The new $800,000 Kickstarter project Hero’s Song has a lot of talent behind it, including Name of the Wind author Patrick Rothfuss and veteran composer Inon Zur (Fallout, Dragon Age). It’s run by John Smedley, former boss of Sony Online Entertainment.

Daybreak (H1Z1, Everquest) CEO John Smedley, last seen going after DDOS kids on Twitter, has stepped down from his position.