- Smith & Tinker
Infobox Company
company_name = Smith & Tinker
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company_type = Privately held
foundation = April 2007 [cite web|url=http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/archives/131683.asp?source=rss|title=Stealth startup of the week: Smith & Tinker|date=2008-02-13|accessdate=2008-03-20]
location =Bellevue, Washington [cite web|url=http://nikkelhost.com/whois/whois.php?page=WhoisReport&domain=smithandtinker&ext=com|title=Whois Search]
key_people =Jordan Weisman
industry =Entertainment
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num_employees = 12
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homepage = http://www.smithandtinker.com
footnotes =Smith & Tinker is an
electronic entertainment company founded in2007 byJordan Weisman , Tim Lebel and Joe Lawandus. OnOctober 15 ,2007 , they announced that they had licensed fromMicrosoft the rights for Weisman's previous creations ofMechWarrior ,Shadowrun ,Crimson Skies and other FASA titles and would be announcing their plans for these intellectual properties at a later date. [cite web|url=http://www.smithandtinker.com/news|title=Smith & Tinker is pleased to announce that it has licensed from Microsoft the electronic entertainment rights for Mr. Weisman's previous creations...|date=2007-10-15|accessdate=2008-02-07]The name of the company is based upon the fictional characters
Smith and Tinker , an artist and an inventor who are briefly mentioned in theLand of Oz series of books. This is evidenced by the mention ofEmerald City on the company web site. [cite web|url=http://www.smithandtinker.com/about|title=Messrs. Smith & Tinker have assembled, in the Emerald City|accessdate=2008-02-08]References
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