Jack Emmert
| Jack Emmert | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Game designer |
Jack Emmert is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games and computer games.
Career
Jack Emmert had been playing Champions since it came out in 1981.[1]:153 Emmert spent his teenage years reading comic books and playing AD&D.[2] During his student years, Emmert wrote several pen and paper RPG supplements to make ends meet.[2] After a lengthy stint in academia, Emmert co-founded Cryptic Studios.[2] He designed the MMORPGs City of Heroes and City of Villains.[2] Emmert was the chief creative officer and directed the design of all games from Cryptic Studios, and was involved in the development of Marvel Universe Online.[2] Emmert and the rest of Cryptic later decided that Champions would be a great replacement for the Marvel Comics IP they had lost, thus Cryptic purchased the Champions game and the Champions universe from Hero Games in 2008.[1]:153 Emmert was the online producer for Star Trek Online.[3]
On March 2010, Bill Roper was promoted to Chief Creative Officer, succeeding Emmert (who became the Chief Operations Officer).[4][5] On March 2011, Emmert was promoted to Chief Executive Officer when John Needham left to pursue other opportunities in the gaming industry.[6]
References
- 1 2 Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702- 58-7.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Emmert, Jack (2007). "Warhammer 40,000". In Lowder, James. Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 359–361. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
- ↑ producer's letter, accessed 7/29/2008.
- ↑ Bill Roper Departs Cryptic Studios
- ↑ Kyle Horner. "Bill Roper made Cryptic's CCO, Jack Emmert switches to COO".
- ↑ Jack Emmert Appointed CEO of Cryptic Studios