What is John Smedley up to? That's the question of the hour, as Bree and Justin speculate on the news that the former Daybreak president has started up his own company. Other topics in today's show include BIG NUMBERS from two MMOs, a prison server that you must pay for, and a superhero game that's letting you walk on the bad side.

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Show notes:

• News: PAX this week! Stay tuned...
• Adventures in MMOs: Marvel Heroes, WildStar, Project Gorgon
• News: John Smedley starts his own company
• News: Big numbers: FFXIV's five million and Trove's one million
• News: EverQuest II's prison server
• News: Champions Online's villain mode
• News: Touring houses in Revival
• Mailbag: NCsoft's upcoming winner
• Mailbag: Good MMO, bad visuals

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "A New Hope" from Final Fantasy XIV
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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