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Nerdery adds gaming capabilities with SnowOwl Studio agreement

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Nerdery Interactive Labs (The Nerdery) announced today a strategic alliance with SnowOwl Studio that will expand the gaming capabilities of both companies.

“Gaming is entirely its own programming discipline in terms of technology, design, psychology and purpose – and we know enough about it to know we can bring more to the table for our agency partners and clients by working with established gaming experts,” said Nerdery president Luke Bucklin.

Said SnowOwl Studio president Tom Zemlin: “Our game development bandwidth and workforce expand exponentially by tapping into The Nerdery and its 70 programmers, and as we’re joined at the table by the brand strategists, designers and other creative minds of The Nerdery’s many agency partners, we will have the combined capability to take the casual game market to another level.”

The strategic partners provide free webinars for ad, design and marketing agencies interested in creating games that can build community around the brands of their clients. More information at http://www.nerdery.com/gaming.

About SnowOwl Studio
SnowOwl Studio, Inc., is a software development studio with capabilities across a variety of platforms and markets, including entertainment, business, productivity and entertainment. The company has developed titles for THQ, Playfirst, Mattel, GameMill and other publishers. SnowOwl Studio has also developed productivity titles for Riverdeep, Digital Blue and Disney, and, it has shipped a number of Top Ten Casual Games, including Diaper Dash, Hot Dish!, The Great Chocolate Chase and Lost Secrets: Ancient Mysteries. SnowOwl Studio has developed eCommerce, corporate training, and project management software for General Mills, 3M, Pitney Bowes, Juut Salon Spa, Mayo Clinic, and Medtronic. http://www.snowowlstudio.com/

About Nerdery Interactive Labs (The Nerdery)

A division of Sierra Bravo Corp., The Nerdery partners with ad, design and marketing agencies nationwide to execute their clients’ interactive projects, including mobile and social media apps. Sierra Bravo has made the Inc. 5000 and the Mpls-St. Paul Biz Journal Fast 50 lists in consecutive years, with The Nerdery spurring revenue growth. Founded by three programmers in 2003, the company now has a staff of 90. The Nerdery created the Overnight Website Challenge, a 24-hour nonprofit event at which volunteer web pros have donated more than half-a-million dollars worth of professional services to 23 nonprofits so far. Visit www.nerdery.com to browse our portfolio of nerdy work and peruse our periodic table of nerds.