505 Games

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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 Digital Bros.

## History

505 Games was founded in Milan, Italy, in 2006 as a subsidiary of Digital Bros. 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, they acquired the license of *Drawn To Life* series. The purchase includes rights to the franchise as a whole. 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 they will shift their focus from publishing games for other developers to developing their own intellectual properties. 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. At the Sony E3 press conference on 11 June 2018, 505 Games announced a partnership with Remedy Entertainment to publish *Control*.

## Games published

*Main article: List of 505 video games*
Games published by 505 Games include *Sniper Elite III*, *Payday 2*, *Assetto Corsa*, *Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons*, *Terraria*, *Redout (Xbox One and PS4)*, *How to Survive*, *Defense Grid 2*, *Deep Black*, *Abzu*, *Adrift,* *Virginia*, *Control* and the PC release of *Death Stranding*.

## Accolades

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

## References

1. ↑ Doolan, Lian (13 September 2018). "Terraria Publisher 505 Games Expands Coverage To Japan And South Korea". http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/09/terraria\_publisher\_505\_games\_expands\_coverage\_to\_japan\_and\_south\_korea.
2. ↑ "505 Games' Ian Howe Interview". 10 September 2013. http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/ian-howe-505-games-interview/.
3. ↑ "Adidas MiCoach Now Published by 505 Games". https://www.engadget.com/2012/04/30/adidas-micoach-now-published-by-505-games-following-thq-kerfuffl/.
4. ↑ "505 Games Acquires Draw To Life License". 23 April 2013. http://www.warpzoned.com/2013/04/505-games-acquires-drawn-to-life-license/.
5. ↑ "505 Games Publishing Adr1ft". http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/04/505-games-publishing-astronaut-game-adr1ft.
6. ↑ "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Game of the Year Award". 23 December 2013. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/12/23/winners-2013-playstation-blog-game-of-the-year-awards/.
7. ↑ "Brothers IP Sold to 505 Games". 16 January 2015. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-16-brothers-ip-sold-to-505-games.
8. ↑ "505 Games To Publish Overkills The Walking Dead". 29 April 2015. http://thekoalition.com/2015/505-games-to-publish-overkills-the-walking-dead.
9. ↑ "PayDay 2: Crimewave Edition Release". http://www.christiantoday.com/article/payday.2.crimewave.edition.to.be.released.for.ps4.xbox.one.in.june/53679.htm.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Robinson, Martin (2016-08-25). "Virginia, one of 2016's most promising games, is coming to Xbox One, PS4 and PC next month" (in en-UK). http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-08-25-virginia-one-of-2016s-most-promising-games-is-coming-to-xbox-one-ps4-and-pc-next-month.
11. ↑ "505 Games Acquires Stake in Starbreeze". http://www.develop-online.net/news/505-games-acquires-stake-in-starbreeze-to-value-studio-at-187m/0204688.
12. ↑ Dring, Christopher (21 January 2016). "505 Games switches focus to developing its own IP". *MCV*. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/505-games-switches-focus-to-developing-its-own-ip/0161489. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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14. ↑ Kuchera, Ben (11 June 2018). "Sony debuts Remedy's new game, Control, at E3 2018". https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/11/17446806/control-ps4-remedy-games-e3-2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
15. ↑ "505 Games Announces Abzu". http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/e3-2014-505-games-announces-abzu.
16. ↑ "505 Games Publishing Adrift". https://www.engadget.com/2014/04/05/505-games-publishing-adrift-three-one-zeros-trip-to-space-gone/.
17. ↑ "Death Stranding on PC will be published by 505 Games". https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/28/death-stranding-on-pc-will-be-published-by-505-games.
18. ↑ "MCV Awards 2015". http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mcv-awards-2015-watch-the-opening-video-here/0148307/.