Steve Fawkner is an

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n video game designer, programmer, and composer. He created the ''

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'' game series in 1989 and more recently the '' Puzzle Quest'' series.

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

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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 ''Puzzle Quest'' is a series of puzzle video games where Tile-matching video game, tile-matching serves as the combat for a role-playing video game. The first game was released in 2007: ''Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords'', a spin-off of t ...

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

* ''

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'' (2010),

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* ''

Puzzle Kingdoms ''Puzzle Kingdoms'' is a puzzle video game developed by Infinite Interactive for PC, Nintendo DS and Wii. The PC version is available to download online through services such as IGN's Direct2Drive and Steam. Like Infinite Interactive's previous ...

'' (2009),

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* ''

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'' (2009),

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* '' 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 ''Heroes of Might and Magic V'' is the fifth installment of the ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' fantasy turn-based strategy video game series. The game was released by Ubisoft in Europe on May 16, and then in the United States and Canada on May 2 ...

'' (2006), Ubisoft Italia * ''

Warlords Battlecry III ''Warlords Battlecry III'' is a real-time strategy game developed by Infinite Interactive and published in 2004. It is the third installment in the ''Warlords Battlecry'' series and the sequel to '' Warlords Battlecry II''. Gameplay While ''Warlo ...

'' (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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* ''

Warlords Battlecry II ''Warlords Battlecry II'' is a real-time strategy and role-playing game, developed by Strategic Studies Group (SSG) as the sequel to ''Warlords Battlecry''. It was released on March 12, 2002. The game requires the player to build buildings and cre ...

'' (2002),

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* '' Reach for the Stars'' (2000), Strategic Simulations, Inc. * ''

Warlords Battlecry ''Warlords Battlecry'', sometimes mislabeled as ''Warlords 3: Battlecry'', is a real-time strategy video game released in 2000 for Microsoft Windows. It was the first of new series of RTS games set in Steve Fawkner's ''Warlords'' franchise. Gam ...

'' (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 Video game designers Video game programmers Video gaming in Australia {{videogame-bio-stub