Age, Biography and Wiki
John Smedley was born on 27 August, 1968, is an American business executive. Discover John Smedley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?
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Business executive |
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55 years old |
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Virgo |
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27 August, 1968 |
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27 August |
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He is a member of famous Business executive with the age 55 years old group.
John Smedley Height, Weight & Measurements
At 55 years old, John Smedley height not available right now. We will update John Smedley's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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John Smedley Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is John Smedley worth at the age of 55 years old? John Smedley’s income source is mostly from being a successful Business executive. He is from . We have estimated John Smedley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Timeline
John Smedley (born August 27, 1968) is an American business executive.
He is the general manager at Amazon Games.
Smedley was born on August 27, 1968.
He became heavily involved in tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, which would later give him the ideas for EverQuest.
He attended Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, California, before graduating and attending San Diego State University.
In the early 1990s Smedley started a development company called Knight Technologies that produced contract games.
Smedley was involved with the creation and development of the original EverQuest, and was co-founder of Verant Interactive, Inc., which became Sony Online Entertainment, Inc. (SOE) after it was purchased by Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2000.
In 2007, he announced a change in direction for Sony Online Entertainment, including a broadening of business models beyond the subscription model and pursuing female consumers to balance their audience, which was 85% male at the time.
On August 24, 2014, a hacking group called Lizard Squad claimed that the plane on which John Smedley was flying (American Airlines Flight 362 from Dallas, Texas to San Diego, California) had explosives on board.
This led to the flight being diverted to Phoenix, Arizona.
He was the former president of Daybreak Game Company, which changed its name from Sony Online Entertainment in 2015.
On July 22, 2015, after threatening a member of the hacker group Lizard Squad on Twitter, Smedley stepped down from his position as president and CEO of Daybreak Games Company.
Four months after stepping down, Smedley announced the startup of his own game development company, Pixelmage Games, and a game called Hero's Song.
In January 2017, Pixelmage announced the closing of the studio and subsequently the development of Hero's Song.
He currently is the general manager of Amazon Game Studios San Diego.
On January 11, 2023, he announced his departure from Amazon Game Studios.
In an email to staff, Smedley wrote that "after a lot of thought, I’ve decided it’s time for me to try my hand at something new."
A spokesperson for Amazon added that Smedley would remain on the team until "the team is fully transitioned before he moves on."
