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Digital Bros, the parent company of 505 Games, acquires the studio of “Gem Wars” to expand the free game market

Global game publisher 505 Games, in order to continue to expand its attention in the free-to-play market, announced the successful acquisition of Australia’s previously developed “Puzzle Quest” and “Puzzle Quest”Gem war(Gems of War)” series of game development studio Infinity Plus Two.-

Game designer Steve Fawkner (Steve Fawkner) established Infinity Plus Two studio in Melbourne, specializing in fantasy-type puzzle and strategy original games. The team has produced more than 30 games, among which the “Puzzle Cube” series has brought more than 200 million US dollars in revenue to the studio, and has approximately 32 million players worldwide. After this acquisition, Fawkner will continue to lead the studio and transfer to the management team of 505 Games.

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Clive Robert, head of free games at 505 Games, said: “Infinity Plus Two is an experienced studio that has achieved great success over the years. Their creativity and rich experience will add to the icing on the cake for 505 Games. The growing market and popularity have become the key to the company’s business expansion. As one of the leading third-party publishers of cross-platform free games, this acquisition has consolidated our investment in internal development and added more to our IP library Many works.”

Prior to this acquisition, 505 Games and Infinity Plus 2 released a free puzzle RPG “Gem war“The game will continue to be developed and updated together with other high-profile projects.-

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Steve Fawkner, CEO and Creative Director of Infinity Plus Two, pointed out: “In the past 7 years, we have worked closely to develop “Gem war“After that, we are very happy to be officially a member of the 505 Games team. Not only do we have the same personal and professional values, but we can also collaborate happily. We look forward to continuing to develop projects in progress and all new projects in progress but not announced on this basis. “-

Infinity Plus Two will be the third studio to join 505 Games’ internal development network, which also includes DR Studios in the UK and Kunos Simulazioni in Italy. 505 Games’ free-to-play product portfolio includes a number of projects in development that leverage the expertise of various studios on different types and multiple platforms.

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