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Neverwinter Nights Online?Jun 09, 2009 at 11:07 AM - Andrew Burnes - 8 CommentsCut Scene's Chris Morris claims that Cryptic are working on Neverwinter Nights Online, in addition to Champions Online and Star Trek Online: Sources tell us that the developer is working on a massively multiplayer online (MMO) version of “Neverwinter Nights” with an eyed 2011 release. Details about the project are unavailable, naturally, as it is an unannounced title. But this reportedly was the primary reason Atari was interested in acquiring Cryptic late last year. The new game represents a very big bet for Atari – perhaps as big as the company’s continued existence. MMOs take a lot of time to develop properly and cost a lot of money to create. And Atari’s cashflow problems are well known. The company could currently be financing the game with the recent sale of its of a sales, marketing and retail distribution business to Namco Bandai. Once it’s finished, though, things get even harder, as the “Neverwinter Nights” MMO will face some stiff competition.