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This article is about the electronic entertainment company. For the fictional characters from the Land of Oz series (for whom the company was named), see Smith and Tinker.
Smith & Tinker
Company typePrivately held
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedApril 2007[1]
HeadquartersBellevue, Washington, U.S[2]
Key people
Jordan Weisman
Joe Lawandus
Tim Lebel
Charles Merrin
Ryan Kyle
ProductsNanovor
Number of employees
40
Websitehttp://www.smithandtinker.com

Smith & Tinker is an American electronic entertainment company founded in February 2007 by Jordan Weisman, Jeremy Bornstein, Lenny Raymond, and Kev Ray.[3] Weisman later brought in Tim Lebel and Joe Lawandus. On October 15, 2007, they announced that they had licensed from Microsoft the rights for Weisman's previous creations of MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies and other FASA titles and would be announcing their plans for these intellectual properties at a later date.[4]

The name of the company is based upon the fictional characters Smith and Tinker, an artist and an inventor who are briefly mentioned in the Land of Oz series of books. This is evidenced by the mention of Emerald City on the company web site.[5]

The first game from Smith & Tinker will be called Nanovor.[6] Nanovor is an online battle game targeted to 7 - 12 year olds. Nanovor was released to public beta in May 2009.[7]

Smith & Tinker is also responsible, in conjunction with Piranha Games, for the future release of MechWarrior as announced on June 8/09.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Stealth startup of the week: Smith & Tinker". 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  2. ^ "Whois Search".
  3. ^ "Resume of Jeremy Bornstein". Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  4. ^ "Smith & Tinker is pleased to announce that it has licensed from Microsoft the electronic entertainment rights for Mr. Weisman's previous creations..." 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  5. ^ "Messrs. Smith & Tinker have assembled, in the Emerald City". Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  6. ^ "Nanovor".
  7. ^ "Connect, Collect & Battle with Nanovor". 2009-05-27.
  8. ^ "Mechwarrior Revealed".


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