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One of the major forces behind the launch of the MMO EverQuest has announced he is returning to making games. Brad McQuaid has announced on his personal blog site that he is now a co-founder of a new but unnamed game developer in San Diego. McQuaid says that the company will be working on casual and social games but, "At some point we will also return to developing MMOs." The company is now hiring as well.

McQuaid was the co-designer and producer for the original EverQuest. After its launch he left Everquest's developer in 2002 to become a co-founder in Sigil Games. At his new company he helped to create another fantasy MMO, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. The game launched in early 2007 but the launch had significant issues. Just a few months after the game's launch Vanguard and Sigil Games were bought by McQuaid's former employer Sony Online. McQuaid decided at that point to leave game development entirely until now. His web site states he took time off for "hobbies and to spend time with friends and family."

[Via Massively]