John Smedley

SOE President John Smedley Discusses Planetside Next - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:22:28 -0400

Smed shares his love of the gameFresh from the pages of Smed's Blog comes an interesting post about the future of Planetside. The President of SOE waxes about what he really liked about the first incarnation of the game as...

SOE's John Smedley Talks Better Support for Guilds - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:32:02 -0400

SOE President talks about the ways SOE will better support guilds in the future.

During SOE President John Smedley's closed-door keynote (which we were asked not to record, unfortunately), John talked about new ways of leveraging the 100% free Station Voice concept to support...

SOE Announces The Agency and DC Universe Won't Hit Until 2010 - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:20:31 -0400

No spies or super heroes for another year. Bummer.

While we've all been anxiously waiting for our moment to toss on a tuxedo or slip into some spandex, it seems like we'll have to hold our breath just a bit longer. At GDC '09, SOE bossman John...

San Diego Creates "SOE Day" - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:06:14 -0400

Maybe Canada will proclaim a National Ten Ton Hammer Day....

Whether you like Sony Online Entertainment or not, you can't deny the sway that they've had over the online gaming marketplace during the last decade. If there hadn't been an EverQuest, what would...

SOE Expects Nearly Half of Business to Come from PS3 - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:25:43 -0500

That’s a lofty goal for Sony Online Entertainment to reach.

With the New Year comes a completely new mentality for the bigwigs over at SOE.

Loading... A Buyout... and a Sellout? - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:56:45 -0500

#972 - Yesterday's major news has some surprising early returns.

John Smedley on Station Cash: "We aren't going free to play" - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:51:33 -0500

SOE's President pulls no punches on what Station Cash means to SOE MMOGs.

The word that SOE was suddenly offering in-game items for real cash was pretty big news yesterday. This particular business model has scarcely been done.

SOE President Discusses Console MMOGs, Future of EQ - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:33:48 -0400

Are you ready for another EverQuest?

MMOs For the PSP? - Ten Ton Hammer

Morvelaira — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:20:23 -0400

Speculation running rampant over Everquest 3 on the PSP

Comparing MMO Business Models - Ten Ton Hammer

Morvelaira — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:34:27 -0400

Which is the way of the future?

Sony Online Entertainment: John Smedley's Keynote Address from ION 2008 - Ten Ton Hammer

Shayalyn — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:52:03 -0400

It's the Smed!

SoE Seeks to Reinvent Online Gaming - Ten Ton Hammer

Ram — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:34:35 -0400

MSNBC Interviews SoE President

John Smedley touches on a number of interesting topics and answers many MMO related questions, including The Agency.

SOE: Exclusive ION Interview with John Smedley - Ten Ton Hammer

Shayalyn — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:37:31 -0400

When Smed Speaks, Gamers Listen!

John Smedley, SOE President Q&A - Ten Ton Hammer

Ram — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:46:32 -0400

SOE and MMOs Look Long Term.

The Seattle Times interviewed John Smedley as he answers questions on the PotBS, MMO games on the PS3 and the future of MMOs.

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State of the MMO - Ten Ton Hammer

Morvelaira — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:20:07 -0400

"It's bleak" says former Star Trek Online Executive Producer.

John Smedley to Deliver First Keynote for Seattle's 2008 ION Game Conference - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:51:13 -0500

The Smedmeister will be hitting hard and fast!

Massively Interviews John Smedley - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:16:00 -0500

Massively massive. I dig it.

John Smedley WarCry Interview - Ten Ton Hammer

Aelryn — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:21:56 -0400

Smed talks turkey!

WarCry shared a phone interview with John Smedley, SOE CEO, yesterday which discusses the offerings of the company as well as its plans for the future.