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… Sharing my consternation over the state of things is Jack Emmert, an MMO veteran designer who has worked on games like City of Heroes/Villains, Neverwinter, Champions Online, Star Trek Online, and more—many of which are still up and running. …
… "There were too many entities called Jackalope." When NetEase pulled out of Jackalyptic in 2025 – one of a number of North American NetEase studios to be affected that year – Emmert spent a while "running around trying desperately to find a home for my studio," he says. …
… MMO design veteran Jack Emmert, who recently returned to Cryptic Studios and has worked on multiple games including City of Heroes, Neverwinter, Champions Online, and Star Trek: Online, says hounding after scope is part of the problem in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz . …
… The 50 year old has disposable income" Jack Emmert Yet when it comes to accommodating the needs of older players, Emmert thinks the biggest thing that's holding the industry back is that there are so few game designers in the 50-plus age bracket. …
… Jack Emmert of City of Heroes fame also thinks there are huge problems. …
… Earlier this year, Cryptic Studios' former CEO, MMO heavyweight Jack Emmert , returned, taking up the CEO mantle once more. …
… The studio is no longer part of Embracer, former CEO and MMO veteran Jack Emmert has returned , and there's just a feeling of optimism about the game's future—something I'll be digging into more in another article. …
… In an industry plagued by studios trying to reach for as Jack Emmert puts it WoW-level scope , you just don't get little weirdos like this anymore. …
… Warframe may not be the MMO you're always seeing break player count records, but MMO veteran Jack Emmert recently identified it as the game that other MMO developers should look towards, calling its model " the future of Western MMOs ." About the author : David has been writing about videogames, te… …
… This has included BioWare’s Casey Hudson and Square Enix’s Ryosuke Yoshida and City of Heroes ’ Jack Emmert, each of whom were allowed to form new studios under the NetEase umbrella, both of whom have since left following cut funding. …