Biography Brad McQuaid

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1 biography

1.1 everquest
1.2 vanguard: saga of heroes
1.3 current





biography
everquest

brad mcquaid s start in video game industry came in 1989 when co-founded microgenesis steve clover. in free time created warwizard, shareware role-playing video game released in 1993. mcquaid , clover developed warwizard 2 demo in 1995, caught attention of john smedley of sony interactive studios america. smedley hired mcquaid , clover in 1996 work on online role-playing game, later named everquest.


mcquaid started project s lead programmer made producer , 1 of lead designers. while everquest being developed, origin systems launched ultima online in 1997 became top mmorpg. everquest became huge hit , within months of march 1999 launch topped subscription numbers held ultima online. pc gamer called mcquaid 1 of next game gods in november 2000 issue, believing become 1 of industry s influential game developers. after sony online entertainment acquired verant interactive, brad mcquaid promoted vice president of premium games , chief creative officer.


vanguard: saga of heroes

he left sony create sigil games fellow game designer , everquest development team member jeff butler in january 2002. several years later, mcquaid announced sigil release new next generation mmorpg. game given name vanguard: saga of heroes. game released public in january 2007, 5 years after sigil founded. brad mcquaid admitted game not ready in january released due financial resources .full quote


on may 15, 2007, sony online entertainment officially announced had purchased key assets of sigil games online. brad mcquaid resigned position of leadership within sigil , given role of creative consultant.


current

on july 6, 2012, sony online entertainment announced re-hiring of mcquaid continue work on vanguard including free-to-play transition. https://web.archive.org/web/20120708230655/http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/newsarchive.vm?section=news&month=current&id=1425


on march 6, 2013, mcquaid announced had returned working on everquest.


on september 9, 2013, mcquaid released statement saying had left soe, continue work them. news, coupled string of hints dropped throughout twitter , various message board posts, led community believe mcquaid intended work on true spiritual successor everquest , vanguard independently.


on january 13, 2014 game announced pantheon: rise of fallen alongside kickstarter campaign.


mcquaid serves chief creative officer visionary realms , continues work on upcoming pc mmorpg, pantheon: rise of fallen.








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