areas, and new perks/costumes/etc.

One bit that caught my eye, at the end, was when Emmert was asked which properties he would like to work with, his answer being “Godzilla and Neverwinter Nights.” Godzilla aside, this will likely reignite longstanding rumors of a Cryptic-run Neverwinter Nights MMO, the same title that is actually part of the Turbine Vs Atari lawsuit (If you recall, Turbine is alleging that Atari hoped to crush Dungeons and Dragons Online in favor of a rumored Neverwinter Nights MMO).

More on all of these things as they appear.