Smith, Smith Signal Shifts At Ion Storm 12
Thanks to GameSpy for its interview with Ion Storm's Harvey Smith, announcing his departure from the Deus Ex developer. Smith was "project director of Deus Ex: Invisible War and lead designer on the award winning Deus Ex", and says of his departure: "I am super excited about the possibility of creating a new studio. I've wanted to do this for years. I need a change of pace." The interview also confirms a story relayed yesterday via Blue's News, that the (unrelated) Randy Smith "is no longer the lead designer on Thief: Deadly Shadows, Ion Storm's upcoming installment in the stealthy series", somewhat surprising considering the proximity of the release date, set for mid-May.
Smith, Smith? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Smith, Smith? (Score:4, Funny)
Random Ion Storm Exec: "We're behind schedule. How do we fix this?"
Warren Spector, standing in front of four hundred Programmer Smiths: "...more."
Randy and Randy?? (Score:5, Informative)
Harvey Smith left and Randy Smith is no longer the lead designer on Thief. And they're still not related.
Re:Randy and Randy?? (Score:2)
Sounds bad for Thief (Score:4, Insightful)
Was he fired/demoted because his work sucked too much ass, or did he quit in disgust because management crushed the project's soul? Either way, not a good thing.
Is there any precedent for a video game designed by Alan Smithee [imdb.com]?
Re:Sounds bad for Thief (Score:2)
Thief III looking increasingly like a train wreck (Score:4, Insightful)
Lightweight brother (Score:1)
Randy Smith rules.
Re:Lightweight brother (Score:1)