Steve Fawkner is an

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, programmer, and composer. He created the ''

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'' game series, first released in 1989, and the '' Puzzle Quest'' series which began in 2007.

Career

In 2003, after a long alliance with SSG, he split off to form his own game development company

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. In 2007,

put '' Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords'' on the market for the DS and PSP. It was a sleeper hit that received critical acclaim from gamers and game developers alike. Infinite Interactive has since ported ''Puzzle Quest'' to the Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, PS2, Mac, mobile, and iPhone. In 2008, a ''Puzzle Quest'' spin-off game was developed on a number of platforms for

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. '' Puzzle Quest: Galactrix'' was released on 24 February 2009. While critics praised the variety of the gameplay, it wasn't as well received as ''Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords''. A full sequel to ''Puzzle Quest'', '' Puzzle Quest 2'', was released on 22 June 2010 and was seen as a return to form for the ''Puzzle Quest'' series. Fawkner and Infinite Interactive licensed the game design to Boston-based Demiurge Studios to create '' Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign'', while he worked on another project he called "Puzzle Quest and Warlords thrown together in a blender." '' Gems of War'' was released on 20 November 2014 and is still being supported with updates and events. In 2016 as director of Infinity Plus Two, Steve designed and, the company self published another mixed mechanic game called Tiny Quest. The game was released on iOS and Android in 2017, it was well received with plans to build on the game with a sequel.

Games developed

* '' Puzzle Quest 3'' (2021), Infinity Plus 2 * '' Tiny Quest'' (2017), Infinity Plus 2 * '' Gems of War'' (2014), 505 Games Mobile * '' Puzzle Quest 2'' (2010),

* '' Puzzle Chronicles'' (2010), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. * '' Puzzle Kingdoms'' (2009), Zoo Games * '' Neopets Puzzle Adventure'' (2009),

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* Office Wars (2009) * '' Puzzle Quest: Galactrix'' (2009), D3 Publisher of Europe Ltd. * '' Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords'' (2007), D3 Publisher of Europe Ltd. * '' Heroes of Might and Magic V'' (2006), Ubisoft Italia * '' Warlords Battlecry III'' (2004), Enlight Interactive Inc. * '' Decisive Battles of WWII Vol 2: Korsun Pocket'' (2003),

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* '' Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria'' (2003),

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* ''

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'' (2002),

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* '' Reach for the Stars'' (2000), Strategic Simulations, Inc. * '' Warlords Battlecry'' (2000), Strategic Simulations, Inc. * '' Warlords III: Darklords Rising'' (1998),

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* '' Warlords III: Reign of Heroes'' (1997), Red Orb Entertainment * '' Warlords II Deluxe'' (1995), Strategic Studies Group * '' Warlords II Scenario Builder'' (1994), Strategic Studies Group * '' Carriers at War II'' (1993), Strategic Studies Group * '' Warlords II'' (1993), Strategic Studies Group * ''

'' (1990), Strategic Studies Group

References

External links

Steve Fawkner profile at infinite-interactive.com
1968 births Australian computer programmers Australian composers Australian male composers Living people Australian video game designers Video game programmers Video gaming in Australia {{videogame-bio-stub