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John Smedley interview: Amazon wants games with ‘ridiculous computation’ Dean Takahashi August 19, 2017 11:30 AM
Ex-Sony Online chief John Smedley starts Amazon game studio after Kickstarter failure Dean Takahashi February 15, 2017 10:00 AM
Former Sony Online Entertainment boss’s Pixelmage Games studio shuts down Jeff Grubb December 26, 2016 4:10 PM
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Ex-Sony Online chief John Smedley cancels Kickstarter campaign for Hero’s Song role-playing game Dean Takahashi January 26, 2016 5:15 PM
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Exclusive Daybreak Game Company’s John Smedley steps down as chief executive officer Jeff Grubb July 22, 2015 7:07 PM
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Beware the dark: H1Z1 players switch off when night falls on the zombie apocalypse Dan Crawley May 14, 2015 5:21 AM
After Sony spinout, H1Z1 developer Daybreak Game Company is free to publish on new platforms Dean Takahashi May 13, 2015 11:00 AM
H1Z1 now best-selling game on Steam, criticized for ‘pay-to-win’ mechanics Dan Crawley January 16, 2015 5:38 AM
DC Universe Online grows to 18M players, with PlayStation 4 leading the way Dean Takahashi December 4, 2014 1:30 PM
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If you make noise in Sony's H1Z1, the zombies will come running after you (interview) Dean Takahashi May 24, 2014 12:30 PM
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Lessons in game marketing from the Ubisoft guy whose team just won 27 awards for it (interview) Dean Takahashi April 25, 2014 10:00 AM
Sony Online chief to game marketers: Ignore livestreaming at your own peril Dean Takahashi April 23, 2014 12:00 PM
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The father of EverQuest pitches his next-generation online fantasy game world Dean Takahashi February 3, 2014 10:00 AM
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Free Realms, and two other Sony Online Entertainment MMOs ending Jeff Grubb January 24, 2014 1:45 PM
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Sony Online Entertainment shows EverQuest Next to its hardcore fans Dean Takahashi August 2, 2013 12:00 PM
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GamesBeat 2012 interview vault: Check out our archive of conversations with industry leaders Dean Takahashi January 22, 2013 8:00 AM
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