In an interview with Gamasutra, COO Jack Emmert of Cryptic Studios stated Atari had no intention of simply slapping a price on Neverwinter. The developer instead stated they envisioned the title growing over time, and that they planned to “continue to add content to,” possibly through micro transactions or other methods such as a subscription fee.
Cryptic Studios appears to be the latest Embracer-owned company to be impacted by layoffs.
"Cryptic Studios and Gearbox Publishing are today very happy and excited to announce that "Neverwinter: Menzoberranzan" (Neverwinter’s 25th module) is now available for PC (via Steam), Xbox (via the Microsoft, and Playstation via digital stores (as announced at Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons Direct 2023 showcase)." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
It's for that online game, correct? I always wanted to see the drows home from Drizzt's books, I've read those years ago, but I never could fully imagine it from text alone. Looks a bit bright compared to what I remember how it was described, but I'm guessing that's for gameplay reasons.
Neil writes: "Are you ready to hunt the most epic of dragons? Neverwinter's latest module will have you doing just that."
ohhh DLC and suscription for what used to be free and made by fans on top of a great solo adventure
I can't believe they are even considering anything but the standard pay once and play. Sure release some paid DLC if anything, but def not subscription or anything like that