'Neverwinter' News: 'Elemental Evil' Expansion Pack Arriving on Xbox One September 8

By Liezl Dunuan, Christian Post Contributor Monday, August 31, 2015

The free-to-play massively multiplayer online role playing game "Neverwinter" will be getting a whole lot of new content this September 8, specifically for Xbox One consoles, according to a report in IGN. "Neverwinter" is a "Dungeons & Dragons" MMORPG that was released for the Microsoft platforms in June 2013. The Xbox One version of the game was launched in early 2015.

The expansion pack, called "Elemental Evil," will be available for Xbox One gamers for free on September 8 and "combines content from four expansions," according to the same IGN report. The four expansions include "Elemental Evil," "Fury of the Feywild," "Shadowmantle" and :"Curse of Icewind Dale."

With this expansion pack, the game is expected to have a level cap increase and the introduction of a new playable class called the Oathbound Paladin. This new playable class is added on to the 5 classes already available in the game. New adventure zones, four end-game campaigns and extra in-game dungeons will also be included.

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This is good news for the two million or so players already registered on "Neverwinter" since its launch on the Xbox early this year. Those who want to avail of the free downloadable content are required to have an active Xbox LIVE subscription.

The game is based on the classic role-playing board game, "Dungeons & Dragons." Players choose which one of the following character classes they will be playing: Cleric, Wizard, Weapon Fighter, Guardian Fighter and Trickster Rogue, and they can form groups of up to five playable characters.

"Neverwinter" has received good reviews since its release. An IGN review called it one of "finest free-to-play MMORPGs on consoles to date."

The game was developed by Cryptic Studios and published by Perfect World. Aside from the Xbox One console version, it also has versions for the PS4 and PC. The game was first released for the PC, but it regained popularity when the Xbox version came out in March 2015.