The former head of SOE and Daybreak. Affectionately known to gamers as “Smed.”
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Make My MMO: Dual Universe fully funds (October 15, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, congrats are due to Dual Universe, the sci-fi sandbox whose Kickstarter successfully funded on Tuesday with over 8100 backers...
The Game Archaeologist: Classic PlanetSide
Unlike fantasy, the sci-fi genre has had a rocky relationship with MMORPGs. While studios have tried just as hard to make and promote them,...
Smed adds family inheritance to Hero’s Song’s to-do list
If you missed our live Hero’s Song interview with John Smedley on OPTV, you missed a couple of tantalizing tidbits. One involved family ties...
The Stream Team: Our second live interview with Hero’s Song’s John Smedley
You asked for it, and we've got it! John Smedley is joining Massively OP's MJ for a second interview about Hero's Song. He'll be...
Make My MMO: Dual Universe funds, Hero’s Song doesn’t, and CitizenCon begins (October 8, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Star Citizen has begun its pre-CitizenCon festivities with multi-hour streaming yesterday and today, culminating in a grand presentation by CIG's Chris...
Smed’s Hero’s Song Indiegogo is down to its last hours
Hero's Song's Indiegogo is coming to a close in less than 24 hours, having raised (as I write this) just shy of half of...
Make My MMO: Elyria’s funding and Osiris’ console plans (October 1, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Chronicles of Elyria caused an unintentional stir this week when Soulbound Studios posted that it still needed up to...
John Smedley says he exults in hands-on gamemaking with Hero’s Song
You might think that trading a position as CEO of a multi-game studio to work on a single, smaller, and most decidedly indie title...
Why Hero’s Song is leaning on Twitch to generate enthusiasm
Twitch is a vital part of marketing an up and coming video game, according to Pixelmage Games CEO John Smedley. In an interview with...
The Stream team: Live interview with Hero’s Song’s Smedley
Interviews with developers often happen, and then players get to read the results afterward. But what if you could sit in on one live?...
No need to upgrade your rig to play Smed’s Hero’s Song
Pixelmage Games boss John Smedley has issued another update for Hero's Song Indiegogo watchers, who've pushed the game to $55,000 in crowdfunding thus far....
Make My MMO: New biome for Camelot Unchained; new campaigns for Hero’s Song, Dual Universe (Sept. 10, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, our own MJ - MJ Guthrie, that is - returned from DragonCon with reports from several crowdfunded MMORPG...
Smed says Hero’s Song is in the home stretch after early stumbles
In a beefy update letter to the community on Reddit last night, Pixelmage Games CEO John Smedley talked about how far Hero's Song has...
Smed: Hero’s Song will launch early access with 15 classes
Pixelmage Games'Â John Smedley has posted an update for Indiegogo backers and would-be backers for his MMOARPG, Hero's Song.
"As I write this we're sitting at...
Smed plans Indiegogo, Twitch stream for pixel-art OARPG Hero’s Song
Back in January, former SOE/Daybreak boss John Smedley revealed the details of his new company, Pixelmage Games, and its first title, a PvE-focused, sandboxy,...
Former H1Z1 developers join John Smedley’s Pixelmage Games
John Smedley's Pixelmage Games has gotten a few devs richer at H1Z1's expense. Massively OP reader Kinya pointed us to the Twitter feeds of...
Make My MMO: Hero’s Song’s update and the Elite: Dangerous mystery map (July 23, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, John Smedley tweeted a few teasers for his upcoming pixel MMORPG Hero's Song. "We're at 5400 items in our game...
Perfect Ten: Most notable console MMORPGs to date
It used to be that hunting for a console MMORPG was one of the most fruitless endeavors known to gamers. The PC was where...
Massively Overthinking: The future of Daybreak
This week's Massively Overthinking topic revolves around the EverQuest Next cancellation, of course. MOP Patron Roger sent us 11 (!) questions to pick from....
Dave Mark: EverQuest Next’s AI ‘was not vaporware’
AI developer Dave Mark has weighed in mightily on the EverQuest Next cancellation. Mark worked on the game's expansive AI system years ago alongside...
