Neverwinter: Underdark Release Date

Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment have announced the release date for the latest update for Neverwinter, titled simply Underdark, which will offer a questline written by R.A. Salvatore and a 10-player battle against classic D&D foe Demogorgon. The update will drop on November 17 on PC, while Xbox One players will have to wait until early 2016 to get their hands on it:

Neverwinter: Underdark Available Nov. 17
Features R.A. Salvatore-written questline, dynamic content and 10-player Demogorgon battle

The Demon Lords have arisen and players will get the chance to fight back when Perfect World Entertainment Inc. and Cryptic Studios launch Neverwinter: Underdark the eighth expansion of the action MMORPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms universe from Wizards of the Coast on Nov. 17 for PC and Xbox One in early 2016. This expansion will send players into the vast subterranean region of the Underdark to battle in a 10-player encounter with the two-headed Demon Lord, Demogorgon alongside Drizzt Do’Urden.

Featuring an all-new campaign as well as a questline written by New York Times Best-Selling Author, R.A. Salvatore, Neverwinter: Underdark will dare players to descend into the Rage of Demons storyline from Wizards of the Coast, adding even more content to explore throughout the Forgotten Realms. Players will also wage battle against the two-headed Demogorgon alongside classic Dungeons & Dragons characters including Drizzt Do’Urden, Regis and Bruenor Battlehammer. In addition to the new raid and story content, Neverwinter: Underdark introduces a dynamic, replayable content, the ability to visually preview gear as well as a new Strongholds plot location and PVP tower.