Company:505 Games

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Short description: Italian video game publisher
505 Games S.p.A.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Headquarters
Milan
,
Italy
ParentDigital Bros
Subsidiaries
Website505games.com

505 Games S.p.A. is an Italian video game publisher based in Milan.[1] It was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Milan-based Digital Bros.

History

505 Games was founded in 2006 in Milan as a subsidiary of Digital Bros.[2] The company found its early success through its video games such as Cooking Mama and Zumba Fitness.[3]

In April 2012, 505 Games took over publishing duties from THQ for the fitness game Adidas MiCoach, following a lawsuit between THQ and Adidas.[4] In April 2013, they acquired the license of Drawn To Life series. The purchase included rights to the franchise as a whole.[5] In November 2013, it canceled Ashes Cricket 2013 and issued refunds.[6] In April 2014, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with Adam Orth's Three One Zero of the game Adrift. The game is described as a first-person experience, where the player controls an astronaut exploring debris of a wrecked station in outer space.[7] In January 2015, 505 Games confirmed the acquisition of the intellectual property (IP) rights to the multi-award-winning Game of the Year 2013,[8] Brothers from Starbreeze Studios.[9] In April 2015, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with Swedish game developer Starbreeze for the game Overkill's The Walking Dead, which released in late 2018.[10] A month later, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with game developer Overkill Software for the game Payday 2 Crimewave Edition.[11] In August 2016, 505 Games announced it would be publishing Virginia from Variable State.[12]

In March 2015, 505 Games purchased 2.67% stock of Swedish game developer Starbreeze Studios.[13] In January 2016, 505 Games announced that they will shift their focus from publishing games for other developers to developing their own intellectual properties.[14] In October 2016, 505 Games has announced through Koji Igarashi, their collaboration in publishing Bloodstained from Igarashi's own ArtPlay, DICO and Inti Creates, though Inti's involvement has been reduced.[15] At the Sony E3 press conference on 11 June 2018, 505 Games announced a partnership with Remedy Entertainment to publish Control.[16]

505 Games acquired Australia-based Infinity Plus Two, the developers of the Puzzle Quest games in January 2021.[17]

505 Games is working with Rabbit and Bear Studios to publish Eiyuden Chronicle, a spiritual successor to the Suikoden series. The partnership was announced February 2021.[18]

On 27 June 2022 D3 Go! was acquired by 505 Games. The acquisition also included the intellectual property of the Puzzle Quest games.[19][20]

Games published

Games published by 505 Games include Sniper Elite III, Payday 2, Assetto Corsa, Brothers, Terraria, Redout, How to Survive, Defense Grid 2, Deep Black, Abzû, Adrift, Virginia, Dead by Daylight, Control, Unturned, Indivisible, and the PC release of Death Stranding.[21][22][12][23][24]

Accolades

In April 2015, 505 Games was awarded the title of Best Indie Games Label at the MCV Awards.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Privacy Policy". 505 Games. https://505games.com/privacy/. 
  2. ↑ Doolan, Lian (13 September 2018). "Terraria Publisher 505 Games Expands Coverage To Japan And South Korea". http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/09/terraria_publisher_505_games_expands_coverage_to_japan_and_south_korea. 
  3. ↑ "505 Games' Ian Howe Interview". 10 September 2013. http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/ian-howe-505-games-interview/. 
  4. ↑ "Adidas MiCoach Now Published by 505 Games". https://www.engadget.com/2012/04/30/adidas-micoach-now-published-by-505-games-following-thq-kerfuffl/. 
  5. ↑ "505 Games Acquires Draw To Life License". 23 April 2013. http://www.warpzoned.com/2013/04/505-games-acquires-drawn-to-life-license/. 
  6. ↑ Cowan, D. (2 December 2013). "Ashes Cricket 2013 pulled from Steam, publisher issuing refunds". https://www.engadget.com/2013-12-02-ashes-cricket-2013-pulled-from-steam-publisher-issuing-refunds.html. 
  7. ↑ "505 Games Publishing Adr1ft". 4 April 2014. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/04/505-games-publishing-astronaut-game-adr1ft. 
  8. ↑ "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Game of the Year Award". 23 December 2013. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/12/23/winners-2013-playstation-blog-game-of-the-year-awards/. 
  9. ↑ "Brothers IP Sold to 505 Games". 16 January 2015. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-16-brothers-ip-sold-to-505-games. 
  10. ↑ "505 Games To Publish Overkills The Walking Dead". 29 April 2015. http://thekoalition.com/2015/505-games-to-publish-overkills-the-walking-dead. 
  11. ↑ "PayDay 2: Crimewave Edition Release". http://www.christiantoday.com/article/payday.2.crimewave.edition.to.be.released.for.ps4.xbox.one.in.june/53679.htm. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Robinson, Martin (2016-08-25). "Virginia, one of 2016's most promising games, is coming to Xbox One, PS4 and PC next month" (in en-UK). http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-08-25-virginia-one-of-2016s-most-promising-games-is-coming-to-xbox-one-ps4-and-pc-next-month. 
  13. ↑ "505 Games Acquires Stake in Starbreeze". http://www.develop-online.net/news/505-games-acquires-stake-in-starbreeze-to-value-studio-at-187m/0204688. 
  14. ↑ Dring, Christopher (21 January 2016). "505 Games switches focus to developing its own IP". MCV. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/505-games-switches-focus-to-developing-its-own-ip/0161489. 
  15. ↑ Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2016-10-05), Bloodstained and 505 Games Partnership, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faV-ls5hLSc, retrieved 2016-10-05 
  16. ↑ Kuchera, Ben (11 June 2018). "Sony debuts Remedy's new game, Control, at E3 2018". https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/11/17446806/control-ps4-remedy-games-e3-2018. 
  17. ↑ Minotti, Mike (January 14, 2021). "505 Games acquires Puzzle Quest studio Infinity Plus Two". Venture Beat. https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/14/505-games-acquires-puzzle-quest-studio-infinity-plus-two/. 
  18. ↑ (in en) Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Partnership Announcement with 505 Games, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEcdfIBJqXc, retrieved 2023-07-03 
  19. ↑ "505 Games acquires D3 Go, publisher of Marvel Puzzle Quest". 27 June 2022. https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/27/505-games-acquires-d3-go-creators-of-marvel-puzzle-quest/. 
  20. ↑ Blake, Vikki (July 3, 2022). "505 Games acquires D3 Go! and the Puzzle Quest franchise". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/505-games-acquires-d3-go-and-the-puzzle-quest-franchise. Retrieved July 3, 2022. 
  21. ↑ "505 Games Announces Abzu". 10 June 2014. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/e3-2014-505-games-announces-abzu. 
  22. ↑ "505 Games Publishing Adrift". https://www.engadget.com/2014/04/05/505-games-publishing-adrift-three-one-zeros-trip-to-space-gone/. 
  23. ↑ "Death Stranding on PC will be published by 505 Games". 28 October 2019. https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/28/death-stranding-on-pc-will-be-published-by-505-games. 
  24. ↑ "Lab Zero partnering with 505 Games for Indivisible". 28 July 2015. https://www.gematsu.com/2015/07/lab-zero-partnering-505-games-indivisible. 
  25. ↑ "MCV Awards 2015". 21 April 2015. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mcv-awards-2015-watch-the-opening-video-here/0148307/. 

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