hero's song
Official Site: Hero's Song
Studio: Pixelmage Games
Launch Date: Planned for October 2016
Genre: Open-world online sandbox action roguelike RPG
Business Model: Pure B2P with expansions (No Cash Shop)
Massively Overthinking: What MMO were you hoping to hear much more about this year?
Bree Royce - November 21, 2019 34
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...
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Bree Royce - November 18, 2019 7
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Smed vows he'll someday make a game akin to EverQuest Next
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Justin Olivetti - March 26, 2018 20
A renowned game AI designer who worked on EverQuest Next and John Smedley's Hero's Song is the focal point of concern following...
Smed's secret Amazon game is hiring a level designer
Bree Royce - January 9, 2018 15
It looks as if John Smedley's new game is about to begin hiring in earnest. "We are going to be looking for an...
The Daily Grind: Would you be interested in a retro-styled MMORPG?
Justin Olivetti - January 3, 2018 53
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,...
The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2018?
Bree Royce - December 27, 2017 62
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...
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Bree Royce - June 6, 2017 30
Back in February, we learned the fate of MMORPG industry veteran John Smedley: He's heading up a new game for Amazon Game...
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Make My MMO: Smed's new studio, Camelot's beta, and Elite's Holo-Me (February 18, 2017)
Bree Royce - February 18, 2017 1
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)...
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Bree Royce - February 16, 2017 85
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Perfect Ten: Terminology the MMORPG genre needs
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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...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 103: Back to Morrowind
Justin Olivetti - February 7, 2017 11
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.
The Daily Grind: How often do you claim refunds on MMOs?
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Make My MMO: Refunds for Hero's Song (January 7, 2017)
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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, refunds continue for Hero's Song, which was canceled the day after Christmas with the promise...
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