505 Games

505 Games was founded in Milan, Italy, in 2006 as a subsidiary of Digital Bros.[1] The company found its early success through its video games such as Cooking Mama and Zumba Fitness.[2]

In April 2012, 505 Games took over publishing duties from THQ for the fitness game Adidas MiCoach, following a lawsuit between THQ and Adidas.[3] In April 2013, they acquired the license of Drawn To Life series. The purchase includes rights to the franchise as a whole.[4] 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.[5] In January 2015, 505 Games confirmed the acquisition of the intellectual property (IP) rights to the multi-award-winning Game of the Year 2013,[6] Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons from Starbreeze Studios.[7] 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.[8] A month later, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with game developer Overkill Software for the game Payday 2 Crimewave Edition.[9] In August 2016, 505 Games announced it would be publishing Virginia from Variable State.[10]

In March 2015, 505 Games purchased 2.67% stock of Swedish game developer Starbreeze Studios.[11] In January 2016, 505 Games announced that they will shift their focus from publishing games for other developers to developing their own intellectual properties.[12] In October 2016, 505 Games has announced through Koji Igarashi, their collaboration in publishing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night from Igarashi's own ArtPlay, DICO and Inti Creates, though Inti's involvement has been reduced.[13] At the Sony E3 press conference on 11 June 2018, 505 Games announced a partnership with Remedy Entertainment to publish Control.[14]

505 Games acquired Australia-based Infinity Plus Two, the developers of the Puzzle Quest games in January 2021.[15]

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 and the PC release of Death Stranding.[16][17][10][18]

In April 2015, 505 Games was awarded the title of Best Indie Games Label at the MCV Awards.[19]

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