505 games
505 Games & Limbic Entertainment reveal partnership for unannounced survival FPS
505 Games, a subsidiary of Digital Bros., has entered a partnership with industry veterans Limbic Entertainment, a development studio best known for its work on the Might & Magic franchise in cooperation with Ubisoft and their current on Tropico 6 with Kalypso. 505 has acquired the worldwide publishing and marketing rights to Limbic Entertainment’s next title, an unannounced online survival sandbox game. The partnership with Limbic Entertainment follows another recently announced 505 publishing deal with Paul Neurath and Warren Spector’s OtherSide Entertainment on Underworld Ascendant, the next-generation sequel to the landmark Underworld franchise. “We are always on the lookout for new development partners who bring something unique to our diverse and indie-focused portfolio, and Limb...
505 Games To Publish Underworld Ascendant
505 Games announced today a partnership with development studio OtherSide Entertainment to publish fantasy RPG Underworld Ascendant, the next-generation sequel to the landmark Underworld franchise. The deeply experienced team at OtherSide studio – helmed by industry legends Paul Neurath (Ultima Underworld, Thief) and Warren Spector (Deus Ex, Epic Mickey) – has worked on many leading game franchises, which collectively garnered more than 200 awards and earned over $3 billion in revenues. Their current project, Underworld Ascendant, was first revealed on Kickstarter, where fans clamoring for the return of the storied masterpiece raised more than $850,000 for its creation. “It’s another big moment for 505 Games, having the opportunity to partner with this talented team on such an iconic brand...
Co-op FPS RAID: World War II to Launch in September for PC and October for Consoles
Prepare to fight dirty and dictate new world disorder with RAID: World War II as Starbreeze, Lion Game Lion and 505 Games today revealed release dates for the highly-anticipated shooter, starring John Cleese as the British intelligence officer Control. Coming to PC on September 26th and digital and physical retail formats of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this October, the action-packed four-player cooperative first-person shooter is set during the terrifying time when the German war machine was tearing through Europe, and hope was in short supply. Known for contributing to critically-acclaimed heist game PayDay 2, developers Lion Game Lion lead by Game Director Ilija Petrusic (Co-founder of Overkill Software and lead level designer of PayDay: The Heist and PayDay 2) and Starbreeze Publishing ...
Last Day of June Launches August 31
Fresh off a much-lauded appearance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Last Day of June has been hailed by critics including CNET, IGN and Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller as one of the best experiences of the show. Now, visionary Italian independent studio Ovosonico and indie publisher 505 Games offer deeper insight into the painterly world of the upcoming single-player journey with a new trailer. This cinematic glimpse inside Last Day of June reveals core mechanics of the meaningful narrative, in which players discover portals to the past that allow them to unlock and become characters intertwined in June’s story. Each character will present new emotionally challenging puzzles to solve, as June’s bereaved husband Carl attempts to turn back time and save her life. Ovosonico and ...
Inside/ Limbo Physical Double Pack Launches September 12
Playdead has partnered with 505 Games to bring Inside and Limbo to physical retail as a $29.99 double pack for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at select retailers across the U.S. on September 12, and September 15 in Europe, the developer announced. In addition to the full games Inside and Limbo, the double pack will include collector’s items such as a limited run poster and art card. Here is an overview of each game, via Playdead: Limbo is an eerie black-and-white 2D sidescroller that features elements of film noir, terrific horror and haunting imagery that adds increased depth to the game’s minimalist and ambient gameplay. Inside heaves unique challenges at players navigating a stark, yet gorgeous dystopian monochromatic 2.5D environment to guide the red-shirt wearing protagonist away from nea...
Laser League Announced By 505 Games & Roll7
Brace Yourself for Lightspeed Arcade Multiplayer Mayhem in Laser League 505 Games announced today a partnership with BAFTA-winning indie dev magicians Roll7 on Laser League, a fast and fun original multiplayer arcade game. Known for the award-winning OlliOlli series and NOT A HERO, Roll7 bring their trademark addictive gameplay to an original vision of near-future competition. With up to 4 v. 4 intense online or local multiplayer mode with friends, Laser League’s frenetic yet intuitive matches are easy to play but difficult to master, in a throwback to the heyday of gaming’s more approachable arcade action. “We have admired and enjoyed Roll7’s work from a far ever since the first OlliOlli game,” said Tim Woodley, senior vice president of brand and marketing, 505 Games. “When we saw the fir...
Last Day Of June Announced For PS4 and PC, Featuring Music By Steven Wilson
Visionary Italian independent studio Ovosonico and indie publisher 505 Games today announced their first project together, Last Day of June, a profound interactive adventure. From an all-star collaboration of creators including critically acclaimed director Massimo Guarini (Murasaki Baby, Shadow of the Damned, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja), award-winning musician and record producer Steven Wilson, and Jess Cope (animator on Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” and director for Metallica’s “Here Comes Revenge” music video), Last Day of June aims to be a true artistic innovation. Visualizing a bittersweet story told through a welcoming, painterly world, the role-playing exploration game showcases the beauty of life and love, but also the contradictions of loss, as seen in the first teaser trailer. “With ...
Ashes Cricket 2013 pulled from Steam
The sorry saga of 505 Games’ Ashes Cricket 2013 continues beginning with one of the dumbest trailers in gaming history, it was supposed to appear in June this year. You know, in time for the Ashes. It didn’t make it, except they got lucky. The usual two year gap between the Australia Vs England bat-to-ball grudge series, they’ve started another one already, just a few months later. A fortuitous one-off anomaly allowing the game to slip five months and not suddenly be enormously out of date. So now, in time for the latest Ashes, it’s been released on PC alone. Except, it’s all going a bit wrong. Just a few days later it’s been mysteriously pulled from Steam, the Facebook page has vanished, and there are lots of rather cross customers. And an increasing number of excellent videos. As well as...