505 Games
505 Games S.p.A. is an Italian video game publisher based in Milan. It was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Milan-based Digital Bros.
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505 Games S.p.A. is an Italian video game publisher based in Milan. It was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Milan-based Digital Bros.
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• Name — 505 Games S.p.A. • Type — Subsidiary • Industry — Video games • Hq Location City — Milan • Hq Location Country — Italy • Parent — Digital Bros • Subsidiaries — * 505 Mobile • DR Studios • Hawken Entertainment • Infinity Plus Two • Website — https: 505games.com/
History
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. In 2006, 505 GameStreet was reestablished as a standalone subsidiary entitled 505 Games, based in Milan. The company found its early success through its video games 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 Adidas. In April 2013, it 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 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. 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 Crimewave Edition. In August 2016, 505 Games announced it would be publishing Virginia from Variable State. In March 2015, 505 Games purchased 2.67% stock of Swedish game developer Starbreeze Studios. In January 2016, 505 Games announced that it will shift its focus from publishing games for other developers to developing its own intellectual properties. In October 2016, 505 Games has announced through Koji Igarashi, its collaboration in publishing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night from Igarashi's own ArtPlay, DICO and Inti Creates, though Inti's involvement has been reduced. At the Sony E3 press conference on 11 June 2018, 505 Games announced a partnership with Remedy Entertainment to publish Control. 505 Games acquired Australia-based Infinity Plus Two, the developers of the Puzzle Quest games in January 2021. 505 Games worked with Rabbit and Bear Studios to publish Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, a spiritual successor to the Suikoden series. The partnership was announced February 2021. On 27 June 2022 D3 Go! was acquired by 505 Games. The acquisition also included the intellectual property of the Puzzle Quest games. In November 2023, 505 Games parent company Digital Bros announced plans to lay off about 30% of its global workforce—around 130 employees. Job cuts continued into 2024, when 505 Games closed offices in Germany, Spain, and France. In February 2024, 505 Games sold the IP rights to Control back to developer Remedy Entertainment for €17 million.
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Accolades
In April 2015, 505 Games was awarded the title of Best Indie Games Label at the MCV Awards.
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Games published by 505 Games include Sniper Elite III, Payday 2, Assetto Corsa, 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, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and the PC and Xbox Series X/S release of Death Stranding.
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- 1.505 Games. Privacy Policy.
- 2..: 505 Game Street :. www.505gamestreet.com.
- 3.Doolan, Lian. Terraria Publisher 505 Games Expands Coverage To Japan And South Korea. Nintendo Life. 13 September 2018.
- 4.505 Games' Ian Howe Interview. Digital Trends. 10 September 2013.
- 5.Adidas MiCoach Now Published by 505 Games. Engadget. 30 April 2012.
- 6.505 Games Acquires Draw To Life License. Warp Zoned. 23 April 2013.
- 7.Cowan, D. Ashes Cricket 2013 pulled from Steam, publisher issuing refunds. Engadget. 2 December 2013.
- 8.505 Games Publishing Adr1ft. IGN. 4 April 2014.
- 9.Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Game of the Year Award. PlayStation Blog. 23 December 2013.
- 10.Brothers IP Sold to 505 Games. Eurogamer. 16 January 2015.
- 11.505 Games To Publish Overkills The Walking Dead. The Koalition. 29 April 2015.
- 12.PayDay 2: Crimewave Edition Release. Christian Today. 13 May 2015.
- 13.505 Games Acquires Stake in Starbreeze. Develop.
- 14.Dring, Christopher. 505 Games switches focus to developing its own IP. MCV. 21 January 2016.
- 15.Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Bloodstained and 505 Games Partnership. 2016-10-05.
- 16.Kuchera, Ben. Sony debuts Remedy's new game, Control, at E3 2018. Polygon. 11 June 2018.
- 17.Minotti, Mike. 505 Games acquires Puzzle Quest studio Infinity Plus Two. Venture Beat. January 14, 2021.
- 18.Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Partnership Announcement with 505 Games. 11 February 2021.
- 19.505 Games acquires D3 Go, publisher of Marvel Puzzle Quest. VentureBeat. 27 June 2022.
- 20.Blake, Vikki. 505 Games acquires D3 Go! and the Puzzle Quest franchise. Eurogamer. July 3, 2022.
- 21.Digital Bros, parent company of 505 Games, is laying off 30% of its staff. www.gameshub.com. 15 November 2023.
- 22.Kennedy, Victoria. Ghostrunner 2 publisher 505 Games closes offices in Germany, Spain and France. Eurogamer.net. 2024-02-29.
- 23.Caballero, David. Más recortes en Digital Bros: ¿afectarán a Assetto Corsa 2 o Project Iron?. Gamereactor España. 2024-02-29.
- 24.Dring, Christopher. Remedy acquires full Control rights from 505 Games for €17m. GamesIndustry.biz. 2024-02-28.
- 25.505 Games Announces Abzu. IGN. 10 June 2014.
- 26.505 Games Publishing Adrift. Engadget. 5 April 2014.
- 27.Robinson, Martin. Virginia, one of 2016's most promising games, is coming to Xbox One, PS4 and PC next month. Eurogamer. 2016-08-25.
- 28.Death Stranding on PC will be published by 505 Games. IGN. 28 October 2019.
- 29.Lab Zero partnering with 505 Games for Indivisible. 28 July 2015.
- 30.MCV Awards 2015. MCV. 21 April 2015.
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