16 Months Ago, GamesIndustry.biz says (in Cryptic Studios appoints Bill Roper as design director // News) MMO veteran Bill Roper is to take on the design director role for Cryptic Studios' Champions Online. Roper joins Cryptic after the collapse of Hellgate: London developer Flagship Studios earlier this year. "Bill brings a ton of creative ...

And Play.tm says (in Bill Roper joins Cryptic - News - play.tm) Veteran game designer Bill Roper is set to join MMO specialists Cryptic as Design Director. The ex-Blizzard co-founder masterminded the launch of Hellgate: London at Flagship Studios, but following poor sales his ambitious start-up was ...