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03-03-2012, 01:01 AM
Hi out there, world,
We here at SOE are the best at what we do. There is no one in the world with more experience at creating and maintaining virtual worlds (MMOs) than us. Most companies in our niche have only one, maybe two, MMOs to their credit. But, SOE has created more than a dozen of these worlds , and currently maintains and runs five major MMOs with three more in the works.
We’ve been running MMOs successfully since 1999 and nobody knows more about what makes these virtual communities thrive than we do.
SOE has some of the most experienced Producers and dev teams in the industry, with almost everyone at the company (artists, designers, and coders) having two or more launched MMOs under their belt.
Our Producers and Executive Producers are going to be at GDC for just a couple of hours on Wednesday, March 7th. If you’re interested in talking with the folks that run these worlds, come on by and have a drink with us. We’d love to meet you. http://soegdcmixer.eventbrite.com/
– Dave.
Meet the SOE Producers!
Todd Carson
Sr. Producer
Clone Wars Adventures
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Hi, my name is Todd Carson. I am the Senior Producer on Clone Wars Adventures. My life at Sony Online Entertainment began on May 1st of 2001 in the Customer Service department working on EverQuest. In June of 2002 I joined the EverQuest Online Adventures (EQOA) team as the Assistant Producer. Since my introduction to development in 2002 I have shipped many games.
Clone Wars Adventures
Free Realms
Pirates of the Burning Sea
High Stakes Poker on the Vegas Strip
Mortal Combat (for PS3)
Gripshift (for PS3)
Cash Guns Chaos
Champions Return to Arms
Champions of Norrath
EverQuest Online Adventures (Playstation 2)
EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers (Playstation 2)
David Georgeson
Executive Producer
EverQuest Franchise (EQ, EQII, and EQ Next)
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I’ve been Producer and Creative Director on a wide variety of games for the last 23 years or so. This is my second stint at SOE and it’s exciting to be back with a company that knows more about the subject of MMOs than any other company in the world. Gaming with other players online is where it’s at and where I want to be. Below is a sampling of my personal favorites from my long career of shipped games.
EverQuest II: Age of Discovery (SOE)
EverQuest II: Destiny of Velious (SOE)
zOMG! (Gaia Online)
Planetside (SOE)
Original launch product
Planetside: “Core Combat”
Planetside: “Aftershock”
Tribes 2 (Dynamix/Sierra)
Mechwarrior II: Titanium (Activision)
Absolute Zero (Domark)
Pools of Darkness (SSI)
Luke Bultman
Producer
PoxNora
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/luke.jpg?w=500I’m a people person. I love making games and helping talented developers create excellence in all they do. I’ve been working in the industry since 2007.
PoxNora (all updates listed below)
Crusade of the Vashal (Feb 2012)
Wild Alliance Legends (Jan 2012)
Wild Alliance (Nov 2011)
Heritage Legends III (Sept 2011)
Heritage – The Expansion (July 2011)
Heritage Legends II (June 2011)
Heritage Legends (May 2011)
Mini Expansion (March 2011)
Heroes’ Dawn (Feb 2011)
Maljaran War Legends (Dec 2010)
Maljaran War (Nov 2010)
Hereos of Maljara mids (Sept 2010)
Heroes of Maljara exp.(July 2010)
Maljaran Fontier Mids (May 2010)
Maljaran Frontier exp. (April 2010)
Heirs to Legends (Feb 2010)
Dire Covenant exp. (Nov 2009)
Broodcall Mids (Sep 2009)
Broodcall exp. (Aug 2009)
Rise of Serkan exp. (May 2009)
Ancient Awakenings exp. (Feb 2009)
Terry Michaels
Producer
“EverQuest Next”
Until recently, I was a Technical Director here at SOE. After almost 20 years of professional programming, including part of that as Lead Programmer for EverQuest, I made the decision to transition into a Producer role on EverQuest Next. I look forward to using my technical knowledge and skills to help to ensure that the next book in the EverQuest universe delivers above and beyond what the players and the company have come to expect from MMOs.
EverQuest
Seeds of Destruction (October 2008)
Secrets of Faydwer (November 2007)
The Buried Sea (February 2007)
The Serpent’s Spine (September 2006)
Prophecy of Ro (February 2006)
Depths of Darkhollow (September 2005)
Dragons of Norrath (February 2005)
Omens of War (September 2004)
Gates of Discord (February 2004)
Lost Dungeons of Norrath (September 2003)
Mission Impossible: Operation Surma (Paradigm Entertainment)
Big Air FreeStyle (Paradigm Entertainment)
MX Rider (Paradigm Entertainment)
Thom Terrazas
Producer
EverQuest
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/tom.jpg?w=500I’ve worn many hats in my 13 year stretch at SOE. From my early days as the Director of Customer Service, I moved into Game Development and have been a project manager or producer on many Live teams, including those listed below:
EverQuest Live
EverQuest: Veil of Alaris
EverQuest: House of Thule
EverQuest: Underfoot
Vanguard
PlanetSide
EQOA
EverQuest Macintosh
Tanarus
Cosmic Rift
Infantry
Andrew Sites
Executive Producer
Free Realms, Clone Wars, and Vanguard
I’ve spent the majority of my 15 year career working on the type of games I’m most passionate about; MMOs, venturing into game development as part of the original EverQuest team. Since that time, I’ve lead development of the following titles:
CloneWars (PC/Mac)
Free Realms (PC/PS3/Mac)
Vanguard
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (PS3)
EverQuest 2: Desert of Flames
EverQuest 2
EverQuest: Ruins of Kunark
In addition to my time at Sony Online, I worked on social games at Zynga before returning to SOE earlier this year.
Harvey Burgess
Producer
Free Realms
I have been in the video gaming industry for twelve years mainly working as a game designer before joining the ranks of production. Below you will find the list of titles that I have worked on in that capacity:
FreeRealms – China
FreeRealms – PS3
FreeRealms – Mac
FreeRealms
Facebook: Dungeon Overlord
EverQuest
EverQuest: Veil of Alaris
EverQuest: House of Thule
EverQuest: Underfoot
EverQuest: Seeds of Destruction
EverQuest: Secrets of Faydwer
EverQuest II
EverQuest II: Sentinel’s Fate
Lawrence Liberty
Executive Producer
DC Universe Online
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/larry.jpg?w=500I’ve been credited as Producer or Programmer on a wide range of games over the past two decades. I’ve recently rejoined SOE, and as a comic book fan, I’m thrilled to be back and working on DC Universe. Our future plans are exciting to say the least. Below are a few of my favorite credited titles.
Fallout: New Vegas
The Witcher
D&D Tactics
Neverwinter Nights 2
Mac edition
Mask of the Betrayer expansion
Mysteries of Westgate adventure pack
Yar’s Revenge
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
EverQuest
MLB Pennant Race
Holly Longdale
Producer
EverQuest II
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/holly.jpg?w=500I started as a Game Designer on EverQuest in 2003. It was a career change and a move from Seattle to San Diego. After four years on EverQuest, I went on to Disney Interactive as a Designer and a Producer. When the opportunity came up to return to SOE as a producer on the EverQuest franchise, I jumped at the opportunity!
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Disney Interactive)
Phineas and Ferb, (Disney Interactive)
The Princess & the Frog (Wii & DS) (Disney Interactive)
Hannah Montana: Rock out the Show (Disney Interactive)
Up, (THQ Inc.)
Cars, (THQ Inc.)
Tinker Bell, (Disney Interactive)
EverQuest (SOE)
EverQuest: The Buried Sea
EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro
EverQuest: Depths of Darkhollow
EverQuest: Gates of Discord
EverQuest: Omens of War
EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath
Josh Hackney
Executive Producer
Planetside 2
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/josh.jpg?w=500Josh Hackney began his career in games as part of the publishing team that started up at Encore Software. He then made the switch to game development and moved over to Paradigm Entertainment where he worked on several action titles. He then took a leap over to the west coast with High Moon. A 12-year industry veteran, Josh is an action game expert, with previous experience that includes serving as senior producer and leading the team on the critically acclaimed title Bourne Conspiracy while at High Moon Studios. Presently, Josh is focused on delivering an over the top; massive warfare experience as Executive Producer of PlanetSide 2.
PlanetSide 2 (PC)
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy (PS3, Xbox 360)
Terminator 3: The Redemption (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)
Terminator: Dawn of Fate (PS2, Xbox)
Kawasaki ATV Powersports (PC)
Colt’s Wild West Shootout (PC)
Slot City 2 plus Video Poker (PC)
Games Interactive version 1 & 2 (PC)
Kawasaki Jet Ski (PC)
Body Glove’s Bluewater Hunter (PC)
Vegas Fever High Roller Edition (PC)
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We here at SOE are the best at what we do. There is no one in the world with more experience at creating and maintaining virtual worlds (MMOs) than us. Most companies in our niche have only one, maybe two, MMOs to their credit. But, SOE has created more than a dozen of these worlds , and currently maintains and runs five major MMOs with three more in the works.
We’ve been running MMOs successfully since 1999 and nobody knows more about what makes these virtual communities thrive than we do.
SOE has some of the most experienced Producers and dev teams in the industry, with almost everyone at the company (artists, designers, and coders) having two or more launched MMOs under their belt.
Our Producers and Executive Producers are going to be at GDC for just a couple of hours on Wednesday, March 7th. If you’re interested in talking with the folks that run these worlds, come on by and have a drink with us. We’d love to meet you. http://soegdcmixer.eventbrite.com/
– Dave.
Meet the SOE Producers!
Todd Carson
Sr. Producer
Clone Wars Adventures
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/todd.jpg?w=500
Hi, my name is Todd Carson. I am the Senior Producer on Clone Wars Adventures. My life at Sony Online Entertainment began on May 1st of 2001 in the Customer Service department working on EverQuest. In June of 2002 I joined the EverQuest Online Adventures (EQOA) team as the Assistant Producer. Since my introduction to development in 2002 I have shipped many games.
Clone Wars Adventures
Free Realms
Pirates of the Burning Sea
High Stakes Poker on the Vegas Strip
Mortal Combat (for PS3)
Gripshift (for PS3)
Cash Guns Chaos
Champions Return to Arms
Champions of Norrath
EverQuest Online Adventures (Playstation 2)
EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers (Playstation 2)
David Georgeson
Executive Producer
EverQuest Franchise (EQ, EQII, and EQ Next)
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/dave.jpg?w=500
I’ve been Producer and Creative Director on a wide variety of games for the last 23 years or so. This is my second stint at SOE and it’s exciting to be back with a company that knows more about the subject of MMOs than any other company in the world. Gaming with other players online is where it’s at and where I want to be. Below is a sampling of my personal favorites from my long career of shipped games.
EverQuest II: Age of Discovery (SOE)
EverQuest II: Destiny of Velious (SOE)
zOMG! (Gaia Online)
Planetside (SOE)
Original launch product
Planetside: “Core Combat”
Planetside: “Aftershock”
Tribes 2 (Dynamix/Sierra)
Mechwarrior II: Titanium (Activision)
Absolute Zero (Domark)
Pools of Darkness (SSI)
Luke Bultman
Producer
PoxNora
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/luke.jpg?w=500I’m a people person. I love making games and helping talented developers create excellence in all they do. I’ve been working in the industry since 2007.
PoxNora (all updates listed below)
Crusade of the Vashal (Feb 2012)
Wild Alliance Legends (Jan 2012)
Wild Alliance (Nov 2011)
Heritage Legends III (Sept 2011)
Heritage – The Expansion (July 2011)
Heritage Legends II (June 2011)
Heritage Legends (May 2011)
Mini Expansion (March 2011)
Heroes’ Dawn (Feb 2011)
Maljaran War Legends (Dec 2010)
Maljaran War (Nov 2010)
Hereos of Maljara mids (Sept 2010)
Heroes of Maljara exp.(July 2010)
Maljaran Fontier Mids (May 2010)
Maljaran Frontier exp. (April 2010)
Heirs to Legends (Feb 2010)
Dire Covenant exp. (Nov 2009)
Broodcall Mids (Sep 2009)
Broodcall exp. (Aug 2009)
Rise of Serkan exp. (May 2009)
Ancient Awakenings exp. (Feb 2009)
Terry Michaels
Producer
“EverQuest Next”
Until recently, I was a Technical Director here at SOE. After almost 20 years of professional programming, including part of that as Lead Programmer for EverQuest, I made the decision to transition into a Producer role on EverQuest Next. I look forward to using my technical knowledge and skills to help to ensure that the next book in the EverQuest universe delivers above and beyond what the players and the company have come to expect from MMOs.
EverQuest
Seeds of Destruction (October 2008)
Secrets of Faydwer (November 2007)
The Buried Sea (February 2007)
The Serpent’s Spine (September 2006)
Prophecy of Ro (February 2006)
Depths of Darkhollow (September 2005)
Dragons of Norrath (February 2005)
Omens of War (September 2004)
Gates of Discord (February 2004)
Lost Dungeons of Norrath (September 2003)
Mission Impossible: Operation Surma (Paradigm Entertainment)
Big Air FreeStyle (Paradigm Entertainment)
MX Rider (Paradigm Entertainment)
Thom Terrazas
Producer
EverQuest
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/tom.jpg?w=500I’ve worn many hats in my 13 year stretch at SOE. From my early days as the Director of Customer Service, I moved into Game Development and have been a project manager or producer on many Live teams, including those listed below:
EverQuest Live
EverQuest: Veil of Alaris
EverQuest: House of Thule
EverQuest: Underfoot
Vanguard
PlanetSide
EQOA
EverQuest Macintosh
Tanarus
Cosmic Rift
Infantry
Andrew Sites
Executive Producer
Free Realms, Clone Wars, and Vanguard
I’ve spent the majority of my 15 year career working on the type of games I’m most passionate about; MMOs, venturing into game development as part of the original EverQuest team. Since that time, I’ve lead development of the following titles:
CloneWars (PC/Mac)
Free Realms (PC/PS3/Mac)
Vanguard
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (PS3)
EverQuest 2: Desert of Flames
EverQuest 2
EverQuest: Ruins of Kunark
In addition to my time at Sony Online, I worked on social games at Zynga before returning to SOE earlier this year.
Harvey Burgess
Producer
Free Realms
I have been in the video gaming industry for twelve years mainly working as a game designer before joining the ranks of production. Below you will find the list of titles that I have worked on in that capacity:
FreeRealms – China
FreeRealms – PS3
FreeRealms – Mac
FreeRealms
Facebook: Dungeon Overlord
EverQuest
EverQuest: Veil of Alaris
EverQuest: House of Thule
EverQuest: Underfoot
EverQuest: Seeds of Destruction
EverQuest: Secrets of Faydwer
EverQuest II
EverQuest II: Sentinel’s Fate
Lawrence Liberty
Executive Producer
DC Universe Online
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/larry.jpg?w=500I’ve been credited as Producer or Programmer on a wide range of games over the past two decades. I’ve recently rejoined SOE, and as a comic book fan, I’m thrilled to be back and working on DC Universe. Our future plans are exciting to say the least. Below are a few of my favorite credited titles.
Fallout: New Vegas
The Witcher
D&D Tactics
Neverwinter Nights 2
Mac edition
Mask of the Betrayer expansion
Mysteries of Westgate adventure pack
Yar’s Revenge
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
EverQuest
MLB Pennant Race
Holly Longdale
Producer
EverQuest II
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/holly.jpg?w=500I started as a Game Designer on EverQuest in 2003. It was a career change and a move from Seattle to San Diego. After four years on EverQuest, I went on to Disney Interactive as a Designer and a Producer. When the opportunity came up to return to SOE as a producer on the EverQuest franchise, I jumped at the opportunity!
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Disney Interactive)
Phineas and Ferb, (Disney Interactive)
The Princess & the Frog (Wii & DS) (Disney Interactive)
Hannah Montana: Rock out the Show (Disney Interactive)
Up, (THQ Inc.)
Cars, (THQ Inc.)
Tinker Bell, (Disney Interactive)
EverQuest (SOE)
EverQuest: The Buried Sea
EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro
EverQuest: Depths of Darkhollow
EverQuest: Gates of Discord
EverQuest: Omens of War
EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath
Josh Hackney
Executive Producer
Planetside 2
http://stationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/josh.jpg?w=500Josh Hackney began his career in games as part of the publishing team that started up at Encore Software. He then made the switch to game development and moved over to Paradigm Entertainment where he worked on several action titles. He then took a leap over to the west coast with High Moon. A 12-year industry veteran, Josh is an action game expert, with previous experience that includes serving as senior producer and leading the team on the critically acclaimed title Bourne Conspiracy while at High Moon Studios. Presently, Josh is focused on delivering an over the top; massive warfare experience as Executive Producer of PlanetSide 2.
PlanetSide 2 (PC)
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy (PS3, Xbox 360)
Terminator 3: The Redemption (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)
Terminator: Dawn of Fate (PS2, Xbox)
Kawasaki ATV Powersports (PC)
Colt’s Wild West Shootout (PC)
Slot City 2 plus Video Poker (PC)
Games Interactive version 1 & 2 (PC)
Kawasaki Jet Ski (PC)
Body Glove’s Bluewater Hunter (PC)
Vegas Fever High Roller Edition (PC)
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