Jack Emmert
Moby ID: 132829
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Jack Emmert is a longtime gamer and comic book aficionado. His first foray into gaming was, of course, Dungeons & Dragons®. His professional career in the hobby game industry started at a comic book store in the outskirts of Philadelphia, Showcase Comics. He earned his first Master's degree (ancient history) from the University of Chicago, and his second Master's degree from Ohio State University. During this period Jack also wrote supplements for a variety of gaming lines, including Deadlands, Hell on Earth, DC Universe, and Marvel Superheroes. He left academia in July 2000 to co-found Cryptic Studios, and design the hit MMORPG games City of Heroes and City of Villains.
Credited on 6 games
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Neverwinter (2016, PlayStation 4) | Cryptic Studios |
Star Trek Online (2010, Windows) | Team |
Champions Online (2009, Windows) | Cryptic Studios |
City of Villains (2005, Windows) | Management Team |
City of Heroes (Deluxe Edition) (2005, Windows) | Management-Team |
City of Heroes (2004, Windows) | Management Team |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 6 games with Michael Henry
- 6 games with Al Rivera
- 6 games with Brian Gilmore
- 6 games with Bruce Rogers
- 6 games with Craig Zinkievich
- 6 games with Shannon Posniewski
- 6 games with Steve Stacy
- 6 games with Jeremy Mattson
- 6 games with Ian Castaneda
- 6 games with Christopher Chamberlain
Companies
- 5 games with Cryptic Studios, Inc.
- 3 games with NCsoft Corporation
- 3 games with NCsoft Europe Ltd.
- 3 games with Valve Corporation
- 2 games with Gearbox Publishing San...
- 2 games with NCSOFT West
- 2 games with Friendware
- 1 game with Kevin Manthei Music
- 1 game with Santa Cruz Games
- 1 game with Nikitova LLC
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