Former Sony Online Entertainment boss’s Pixelmage Games studio shuts down

The Hero’s Song isn’t over until the rubenesque hero lady sings.

Pixelmage Games, the studio responsible for Hero’s Song, has shut down, according to a post on the company’s website. Hero’s Song was an open-world roguelike set in a fantasy role-playing world. It debuted in November on Steam’s Early Access program after holding an IndieGogo campaign, but Pixelmage revealed that early sales weren’t strong enough to justify ongoing investment and development. Studio founder John Smedley, previously best known for overseeing Everquest publisher Sony Online Entertainment (before it became Daybreak Games), noted that the company will disband but he plans to continue working in the games industry.