XARM F.U. for iphone

Lloyd was a man of his time. Let me introduce you to the true sport of the future.

XARM F.U. brings you to the table for “The Roughest 3 Minutes in Sports”. XARM is the newest hand-to-hand combat sport from the Creator of the UFC, Art Davie. Train with coaches who developed the official sport, and compete against athletes who fight in the real world league.

XARM video

SMERC is once again breaking ground with the awesome new action sport fighter XARM F.U. This intense 3-D fighting game give brings you the next iteration of MMA fighting. The setup allows players to punch and kick one another while arm wrestling.  If you’ve stopped chuckling at the image this brings to mind then download the app and get to fighting

The downloads speak for themselves. 35000 in the first week. That my friend, smells like success. Or at least virtual sweat and blood spilled in manly combat.

Go ahead and download it for yourself here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xarm-f.u./id474856720?mt=8

The app has been sited  by Appilocious for its innovative controls and another first – live action video at virtual goods in a mobile game. Purchase new moves by watching videos explaining the moves. Scout other players by watching videos and earn boosts for your player.

We’ll post later about why this is a breakthrough transmedia event. How many other sports do you know that launches as a digital property before their television debut? SMERC has been integral to forming the digital strategy that is bringing this incredible sport into focus.

You can read all aboutthe sport on teh XARM site.: http://xarm.com

Maybe the next post will be about Vision Quest…..

Producers are responsible for maintaining project budgets and schedules. They play a vital role in all aspects of SMERC’s success – ensuring creative integrity, assuring project profitability, nurturing relationships, and fostering team morale.

We are looking for a person possessing a flair for creating fun and can drive the creation of projects and ensure that all efforts stay on course.

You will assist the production team with the day-to-day running of projects, as well as internal and external communication throughout the game development process, ensuring the highest quality product is delivered on the agreed schedule.

Your duties will include; proposal writing, design doc creation, scoping projects,  identifying and managing the appropriate development resources, managing the QA process, and shepherding games for release.

Responsibilities:

• Create and review game concepts and designs
• Prepare and maintain game proposal and design documents
• Manage all aspects of a project throughout its life cycle
• Generate and manage project plans, estimates and schedules
• Simultaneously manage internal team and client relationship
• Contribute strategic vision and have ownership in the quality of the final product

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of Game Mechanics and Dynamics
• Experience in game design
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding organizational and project management skills
• Self starter that takes initiative
• Minimum 4-year college degree (graduate work a plus)

About Us:

Summer is almost officially here, and we can’t think of a better way to embrace the season than by throwing on some shades, and hacking and slashing our way across 16 creature-filled levels! The epic mobile odyssey that is Hercules: Curse of the Hydra, is now available for only $1.99 on the iTunes Appstore. If you haven’t downloaded your copy yet, now’s the perfect time!

Visit iTunes now to begin the 3D adventure!

You better hope your backhand hasn’t gone out of whack because we’ve  released another game for the series of socially connected games exclusively for DreamWorks and Kung Fu Panda 2!  Test your Kung Fu fast reflexes in the new Kung Fu Panda: Ping Pong Challenge!

Take on Po in a one-on-one battle to determine if you’re truly a Kung Fu Ping Pong master! Show Po who really puts “the ping in pong” by dominating the court, steering clear of the net, and serving some aces! Earn points for returned shots, aces, and more! Share your results on your Facebook wall, or post your score to the high scores list and see how you make the cut!

Play now and show Po how to really put some topspin in the game!

Ska2oosh!

Ska2oosh! Are you ready for the ultimate Kung Fu challenge?  Test your Kung Fu fighting skills in our new 3-D fighting game for DreamWorks and Nick.com! We’ve added a new addition to our engaging series of socially connected games in support of Dreamworks’ upcoming Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom.

Featured as “Game of the Week” on Nick.com, play as Po, the one and only Dragon Warrior, and Kung Fu your way through one-on-one battles against the film’s baddies as you unlock new fighters and learn special combo and super moves!

Unleash the power of the Dragon Warrior, and make sure to keep playing, as we’re releasing a new build next week with new characters and mini-games!

Play now! Remember young warriors, perseverance is key when traveling the rocky road to success!

Mark Avon Instant Vacation

Sunny beach – check. Fresh summer fashions – check.  Get a taste of the hot summer styles to come with SMERC’s newly released Instant Vacation Me app for MeetMark availabale on their site and as a Facebook application.

Mark Avon Instant Vacation

Instant Vacation Me features an exclusive arrangement of chic dresses, necklaces, hats and bags designed exclusively for Meet Mark. See an ensemble you like? All of the unique pieces featured in the game are available for purchase online!

Add your favorite personal pic, or find your fave Facebook photo and we’ll do the rest!

The marvelous results

The best part? Create your custom look and hotspot, then share them with the world! Share a postcard of your creation on your Facebook wall, or Tweet it!

Play  Instant Vacation Me now to create your own dream vacation ensemble!

Kung Fu Panda 2 Hula Challenge

Summer is on its way which means it’s time for summer sports, specifically hula hooping! Just in time for the warmer weather, Smerc has released another piece to their series of socially connected games in support of Dreamwork’s upcoming Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom. Help Po hone those hula skills in Kung Fu Hula Challenge!

Kung Fu Panda 2 Hula Challenge

Make Po hula faster by tapping the keys that match the ones that appear on your screen. By hitting the correct keys within the time limit, you can score more points. As you progress in the game, you will have less time to tap each button so be quick! Keep in mind that if you miss three times in a row, Po’s hula hoop will lose momentum and fall to the ground. Make sure you don’t miss too many moves or else you will lose your Kung Fu steam!

Best Week Ever - Vegas Odds

Think you’re the King or Queen of pop culture?! Test your expertise with Vegas Odds, our latest game now available on VH1′s BestWeekEver.tv!  Place bets each week on the latest pop culture news.  Prove you’re know-how by earning points for each bet you make – wager big and you might make it to the top of the high scores board!

Best Week Ever - Vegas Odds

Log-in with your Facebook account to save your winnings, post to the leaderboard, and share your wagers with friends.

Kung Fu Panda Dumpling Warrior

Test your chopping skills in a head-to-head match against Po. To acrew points, you must successfully chop in the direction of the arrow before Po does.  Drag your mouse along the direction of the arrow to make a crisp slice.  As your time runs out, Po’s chopping speed will increase and the chops will become more complex.

To be a Dumpling Warrior, one must know how to think fast and slice fast! Are you up to the challenge?

South Park Pop Quiz

The only movie I have ever been to during which I couldn’t hear the sound but for the din of laughter was the South Park movie. What would Brian Boitono do? Shut You F***ing Face Uncle F***er! Ten years later I still think about these moments and laugh to myself.

So when South Park asked us to make them the mother of all video trivia games we jumped at the chance. We’d had great success working with South Park before. With over 15 million plays, our game South Park Death Rally is the most popular SouthPark Game ever made. From this came the South Park Pop Quiz. It is the definitive interactive South Park experience. We think it is one of the most entertaining things on the Internet. You’re welcome, world.

The game features clips from the actual show paired with hilarious questions and answers from the team over at South Park Studios. Players unlock achievements for their efforts and can win exclusive items in the South Park avatar creator.

Let’s dig a little deeper and look under the hood at why this application is such a success.

South Park Pop Quiz

1) Facebook and SPS

South Park wanted their app available for their entire audience, so we built it for their South Park Studios site and for Facebook. We supplied them with  the ability to use the South Park login on their site and then play on Facebook as well. Players on both sites progress were tracker against a common backend.

2) Extensive CMS

South Park wanted to be able to customize EVERY aspect of this game. Every question. Every answer. Music. Sound. Tags. They can import questions from an excel files or manage them online. They can change the appearance and the experience down to minutiae.   In the end the received an app that will live and thrive for a long time and be able to adapt to the needs of their audience.

3) Sponsorships and reporting

As much as we’d love to believe the internet is free someone pays for all this fun. The realities of internet life are that sponsorships and reporting are key to making the magic happen. We built South Park a  means of assigning and monitoring their sponsorships that could satisfy them and their clients. What could be more demanding or more rewarding?

In the end SMERC produced the premier online South Park experience online not for now but for a while to come. Play the game and come to realize it obvious genius, not some much for what we did but how can you resist Cartman’s Authoritae in video glory no less?