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Welcome to our blogs – where some Sony Online Entertainment employees share their thoughts about the gaming industry and lets gamers know what it's really like to work at SOE.
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John Smedley is President of Sony Online Entertainment. Mr. Smedley is responsible for the company's overall vision and growth, as well as management of SOE's plethora of employees. He is a Taurus and likes long walks on the beach.
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Dia de los muertos
North Americans (U.S) dress up with scary looking costumes and terrorize
the nearby neighborhood by trick or treating; a celebration better known as
Halloween. week in the office. Well not completely
alone, but alone enough.
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Greeblen (aka Rich Schmelter, Director of Global Community Relations) works with the talented members of SOE's community relations team providing direction and support so that SOE continues to be a leader in online community relations. He enjoys games from MMO's to good ole fashioned DnD, photography, history, snowboarding, and flying RC planes and helicopters.
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Adventures in Dungeons & Dragons
When I was maybe 10 or 12, my parents gave me a copy of the Dungeons &
Dragons Players Handbook.
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When talking to my male friends and co-workers about games, one thing I often seem to hear is that I'm unusual in the things I like. It's true, I don't like some things they like, and they don't like some things I like, and I think that's quite normal. Everybody has slightly different tastes about everything, and diversity adds interest to life.
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Dragon Brood Crypt Key
Here’s some more detailed information about the Dragon Brood
Crypt Key that people have been curious about.
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Thom Terrazas is the Producer for EverQuest. Employed by Sony since 1998, he has had many positions from Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Producer, Director of Customer Service, Project Manager and Planetside Producer. His gaming experience dates back so long ago that his brother is still mad at him for making it into a career. When he is not working hard at the office, he is either playing or coaching soccer.
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Test Update Coming Soon and other
Tasty Tidbits
Tomorrow, Shards of Destiny is going to the Test
server! Woo Hoo! We hope you are as excited as we are to see
the new content and try it out for yourselves. I encourage you, if you have time in your
busy schedules, to jump onto Test and try the new content out. We would love to hear your feedback and the
more people that take part, the more solid we can make sure this update
releases.
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Alan Crosby is the Senior Producer for EverQuest II. For years, he was the Director of Global Community Relations and worked with the community relations team. He loves MMOs, photography, his family, pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.
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Changing Roles
In the past couple of weeks, I have been expanded my role at SOE to
involve being the producer of EverQuest. Obviously
that bears the question regarding my role or the vacant position on Vanguard
and PlanetSide.
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Salim Grant is the Producer for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
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Rosie
Rappaport recognized as one of the most influential
women developing MMOs
Beckett Massively Online Gamer’s latest issue
celebrates the top 10 most influential women developing MMOs.
Rosie Rappaport, Art Director for Free Realms was
recognized, along with two others from SOE: Torrie Dorrell and Laralyn
McWilliams.
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Rystall, also known as, Joe Shoopack, Director of Artistic Development, works with SOE art development teams facilitating shared development solutions as well as defining career growth plans for artists and working with our development partners. He and his wife both have level 70 EverQuest 2 characters and a large family of MMO players.
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SOE
Customer Service and Social Media
Where once it was a struggle to get
people to just use email, now more and more people have their Myspace accounts, Facebook pages and tweet their day away. This
absolutely applies to SOE customers as you are already online and leading the
way.
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Meet Brad Wilcox, Executive Director of Global Customer Service. Gaming and Technology is his passion and when he is not getting yelled at by the wife to put down the mouse and get off the computer (EQ2 is his game of the moment) and mow the lawn, he is spending time and money on collectible card games or sports trading cards and action figures.
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The Green
Room
Check out all the latest news and ramblings
from the creators of PoxNora.
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Based in Tucson, Arizona, Octopi, LLC. are the developers of PoxNora, a successful online game that combines aspects of traditional card games with turn-based strategy games to give players a unique game experience. Seven successful expansions provide a strong base for current success, as well as building a sturdy foundation for the future.
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