Variety.com has uncovered an interesting possibility. A while back they posted that Cryptic Studios was working on breathing life back into several Atari titles. Today Variety claims that sources have informed them that Cryptic's next big project could be an old classic favorite of many gamers: Neverwinter Nights. The speculation started a few weeks ago and has been a question of interest that only built more intensely today. Stay tuned as Ten Ton Hammer tries to learn more.
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 developer is currently working on Champions Online and Star Trek Online.)
Disclaimer: Ten Ton Hammer has not confirmed any of this information. The source in question is Variety's.
