Search results for Jack+Emmert (1359 results)
Cryptic's Jack Emmert cryptically hints at Nemesis Online
Here's a fun logic puzzle for those of you who are about to suffer the slings and arrows of SAT/ACT testing: City of Heroes is to City of Villains as Champions Online is to -- well, we don't know what it would be called, but considering Champions a...
GDC08: The future of MMOs
Earlier today fans of Massively Multiplayer Online Games were given a rare treat: a look into the future of the genre. Five veteran members of the gaming industry debated the finer points of MMO game creation as it exists today, and how the games o...
Cryptic: MS holding back Xbox 360 Champions Online
Do we sense a trend in the world of Xbox 360 MMOs? Speaking to VG247, Cryptic CCO Jack Emmert made it known that Microsoft is seemingly the only thing standing between Champions Online and the Xbox 360. Said Emmert, "It just takes time for the big b...
Cryptic not yet sure about pricing plan for new Neverwinter title
You D&D buffs out there were undoubtedly excited to hear that a new Neverwinter game is coming to life, but just like the real D&D, it might end up laying a critical hit down on your wallet. In an interview at Gamasutra, Cryptic CEO Jack ...
City of Heroes' future is as bright as Superman's smile
Cryptic's Jack Emmert gives Gamezone a sit-down and discusses the next "issue" of the game. Some interesting tidbits include the fact that they've added 450 MB of new material since the title's launch. That's some good value. The interview tou...
Interview with City of Heroes designer
City of Heroes. An MMORPG where you get to be a superhero. City of Heroes. Most newsworthy lately due to a certain comic book company sending their lawyers out with a big spanking pole. Lawyers who really need to get a life it has to be said. ...
Associated Press reveals new Star Trek Online details
We're just hours away from Cryptic's world reveal of Star Trek Online during the Star Trek Experience event in Las Vegas, but those wishing to jump the phaser on all the hubbub would be wise to read a recent AP interview with Cryptic Chief Creative O...
'No plans' for Xbox 360 version of Champions Online, Cryptic says
Add another tombstone to the increasingly populated Xbox MMO graveyard. The Xbox 360 port of Champions Online is seemingly kaput. A forum user known as Jackalope -- Cryptic Studios CCO Jack Emmert, according to TeamXbox -- responded in a thread rega...
Videogames 101: colleges offer degrees in gaming fields
An article in The New York Times covers the burgeoning field of videogame studies. There is a wide range of programs ranging from Carnegie-Mellon's reputable master's in entertainment technology to Parsons the New School for Design's undergr...
Massively Week in Review: March 18-24, 2008
It was a mixed bag in the MMO world this last week. We saw drama break out as the admin of EQ2Flames leveled a series of accusations at SOE, and then we heard even more rumblings about it later in the week. Elsewhere on Planet Earth, we picked up an...
Atari and Cryptic teaming up on new Neverwinter RPG [update]
Hey, die-hard fans of fantasy fiction, right about now would be a good time for you to make a saving throw against having your head explode. Atari and Cryptic, whose former unions resulted in Star Trek Online and Champions Online, have announced the...
Joystiq Streams: Sex, lies, You Don't Know Jack, and free PS4/XB1 games
Something happens to people when they play anything made by Jackbox Games. You Don't Know Jack, Fibbage, Lie Swatter; these games bring out a cackling darkness that is both frightening and impossible to resist. Do friendships end because of the ...
Gallery: Jack Lumber
Play as Handsome Jack's clone in new Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel DLC
Handsome Jack -- or at least a reasonable facsimile -- is now a playable character in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel with today's release of the Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack. Available as a free download for Season Pass owners, the pack introduces...
Jack Thompson becomes boring
Thank whatever deity you may believe in for Jack Thompson who has filed a $600 million lawsuit on behalf of family members for three people killed by a 14-year-old, because it could be worse. More on that in a second. Jack's back and this time he's s...
