Ryan ShwayderDeveloper BIO
Ryan Shwayder, also known as Blackguard, is a Community Relations Manager/Designer for
38 Studios (formerly Green Monster Games). His focus in the world of online gaming is all about design and community. He has a blog at Nerfbat.com in which he primarily discusses design, aspects of game development, and the industry in general.
He got his start in the game industry in 2000 as an intern for the little-known MMORTS
Fighting Legends by
Maximum Charisma Studios. After that, he moved on to write for the online gaming media until early 2004, when he joined
Sony Online Entertainment as a Quality Assurance Analyst. He moved on to become a Community Relations Representative before the launch of
EverQuest II, and then the Community Relations Manager for the game in early-mid 2005.
In late 2006, Shwayder joined Green Monster Games (now 38 Studios) to work alongside
Curt Schilling,
R.A. Salvatore,
Todd McFarlane, and MMO industry veterans. He is currently working with his new family on an unannounced project.
Ryan has also served as a volunteer for local IGDA chapters.
He has helped launch several titles to this date:
Websites
- Nerfbat -- Ryan Shwayder's personal blog site that primarily discusses online game design, development, and the game industry in general.
Games CreditedEverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer (2006), Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky (2006), Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro (2006), Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
EverQuest II: Desert of Flames (2005), Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
EverQuest II (2004), Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
