Company:505 Games

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505 Games S.p.A.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2006; 19 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

In 2004, Digital Bros created a publishing label entitled 505 GameStreet that would release mainly budget-priced video games in Europe and Australia, mainly those taken from D3Publisher's Simple series.[2]

In 2006, 505 GameStreet was reestablished as a standalone subsidiary entitled 505 Games, based in Milan.[3] The company found its early success through its video games such as Cooking Mama and Zumba Fitness.[4]

In April 2012, 505 Games took over publishing duties from THQ for the fitness game Adidas MiCoach, following a lawsuit between THQ and Adidas.[5] In April 2013, they acquired the license of Drawn To Life series. The purchase included rights to the franchise as a whole.[6] In November 2013, it canceled Ashes Cricket 2013 and issued refunds.[7] 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.[8] In January 2015, 505 Games confirmed the acquisition of the intellectual property (IP) rights to the multi-award-winning Game of the Year 2013,[9] Software:Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons from Starbreeze Studios.[10] 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.[11] A month later, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with game developer Overkill Software for the game Payday 2 Crimewave Edition.[12] In August 2016, 505 Games announced it would be publishing Virginia from Variable State.[13]

In March 2015, 505 Games purchased 2.67% stock of Swedish game developer Starbreeze Studios.[14] In January 2016, 505 Games announced that they will shift their focus from publishing games for other developers to developing their own intellectual properties.[15] In October 2016, 505 Games has announced through Koji Igarashi, their collaboration in publishing Software:Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night from Igarashi's own ArtPlay, DICO and Inti Creates, though Inti's involvement has been reduced.[16] At the Sony E3 press conference on 11 June 2018, 505 Games announced a partnership with Remedy Entertainment to publish Control.[17]

505 Games acquired Australia-based Infinity Plus Two, the developers of the Puzzle Quest games in January 2021.[18]

505 Games worked with Rabbit and Bear Studios to publish Software:Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, a spiritual successor to the Suikoden series. The partnership was announced February 2021.[19]

On 27 June 2022 D3 Go! was acquired by 505 Games. The acquisition also included the intellectual property of the Puzzle Quest games.[20][21]

In November 2023, 505 Games parent company Digital Bros announced plans to lay off about 30% of its global workforce—around 130 employees.[22] Job cuts continued into 2024, when 505 Games closed offices in Germany, Spain, and France.[23][24]

In February 2024, 505 Games sold the IP rights to Control back to developer Remedy Entertainment for €17 million.[25]

Games published

Games published by 505 Games include Sniper Elite III, Payday 2, Assetto Corsa, Software:Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Terraria, Redout, How to Survive, Defense Grid 2, Deep Black, Abzû, Adrift, Virginia, Dead by Daylight, Control, Unturned, Indivisible, and the PC and Xbox Series X/S release of Death Stranding.[26][27][13][28][29]

Accolades

In April 2015, 505 Games was awarded the title of Best Indie Games Label at the MCV Awards.[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Privacy Policy". 505 Games. https://505games.com/privacy/. 
  2. ↑ ".: 505 Game Street :.". http://www.505gamestreet.com/about.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2025. 
  3. ↑ 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. 
  4. ↑ "505 Games' Ian Howe Interview". 10 September 2013. http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/ian-howe-505-games-interview/. 
  5. ↑ "Adidas MiCoach Now Published by 505 Games". 30 April 2012. https://www.engadget.com/2012/04/30/adidas-micoach-now-published-by-505-games-following-thq-kerfuffl/. 
  6. ↑ "505 Games Acquires Draw To Life License". 23 April 2013. http://www.warpzoned.com/2013/04/505-games-acquires-drawn-to-life-license/. 
  7. ↑ 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. 
  8. ↑ "505 Games Publishing Adr1ft". 4 April 2014. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/04/505-games-publishing-astronaut-game-adr1ft. 
  9. ↑ "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/. 
  10. ↑ "Brothers IP Sold to 505 Games". 16 January 2015. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-16-brothers-ip-sold-to-505-games. 
  11. ↑ "505 Games To Publish Overkills The Walking Dead". 29 April 2015. http://thekoalition.com/2015/505-games-to-publish-overkills-the-walking-dead. 
  12. ↑ "PayDay 2: Crimewave Edition Release". 13 May 2015. http://www.christiantoday.com/article/payday.2.crimewave.edition.to.be.released.for.ps4.xbox.one.in.june/53679.htm. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 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. 
  14. ↑ "505 Games Acquires Stake in Starbreeze". http://www.develop-online.net/news/505-games-acquires-stake-in-starbreeze-to-value-studio-at-187m/0204688. 
  15. ↑ 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. 
  16. ↑ 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 
  17. ↑ 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. 
  18. ↑ 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/. 
  19. ↑ (in en) Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Partnership Announcement with 505 Games, 11 February 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEcdfIBJqXc, retrieved 2023-07-03 
  20. ↑ "505 Games acquires D3 Go, publisher of Marvel Puzzle Quest". VentureBeat. 27 June 2022. https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/27/505-games-acquires-d3-go-creators-of-marvel-puzzle-quest/. 
  21. ↑ 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. 
  22. ↑ "Digital Bros, parent company of 505 Games, is laying off 30% of its staff" (in en-AU). 15 November 2023. https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/digital-bros-parent-company-of-505-games-is-laying-off-30-of-its-staff-2633181/. 
  23. ↑ Kennedy, Victoria (2024-02-29). "Ghostrunner 2 publisher 505 Games closes offices in Germany, Spain and France" (in en). Eurogamer.net. https://www.eurogamer.net/ghostrunner-2-publisher-505-closes-offices-in-germany-spain-and-france. 
  24. ↑ Caballero, David (2024-02-29). "Más recortes en Digital Bros: ¿afectarán a Assetto Corsa 2 o Project Iron?" (in es). https://www.gamereactor.es/otra-ronda-de-despidos-505-games-echa-el-cierre-en-espana-francia-y-alemania-1121483/. 
  25. ↑ Dring, Christopher (2024-02-28). "Remedy acquires full Control rights from 505 Games for €17m" (in en). https://www.gamesindustry.biz/remedy-buys-all-control-rights-back-from-505-games-for-17m. 
  26. ↑ "505 Games Announces Abzu". 10 June 2014. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/e3-2014-505-games-announces-abzu. 
  27. ↑ "505 Games Publishing Adrift". 5 April 2014. https://www.engadget.com/2014/04/05/505-games-publishing-adrift-three-one-zeros-trip-to-space-gone/. 
  28. ↑ "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. 
  29. ↑ "Lab Zero partnering with 505 Games for Indivisible". 28 July 2015. https://www.gematsu.com/2015/07/lab-zero-partnering-505-games-indivisible. 
  30. ↑ "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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