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!

Zynga: FarmVille Attracts 11 Million Players Daily

Social game developer Zynga said this week that its Facebook-based virtual farming game FarmVille attracts over 11 million daily active users, making it today's "largest and fastest growing social game."

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25013

Game of the Week!

Our latest creation has become Nick.com's "Game of the Week!" SpongeBob Soak N' Squeeze puts you in the wet pants of SpongeBob, as you clean up pollution in Bikini Bottom. Soak up sludge, distract Patrick, rinse, repeat. Who said cleaning couldn't be fun?

Check out all the filthy fun here!

new content distribution models finally making waves?

Courtesy of @angryaustin

The Deal Storm That Changed Us: Blip.tv, YouTube, FreeWheel

Eyes on the grid, fingers on the pulse of the media sphere, most of us like to think we know what business deals mean at a glance, right when they are announced. Sometimes, even with the biggest deals, a little airtime and talk amongst ourselves is all we need to come to grips with industry happenings and go about our daily business.

But, occasionally, there is a meaningful confluence of such big deals in a short period of time, immediately floodlighting the future to come -- that we must stop, look and listen. As consumers and as media executives, we must know what time it is and expand our outlook accordingly.

http://bit.ly/YCmhy

SMERC Speaks at Digiday:Apps

Brian Wane, CEO of SMERC, spoke on the What Do We Build? Panel at Digiday: Apps. His comments explained why everything is a game and spoke to the need for a distributed distribution strategy for digital products.

11:45am: A Mobile App, Social App, WAP, Widget, What Do We Build?: So what is the right type of App for you? How will an App fit into your digital media and marketing strategy? How are marketers, content owners, and advertisers leveraging the enormous power of the app in mobile, social, and digital worlds?

In this session we will have the experts chime in on how brands can connect and interact with their customers, create brand advocates and gain valuable insights using the various forms of mobile and social apps. We will examine how consumers engage with apps and how brand communications are being revolutionized by the various platforms.

Moderator: Adam J. Broitman, Partner and Ringleader, Circ.Us
Speakers:
Eric A. Litman, Chairman & CEO, Medialets
Michael Nicklas, Managing Director, SocialSmart
Melissa Hudson, Digital Director, A&E
Michael Chin, SVP, Marketing, KickApps
Brian Wane, CEO, SMERC Design, Inc.

http://www.digidayapps.com/agenda

#88 in Adventure Games

Jesse James is a Dead Man: Red Wire Blue Wire. App store rank: Ranked #110 in Adventure Games — #88 was highest known rank achieved.

Not too shabby.