Edery at the Digital Distribution Summit

Our own David Edery spoke at the Digital Distribution Summit in Melbourne, Austrailia about the opportunities and set backs for game creators on the Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and WiiWare markets.

He stated that although the market is smaller than they would like, it is growing rapidly and that "these [digital distribution] ecosystems are going to be the future" in this console generation.

Read the whole article here.

Listen Up Game of the Week

1up.com's "Listen Up" reviewed Decades Android on their 9/11/09 podcast. Co-Host Garnett Lee recommended our new puzzle/trivia game for the Android phone as their mobile Game of the Week!

Listen and subscribe to the Listen Up podcast here, and if you are on T-Mobile, download Decades onto your Android phone!

Stay tuned for news on Decades iPhone and more!

Sink your teeth into our new Facebook game!

We're happy to announce the release of Fangs, our new Facebook mystery game!
Highschool. Vampires. Mystery. Murder. Need we say more?

A real-time, chat-based, multiplayer mystery experience, Fangs is a casual game that borrows from reality TV competitions, where players are encouraged to compete aggressively and act mercilessly in order to vote off their opponents. Designed specifically for Facebook, the game emphasizes chat and social connectivity, highlighting communication as a key feature to successful game play.

The more players, the more murderous the game! Vampires are hidden amongst the student body -- can you survive?

- Play as a vampire or a student.
- Each round, vote to kill off one of your classmates.
- If you are a vampire, survive each day by staying alive.
- If you are a student, survive the night and discover who the vampires are!

Chat with your friends, post comments to your friends' walls. Relieve the thrill of surviving highschool!

Log in and play on Facebook using your membership, or surf over to www.fangsthegame.com and create a new user name and password.

Dave Edery joins SMERC

We're proud to announce both the appointment of David Edery to the company’s advisory board and also his engagement as an Executive Consultant in charge of independent game development. Through his new position, David will strengthen the executive team at SMERC and lend his knowledge and experience to developing the company’s new business strategies.

“We are very excited to have Dave join our team,” says Patrice Diaz-Migoyo, COO. “His passion and vision for the industry are evident in all of his work. As SMERC expands its studio into new markets and forges new offerings, Dave’s expertise will be invaluable in helping us craft the next generation of gaming.”

About David Edery:
The Founder and Principal of Fuzbi, an independent consulting firm focused on the business and design of digitally-distributed games, David Edery is a pre-eminent force in gaming. Prior to starting his own company, Edery served as Worldwide Manager of XBox Live Portfolio. Edery is an affiliate of MIT’s Comparative Media Studies Program and Edery, himself, is a graduate of MIT’s Sloan School of Management. David Edery is also the co-author of “Changing the Game: How Video Games are Transforming the Future of Business”, a forward-thinking review of how gaming is helping to connect business to consumer.

Decades Android is here!

Attention all Android mobile users! "The greatest game in history" is out now on the Android Marketplace! Decades is part action puzzle game, and part trivia game! A cross between Tetris and Wheel of Fortune, the game redefines the match-three and trivia genres by challenging you to match cubes to help you fill in and solve the trivia puzzles!
Decades has over 20 hours of play with dazzling animations, challenging trivia, and addictive game play that uses the touch and keyboard features of the Android phone.

Features:
* Simple controls: touch and swipe falling cubes to rotate and match
* 10 decades-themed levels
* 5 unlockable bonus levels
* 1200 trivia puzzles to solve
* Special powerups and obstacles
* Earn trophies as you play!
* Unlock Hard Mode for super challenging play that will engage even the most veteran game players

Download Decades Lite and try it out, or purchase the Premium version for just $2.99! Check out the game's home page for more info. Decades is coming to your friendly neighborhood iPhone and Facebook page soon!