Neverwinter, Star Trek Online and Champions Online veterans have rejoined Cryptic Studios

Veteran developers Jack Emmert, Landon Falls and Julia Sprenz have rejoined Cryptic Studios to work on its live MMOs.

Emmert returned as Cryptic's CEO in January 2026 after leaving the studio in 2016.

Falls will be executive producer on Neverwinter and Sprenz will return as a game designer on Champions Online.

Thomas Marrone was named executive producer on Star Trek Online and previously contributed ship models used in Star Trek: Picard.