After seven years with Cryptic Studios, Star Trek Online Executive Producer Craig Zinkievich is hanging up his Phaser. In an open letter to the Cryptic community, Zinkievich described his departure as a chance to “take a break” from the company as he focuses on other things. No, not other projects, just other things, like “hanging out with my kids over the summer, walking my goat more and taking care of my bees.”
Nice. No wonder his departure is creating such a buzz…
Zinkievich described the two and a half years of working on STO as the highlight of his career and announced that Cryptic’s Daniel Stahl will take over as EP on the game. While the possibility of a return to Crypitc or a move elsewhere seems to be on the table, no long-term plans were revealed via the announcement.
We’ll keep you posted when/if we learn more. How do the STO players amongst you feel about this? Let us know in the comments below!
