| Type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | April 2007[1] |
| Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington, U.S.[2] |
| Key people | Jordan Weisman Joe Lawandus Tim Lebel Charles Merrin Ryan Kyle |
| Products | Nanovor |
| Employees | 40 |
| Website | http://www.smithandtinker.com |
Smith & Tinker is an American electronic entertainment company founded in February 2007 by Jordan Weisman, Jeremy Bornstein, Lenny Raymond, and Kev Ray.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
The first game from Smith & Tinker will be called Nanovor.[6] Nanovor is an online battle game targeted to 7 - 12 year olds. Nanovor was released to public beta in May 2009.[7]
Smith & Tinker is also responsible, in conjunction with Piranha Games, for the future release of MechWarrior as announced on June 8/09.[8]