Steve Fawkner is an Australian 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

Infinite Interactive Infinity Plus Two, previously Infinite Interactive, is a video game developer with headquarters in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The company was founded by Steve Fawkner in 1989. After a long alliance with SSG, resulting in the development ...

. 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." ''

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'' 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

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. 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

* ''

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'' (2021),

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* ''

'' (2017),

* ''

'' (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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* '' Puzzle Quest: Galactrix'' (2009),

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* '' Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords'' (2007),

* ''

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'' (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'' (2002),

Strategic Studies Group Strategic Studies Group (SSG) is an Australian software development company that makes primarily strategy wargames. The company was founded by strategy game enthusiasts Ian Trout and Roger Keating. Trout was proprietor of a military books sto ...

* '' Reach for the Stars'' (2000),

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* '' 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 ''Carriers at War II: Fleet Carrier Operations in Southeast Asia 1936-1946'' is a 1993 wargame by Strategic Studies Group for DOS and Macintosh. It's a sequel to the 1992 ''Carriers at War''. In 1996, ''The Complete Carriers at War'' was release ...

'' (1993), Strategic Studies Group * ''

Warlords II ''Warlords II'' is computer wargame released in 1993, and the second release in the ''Warlords'' video game series. An expansion pack, ''Warlords II Scenario Builder'', was released in 1994. The updated version of the game, ''Warlords II Deluxe' ...

'' (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