Ecko|Code has had an interesting history. After starting out in the console business with the release of Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, the developer then set its sites on the iPhone with Dexter: The Game. The success of that led to more Showtime licensed properties for Facebook, including the just launched Weeds Social Club and the upcoming Dexter: Slice of Life and The Borgias. Gamezebo caught up with Marc Fernandez, Ecko|Code's executive vice president of product development, about the untapped potential of licensed video games as well as what the studio may have in store in the future.
The Borgias is a Showtime TV series that tells the story of "the original crime family," the titular Borgias family, in 15th century Rome. The first season debuted this past April, and soon a game based on the show will be coming to Facebook, developed by the same team behind Weeds Social Club and the upcoming Dexter: Slice of Life.
The team at Ecko|Code will be following up the recent launch of Weeds Social Club with a game based on another Showtime television series: Dexter. And while discussing the game with Marc Fernandez, executive vice president of product development at Ecko|Code, we learned a few interesting details about the upcoming Facebook game. Series star Michael C. Hall will be making an appearance, as will the show's writers.