Season Two Characters in Deadliest Warrior: Defend and Conquer

Our new game for Deadliest Warrior: Defend and Conquer will pit Season One characters against Season Two characters! Yes, you heard me right. Vikings, Ninjas, Spartans and the like from the first season will face off against the as-yet undisclosed warriors from the highly anticipated second season of Deadliest Warrior.

While we're not allowed to reveal what season two characters are featured we can tell you how they play a role in the game.

Defend and Conquer will feature four campaigns at various levels of upgrade and purchase on the various release platforms. As we've said in previous posts, the game is a tower defense style game with unique twists and challenges. The player will place upgradeable warriors to stave off the oncoming assault of troops advancing across the field of battle. For the first three campaigns the warriors will consist of season one warriors. The attackers will be season two characters. In campaign four, which can be purchased on both the web and iphone versions, the player's warriors and the attackers will consist of season two characters. It's turning out to be ridiculously fun to play this game as we test it and get it ready for release.

In subsequent posts we'll tell you about the amazingly cool hero options and the numerous achievements you can unlock and post to Facebook so that all your friends can view the spoils of your victories.

Here are some screenshots of the iPhone beta:

The Cross Platform Content Strategy Revolution

Why would Playfish sell to EA? 300 million is a juicy price tag, sure, but that wasn't really it. They saw their moment and realized that they should take it before the market changed and they were sidelined.

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/02/01/why-playfish-sold-itself-to-ea/

In some of his first public comments since the deal was announced, Kristian Segerstrale, president and general manager of Playfish, says Playfish was making a proactive move in a market that he believes will change quickly into one where well-known brands will have an advantage.

The wild west of facebook is coming to a close and more established brands are going to rule the app and gaming market there. What's interesting is that he seems to feel the companies with cross platform capabilities and strategies are gong to fare much better.

We agree. The content market is splintered. peopel get there informatio and entertainment on a widevariety of devices and platforms. If you can't go to where the consumer is they will not find you. Go to where the fish are.

Deadliest Warrior!

We're hard at work on the finishing touches of what will be a pretty awesome experience - a tower defense game for Spike TV's "Deadliest Warrior" show! If you're a fan of the show, you'll know what it's all about - how would a Viking stack up against their foes? 

Defend and Conquer is different than your traditional tower defense game. The number of towers is vast: four different towers for each of the four campaigns. We also let you chose an endlessly upgradeable hero to move around the screen and reinforced your troops. Another juicy tidbit: see that glowing fist in the bottom center on the screen? When your hero is powered up hit that button and unleash upon your enemy a brutal assault.

We'll post more updates soon, but here are some screenshots to whet your appetite!

 

 

Nerd Games

Hexagonal tile games like Settlers of Catan are about as geeky as it gets...about being the operative word. Combine them with interactive projection technology, and you have a system that gives Microsoft Surface D&D a run for its money.

Mind exploding possibilities for this stuff. Especially when you consider the real world possibilities for this projection technology. It essentially would allow you to make a game object out of anything that reflects light and assign it meaning and functionality.

Deadliest Warrior:Defend and Conquer: Campaign Two

Hey folks- as promised here is another screen shot from our upcoming game Deadliest Warrior: Defend and Conquer. We'll be leaking details pretty regularly over the next month.

Developer Blog: Deadliest Warrior: Defend and Conquer

Huge news here at SMERC. We're working on a new game for Spike's Deadliest Warrior to be released in a few weeks. It provides an amazing twist on the tower defense genre. The game will be released for iphone, facebook, and web.

There will be four campaigns distributued among various content upgrades. The fourth campaign will feature season two characters.

We're giving you a sneak peak here. Check back for more information soon.

Jersey Shore Yourself

Prepare to mix up some ron ron juice and get dank, guidos and guidettes! The hot new app for Jersey Shore is out today on MTV.com .

Create an avatar of youself as a member of the Jersey Shore Nation and download an image that is perfect for Facebook, Twitter, iPhone, IM or wherever you mix it up.

Give it a shotsky and share with your friends.

Click here to play:
http://gs.mtv-q.mtvi.com/games/playgame.php?site_id=1&game_id=1159

RedCarpetMVP is here!

www.redcarpetmvp.comWe're please to announce the launch of RedCarpetMVP - a fantasy fashion game that let's you choose your fave celebs and designers, and earn points for each red carpet appearance.

Here's what InStyle has to say about it:

If you've ever wondered why men go mad for Fantasy Football, try playing the new online game, Red Carpet MVP, this awards show season. Instead of football players, you choose a dream roster of celebrities and fashion designers, from Anne Hathaway and Penelope Cruz to Giorgio Armani and Christian Louboutin. Keep track of each award show and win points every time you spot one of your picks on the red carpet. With so many shows on the horizon, it's a fun, interactive way to channel your celebrity and fashion obsession.

Sign-up, create a roster, and start earning points on your way to victory!  Take on friends, and play the celeb stock market - each day's activity will update each celeb's worth. It's got everything you need: gossip, celebrities, fashion, and capitalism!