Amazon Games executive retired. Amazon Games Manager Retires! John Smedley, president of Amazon Games San Diego and former head of Sony Online Entertainment, announced that he is leaving the studio after six years.
John Smedley is leaving the company after spending six years running Amazon Games San Diego. During his time at Amazon Games, Smedley worked on several projects, none of which were released.
Amazon Games executive retired. Smedley founded a development company in the early 1990s before joining Sony. In 1996, he was responsible for the development of online role-playing video games at Sony Interactive Studios America. The studio was renamed 989 Studios and the resulting game evolved into the MMORPG EverQuest published by Sony Online Entertainment. Smedley remained with Sony Online Entertainment until 2015, when he was in the studio. He has created dozens of games that are being updated, including Star Wars Galaxies, The Matrix Online, and DC Universe Online. The studio changed name again when it was sold to an investment group shortly after Smedley left.
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After six years at Amazon Games San Diego, Smedley is back on tour. “After much thought, I decided it was time to try something new,” Smedley said in an email to employees, according to Bloomberg. It is not known exactly why Smedley left the studio despite his words. Smedley's departure comes after several layoffs at Amazon Games and the departure of studio head Mike Frazzini.
Amazon Games Manager Retires! Smedley's post-Sony years were somewhat turbulent. He originally founded his own game development company, Pixelmage Games, and was involved in the development of a game called Hero's Song. In January 2017, Pixelmage announced that it was closing its studio, and Hero's Song was also cancelled. Other Amazon Games branches have had success with games like New World, developed by Amazon Games Orange County. Also, Amazon Games is the global publisher of Lost Ark, a Korean-made MMOARPG. The game became the second most played game after CS:GO, which remains popular on Steam within 24 hours of its release, and we are gearing up to host a crossover event with The Witcher in the near future. has.
