No, not the single-player
Role-Playing Game series. For that, see
Neverwinter Nights and
Neverwinter Nights 2.
No, not even the original
Neverwinter Nights, the 2D
MMORPG whose popularity was eclipsed by the BioWare RPG.
And definitely not
The Neverwinter Trilogy with Drizzt Do'Urden, of which the first novel,
Gauntlgrym, has been released.
...Confused yet? So are we.
Neverwinter
is an upcoming MMORPG in development by Cryptic Studios, set in the titular city of Neverwinter in the
Forgotten Realms universe, which is also the setting of all of the above. Considered by
Atari to be the continuation of the
Neverwinter Nights series, it is the first game in the series to be based on the
Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition ruleset. (The first and second
NWN games used the 3 and 3.5 editions, respectively.)
According to Cryptic COO Jack Emmert,
Neverwinter is going to be less of a traditional MMO and more of a story-driven game, "closer to things like
Dragon Age or
Oblivion".
Provides examples of:
- After the End: Set 100 years after the NWN games, and after the Spellplague that drastically changed the Forgotten Realms. By this point the titular city has been completely obliterated and rebuilt yet again.
- Continuity Nod: The developers promise Easter eggs referencing the previous games.