London, Ontario, Canada – March 3rd, 2009 – Sykhronics Entertainment is proud to announce that its flagship iPhone title Smiles is a finalist in the Independent Games Festival Mobile (IGF Mobile). The IGF Mobile is a contest set up by the Think Services Game Group (producers of Game Developer magazine, Gamasutra.com, and the Game Developers Conferences®) to promote innovation in portable games, and is open to entrants from around the world. Smiles is one of five remaining games vying for the top prize “IGF Mobile Best Game”. These five were chosen from over 100 unique games submitted to the contest. Smiles is also the only game representing Canada this year. Winners of the IGF Mobile will be announced in San Fransisco, at the Game Developers Conference in March.
To learn more about the Independent Games Festival Mobile, visit igfmobile.cm.
To learn more about Smiles, please visit: http://www.smiles-game.com/
Smiles is available in the App Store.
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About Sykhronics Entertainment
Sykhronics Entertainment is a Canadian independent game developer. It is owned and operated by Michael Kasprzak, a game industry veteran with nearly a decade of experience. Mike has worked on more than a dozen titles featuring properties from Mattel, Disney, Hoyle, Milton Bradley, Knowledge Adventure and Breakthrough Entertainment. Sykhronics Entertainment aims to bring exciting original titles to current and next generation mobile and console gaming systems.
For more information, please visit: http://www.sykhronics.com/
About the Think Services Game Group
A core provider of essential information to the professional game industry, the Think Services Game Group offers market-defining content, and drives community through its award winning lineup of print, online, event and research products and services. These include Game Developer Magazine, Game Developer Research, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com, GameCareerGuide.com, WorldsInMotion.biz, GameSetWatch.com, GamesOnDeck.com, SeriousGamesSource.com, the Game Developers Conference®, the Austin Game Developers Conference®, the Paris Game Developers Conference®, GDC Mobile, the Game Career Seminars, the Independent Games Festival and Summit, and the Game Developers Choice Awards.
For more information, please visit: http://www.tsgamegroup.com/