Earlier this 12 months Digital Bros, the father or mother firm of 505 Games, acquired D3 Go!– finest often called the writer for the long-running Puzzle Quest franchise – for his or her increasing F2P portfolio.

At the time we obtained remark from Clive Robert, Head of Free to Play at 505 Games, the place he mirrored that “[the] acquisition marks the second for us in solely two years as we proceed our dedication to rising the F2P enterprise unit and bringing to avid gamers one of the best there may be to supply – from authentic video games, to powerhouse licenses, and past.” We spoke to him once more to seek out out some extra ideas on the deal.

PocketGamer.biz:The Puzzle Quest franchise has undergone important permutations – a widespread success on each cellular and consoles in its earliest iterations, earlier than turning into stay service titles with Marvel PQ and Magic: The Gathering PQ. What path is 505 hoping to deliver to the Puzzle Quest franchise?

Clive Robert: We’re excited to deliver the whole thing of the Puzzle Quest franchise underneath the 505 Games banner and the potential it brings for the long run. Our aim is to proceed to raise the PQ franchise via new and thrilling content material updates throughout our F2P stay service titles Marvel Puzzle Quest, Magic the Gathering Puzzle Quest, and our newest entry in the primary collection Puzzle Quest 3.

As talked about above, the franchise has cut up between portraying its personal quite a few settings (sure, I used to be the one who appreciated Galactrix) and adopting extremely authoritative IP reminiscent of Marvel. What will 505’s technique for cross-brand partnerships be for Puzzle Quest, shifting forwards?

The Puzzle Quest franchise has developed immensely over the previous 15 years, seeing two direct sequels and a number of spin-offs, reminiscent of those you talked about. Looking forward, we’re dedicated to persevering with to develop our current titles within the collection and convey thrilling new content material via our present partnerships.

Will the D3 staff be spreading its wings throughout 505’s different suite of titles/franchises?

As a gaggle, we stay dedicated to each Marvel Puzzle Quest and Magic the Gathering: Puzzle Quest, sustaining the present staff and devoted assets for each titles. We’re presently targeted on what’s in entrance of us, persevering with to develop new content material and additional investing in our present stay titles.

Is 505 exploring additional acquisitions? On a wider notice, what are 505’s ideas on the sustainability of the present M&A development?

Most of our acquisitions have been natural, revolving round nice current relationships. We’ve collaborated with so many companions through the years, and becoming a member of forces naturally made sense given the match and synergies with a few of our companions. The addition of the Infinity Plus 2 staff, after working collectively for greater than 8 years, is one latest instance of this. We consider in constructing long-term success.

Player suggestions to the most recent Puzzle Quest title, the third entry within the core franchise, varies significantly between cellular gamers (common App Store score of 4+ stars) and PC (Mostly Negative person opinions). But titles reminiscent of Genshin Impact and Hearthstone reveal a robust connectivity between cross-platform play, and it ranks extremely in Google’s latest 2022 Global Insights Report. With 505’s expertise throughout each cellular and PC/console, what experience will 505 be trying to present to assist bridge the hole between cellular/PC participant expectations?

505 Games has all the time stood out from different F2P publishers due to our multiplatform technique. In the case of Puzzle Quest 3, we’ve obtained an amazing quantity of suggestions from each the cellular and PC Early Access communities. Taking in suggestions and creating content material tailor-made to each communities can be key to assist bridge that hole. We’ve built-in preliminary participant suggestions up to now, however the aim is to make Puzzle Quest 3 an awesome expertise on any platform you select.