Emmert takes over Cryptic as CEO moves on
Needham exploring other industry roles
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Cryptic Studios CCO Jack Emmert has been appointed chief executive officer of the Atari-owned MMO developer, following the departure of John Needham.
Needham is pursuing unspecified other opportunities with gaming. "It's been a privilege and a pleasure to work with Cryptic these past several years," he stated. "It's with a heavy heart that I now depart this company we've all worked so tirelessly to grow.
"We've done so very much together - two successful MMO launches, The Foundry and a successful free-to-play transition for Champions Online. I'm thankful for my time here and for all that we've accomplished."
Co-founder Emmert will now report directly to Atari CEO Jim Wilson. "As a colleague, I am sad to see John go, but our vision remains clear," claimed Emmert.
"Cryptic continues to develop great gaming experiences while ensuring the success of its current projects, Champions Online: Free for All, Star Trek Online and Neverwinter. We will continue to set high goals for ourselves and under my leadership we will continue to meet them."
Is my memory tricking me or is that a character created by Shamus Young for one of his MMO series. I've seen it somewhere before!
Unfortunately, from what i played of Champions online it never quite matched-up to city of heroes for me.
Posted:2 years ago