General: How the Community Literally Keeps Dungeon Defenders Alive

Doubtless, many of you around here probably remember Dungeon Defenders, the Indie hit from 2011 (seems so long ago, now). A mix of tower defense and co-op RPG, players fended off waves of enemies while defending the Eternia Crystals. The game sold so well across various platforms that developer Trendy Entertainment has been long at work on a sequel. Make sense, right?

General: Hero’s Song – The Game John Smedley Has Always Wanted to Make

If you have not read the news today, then it’s time to catch up on Hero’s Song. The first game from John Smedley’s new team is launching on Kickstarter this morning. This new open world MMORPG can be played in multiple ways. You can actually go through the game single player, host your own server, and play with thousands of others in a sandbox game. John said he always wanted a game like this and now fans of old school RPGs and MMOs, with a wish for something new, are in for a treat.

General: Smedley & Patrick Rothfuss Team Up for New ARPG

John Smedley is ready to reveal what he’s been up to for the past several months after leaving Daybreak Game Company last summer. He has formed a new studio called Pixelmage Games that is already hard at work on Hero’s Song, a 2D pixel art action RPG. Pixelmage is hoping to raise $800,000 to complete development on Hero’s Song and grow the team from the thirteen that currently are working on the game.