Neverwinter gets a three-episode return to mythical Sharandar in its next module

One of the best MMORPGs on PC is getting a hefty new expansion soon. Neverwinter, Cryptic Studios' Dungeons & Dragons-style MMO, is taking players back to a place from days of Neverwinter past in Sharandar, the title's next module. This time around, though, the devs are mixing things up, introducing a three-episode module, a "completely revamped and re-visualised" Sharandar, as well as a bunch of new story and gameplay content for fans to sink their teeth into.

Neverwinter: Sharandar kicks off with Episode One: The Iron Tooth on February 9 for PC players (March 9 for our pals on consoles). If you're a long-time Neverwinter fan, you'll likely recognise where you'll be headed - the mystical region of Sharandar, which was introduced in the free MMORPG's first module, is the episodic expansion's setting, though it won't be exactly as you'll remember.

"While the areas will roughly follow the footprint of the older Sharandar area, it will look a lot different," as lead designer Randy Mosiondz tells us in an interview. "Our artists spent a lot of time re-envisioning the look of the environment and monsters, to great effect. You'll still see the new Sharandar hub, but it has been completely re-done, some of the old character models have been updated, and there are completely new characters for the new storyline."

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