505 Games S.p.A. is an Italian

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based in

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. It was founded in 2006 as a

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of Milan-based

Digital Bros Digital Bros is an Italian video game company that develops, publishes and distributes games. It publishes games under its 505 Games subsidiary brand since 2007 and established video game development school, ''Digital Bros Game Academy'', in 2 ...

History

505 Games was founded in 2006 in

as a

. The company found its early success through its

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such as '' Cooking Mama'' and '' Zumba Fitness''. In April 2012, 505 Games took over publishing duties from THQ for the fitness game ''Adidas MiCoach'', following a lawsuit between THQ and

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. In April 2013, they acquired the license of ''Drawn To Life'' series. The purchase included rights to the franchise as a whole. In November 2013, it canceled Ashes Cricket 2013 and issued refunds. In April 2014, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with Adam Orth's Three One Zero of the game ''

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''. The game is described as a first-person experience, where the player controls an astronaut exploring debris of a wrecked station in outer space. In January 2015, 505 Games confirmed the acquisition of the intellectual property (IP) rights to the multi-award-winning Game of the Year 2013, '' Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons'' from Starbreeze Studios. 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. A month later, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with game developer Overkill Software for the game ''

Payday 2 ''Payday 2'' is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games. The game is a sequel to 2011's '' Payday: The Heist''. It was released in August 2013 for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox ...

'' Crimewave Edition. In August 2016, 505 Games announced it would be publishing ''

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'' from

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. In March 2015, 505 Games purchased 2.67% stock of Swedish game developer

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. In January 2016, 505 Games announced that they will shift their focus from publishing games for other developers to developing their own

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. In October 2016, 505 Games has announced through

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, their collaboration in publishing '' Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night'' from Igarashi's own ArtPlay, DICO and

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, though Inti's involvement has been reduced. At the Sony E3 press conference on 11 June 2018, 505 Games announced a partnership with

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to publish ''

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''. 505 Games acquired Australia-based

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, the developers of the ''

Puzzle Quest ''Puzzle Quest'' is a series of puzzle video games where 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 the ''Warlords'' series o ...

'' games in January 2021. 505 Games is working with Rabbit and Bear Studios to publish '' Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes'', a spiritual successor to the '' Suikoden'' series; the partnership officially announced February 2021. On June 27, 2022, D3 Go! was acquired by 505 Games. The acquisition also included the intellectual property of the ''Puzzle Quest'' games.

Games published

Games published by 505 Games include ''

Sniper Elite III ''Sniper Elite III'' is a 2014 third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by Rebellion Developments. The game is a prequel to its 2012 predecessor '' Sniper Elite V2'', and is the third installment in the ''Snip ...

'', ''

Assetto Corsa ''Assetto Corsa'' (Italian for "Race Setup") is a sim racing video game developed by the Italian video game developer Kunos Simulazioni. It is designed with an emphasis on a realistic racing experience with support for extensive customization and ...

'', '' Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons'', ''

Terraria ''Terraria'' is an action-adventure sandbox game developed by Re-Logic. The game was first released for Windows on May 16, 2011, and has since been ported to several other platforms. The game features exploration, crafting, building, painting ...

'', '' Redout'', '' How to Survive'', ''

Defense Grid 2 ''Defense Grid 2'' is a 2014 tower defense video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and published by 505 Games. As a sequel to the 2008 '' Defense Grid: The Awakening'', the game was crowd-funded on Kickstarter in 2012 and released on W ...

'', '' Deep Black'', ''

Abzû ''Abzû'' is an adventure video game developed by Giant Squid Studios and published by 505 Games for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Amazon Luna. Initially released as a digital title in August 2016, a retail version fo ...

'', ''

'', '' Dead by Daylight'', ''

'', ''

Unturned ''Unturned'' is a free-to-play survival game by Smartly Dressed Games, a studio consisting solely of Canadian game designer Nelson Sexton. It was released for Windows, macOS, and Linux in July 2014. ''Unturned'' allows players to create custom map ...

'' and the PC release of ''

Death Stranding ''Death Stranding'' is a 2019 action game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It is the first game from director Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions after their split from Kona ...

''.

Accolades

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

References

External links

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