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John Smedley is leaving his position as head of Amazon Games’ San Diego studio
John Smedley is moving on from his role heading the San Diego branch of Amazon Game Studios, according to a memo sent to staff...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO Kickstarters that let us down
MOP's Chris penned a solid piece earlier this week about the fate that has apparently befallen Destiny's Sword, and as I was editing it,...
Massively Overthinking: What MMO were you hoping to hear much more about this year?
Going through our coverage of 2019's MMOs, I realized there are a bunch of games that have previously been on our "anticipated" lists that...
Former EverQuest, Vanguard developer passes away; colleagues raise money for his family
Please be aware that this post contains discussions of suicide, which we realize may upset some readers. Please read with caution and comment respectfully.
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Perfect Ten: MMOs that flirted with permadeath
This month, Dungeons and Dragons Online will be venturing where many MMORPGs have feared to tread: into the realm of officially supported permadeath. The...
Smed vows he’ll someday make a game akin to EverQuest Next
Earlier this week on the podcast, Justin and I were joking around about how one of our favorite fun things to write about is...
The gaming community rallies around EverQuest Next AI developer Dave Mark
A renowned game AI designer who worked on EverQuest Next and John Smedley's Hero's Song is the focal point of concern following an accident...
Smed’s secret Amazon game is hiring a level designer
It looks as if John Smedley's new game is about to begin hiring in earnest. "We are going to be looking for an experienced...
The Daily Grind: Would you be interested in a retro-styled MMORPG?
As it's been about a year now, I know that pretty much nobody remembers John Smedley's ill-fated Hero's Song. For a while there, we...
The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2018?
I didn't back a single video game in 2017, which is a first for me. The year before, I backed Hero's Song, and we...
MMO Year in Review: A home of your own in Elder Scrolls Online’s Tamriel (February 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
John Smedley talks about the game industry but is mum about his studio’s project
It has now been seven months since John Smedley shut down Pixelmage Games and took his team over to Amazon Game Studios to set...
Will Smed’s Amazon game utilize shooter mechanics?
Back in February, we learned the fate of MMORPG industry veteran John Smedley: He's heading up a new game for Amazon Game Studios.
Smed is...
What’s John Smedley building for Amazon Game Studios?
Here's the million-dollar question of the day: What is John Smedley making for Amazon Game Studio's San Diego branch? Ever since being handed the...
Make My MMO: Smed’s new studio, Camelot’s beta, and Elite’s Holo-Me (February 18, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding, we did a retrospective on why crowdfunded MMOARPG Hero's Song failed. It's almost as if Justin knew (cue spooky music) because...
Smed’s new Amazon studio is basically Pixelmage Games
Amazon Game Studios announced yesterday that it had picked up MMORPG genre veteran John Smedley to helm one of its up-and-coming online game studios....
Perfect Ten: Terminology the MMORPG genre needs
MMOs, like any other hobby, have their own terminology. We have the term "newb" for new players, "noob" for players who aren't actually new...
Amazon Game Studios gave John Smedley a new online game team to run
If you wondered what John Smedley was up to following the death of Pixelmage Games and Hero's Song in December, now you have an...
Five reasons behind the failure of Hero’s Song
In July of 2015, MMORPG fans were stunned to hear that John Smedley was stepping down from his post as president of Daybreak. After...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 103: Back to Morrowind
Justin and Bree discuss ESO Morrowind and Homestead, PWE, SolForge, Conan Exiles, DDO, Marvel Heroes, LOTRO, and SWTOR, with reader mail on WildStar and Hero's Song.
