Smith & Tinker
Encyclopedia
Smith & Tinker is an American
electronic entertainment company founded in February 2007 by Jordan Weisman
, Jeremy Bornstein, Lenny Raymond, and Kev Ray. 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.
The name of the company is based upon the fictional characters Smith & Tinker, an artist and an inventor who are briefly mentioned in the Land of Oz
series of books as the creators of Tik-Tok the machine man. This is evidenced by the mention of Emerald City
on the company web site, and the use of Tik-Tok in the company logo.
The first game from Smith & Tinker will be called Nanovor
. Nanovor is an online battle game targeted to 7 - 12 year olds. Nanovor was released to public beta in May 2009.
Smith & Tinker is also responsible, in conjunction with Piranha Games
, for the future release of MechWarrior
as announced on June 8/09.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
electronic entertainment company founded in February 2007 by Jordan Weisman
Jordan Weisman
Jordan Weisman is an American game designer, author, and serial entrepreneur who has founded four major game design companies, each in a different game genre and segment of the industry.-Biography:...
, Jeremy Bornstein, Lenny Raymond, and Kev Ray. Weisman later brought in Tim Lebel and Joe Lawandus. On October 15, 2007, they announced that they had licensed from Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
the rights for Weisman's previous creations of MechWarrior
MechWarrior
MechWarrior is the title of a series of computer and video games set in the fictional universe of BattleTech-Games:In these games, players take control of a single BattleMech and combat other BattleMechs, tanks, infantry, and more, from within the cockpit of their machine. A third-person alternate...
, Shadowrun
Shadowrun
Shadowrun is a role-playing game set in a near-future fictional universe in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy fiction, horror, and detective fiction.The original game has spawned...
, Crimson Skies
Crimson Skies
Crimson Skies is a media franchise and fictional universe created by Jordan Weisman and Dave McCoy. The series' intellectual property is currently owned by Microsoft Game Studios , although Weisman's new company, Smith & Tinker Inc., has announced that it has licensed the electronic entertainment...
and other FASA
FASA Interactive
FASA Studio was a video game developer that was founded in 1995 by the tabletop game company FASA Corporation, Spectrum HoloByte and Denny Thorley....
titles and would be announcing their plans for these intellectual properties at a later date.
The name of the company is based upon the fictional characters Smith & Tinker, an artist and an inventor who are briefly mentioned in the Land of Oz
Land of Oz
Oz is a fantasy region containing four lands under the rule of one monarch.It was first introduced in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, one of many fantasy countries that he created for his books. It achieved a popularity that none of his other works attained, and after four years, he...
series of books as the creators of Tik-Tok the machine man. This is evidenced by the mention of Emerald City
Emerald City
The Emerald City is the fictional capital city of the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...
on the company web site, and the use of Tik-Tok in the company logo.
The first game from Smith & Tinker will be called Nanovor
Nanovor
Nanovor is a massively multi-player online card battle video game developed by Smith and Tinker. It is the first release in a planned multimedia franchise to be marketed to the American youth demographic...
. Nanovor is an online battle game targeted to 7 - 12 year olds. Nanovor was released to public beta in May 2009.
Smith & Tinker is also responsible, in conjunction with Piranha Games
Piranha Games
Piranha Games Inc. is a Canadian computer game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company was founded by two members Russ Bullock President and Executive Producer and Bryan Ekman, VP and Creative Director...
, for the future release of MechWarrior
MechWarrior (reboot)
MechWarrior Online is an upcoming free to play, action simulation game under development by Piranha Games for the Microsoft Windows platform...
as announced on June 8/09.