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In 2004, Digital Bros established a budget publishing label for PAL regions, titled 505 GamesStreet. This label would go on to publish an estimated 75 games, including unreleased titles - most notably entries in [[:wikipedia:D3 Publisher|D3 Publisher's]] [[:wikipedia:Simple (video game series)|Simple]] franchise. This label would only last around two years, however, as it spun off into a separate subsidiary, 505 Games, in 2006.

In 2004, Digital Bros established a budget publishing label for PAL regions, titled 505 GamesStreet. This label would go on to publish an estimated 75 games, including unreleased titles - most notably entries in [[:wikipedia:D3 Publisher|D3 Publisher's]] [[:wikipedia:Simple (video game series)|Simple]] franchise. This label would only last around two years, however, as it spun off into a separate subsidiary, 505 Games, in 2006.

505 Games would start out as the PAL publisher for the [[:wikipedia:Cooking Mama|Cooking Mama]] series, which started the same year. Throughout the successful run of this series during the mid-to-late 2000s/early-to-mid 2010s, they would go on to publish and acquire a number of acclaimed games and franchises, such as Terraria, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Payday 2, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Eiyuden Chronicle, and non-PlayStation releases of Death Stranding under license from Sony Interactive Entertainment. Their most acclaimed game, Control, released in 2019, with the IP maintained by 505 Games until it was sold to the game's developer Remedy Entertainment in 2024.

505 Games would start out as the PAL publisher for the [[:wikipedia:Cooking Mama|Cooking Mama]] series, which started the same year. Throughout the successful run of this series during the mid-to-late 2000s/early-to-mid 2010s, they would go on to publish and acquire a number of acclaimed games and franchises, such as Terraria, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, early Payday titles, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Eiyuden Chronicle, and non-PlayStation releases of Death Stranding under license from Sony Interactive Entertainment. Their most acclaimed game, Control, released in 2019, with the IP maintained by 505 Games until it was sold to the game's developer Remedy Entertainment in 2024.

===Acquisition of the Drawn to Life franchise and development of Drawn to Life (iOS)===

===Acquisition of the Drawn to Life franchise and development of Drawn to Life (iOS)===

Following the financial failure of the [[:wikipedia:uDraw GameTablet|uDraw GameTablet]] in 2011, [[THQ]] was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the following year, auctioning off all their franchises, subsidiaries and unreleased titles. In the second auction in April 2013, [[:wikipedia:Nordic Games|Nordic Games]] acquired almost all of THQ's remaining lot, although Drawn to Life was not among them. Instead, 505 Games bought it at the last second for a total of just $301,000, which included all rights to the series except for [[Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition]], which is owned by [[Nickelodeon]].<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/22/4254116/drawn-to-life-series-acquired-by-505-games-second-thq-auction/ Drawn to Life series acquired bt 505 Games, Polygon]</ref>

Following the financial failure of the [[:wikipedia:uDraw GameTablet|uDraw GameTablet]] in 2011, [[THQ]] was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the following year, auctioning off all their franchises, subsidiaries and unreleased titles. In the second auction in April 2013, [[:wikipedia:Nordic Games|Nordic Games]] acquired almost all of THQ's remaining lot, although Drawn to Life was not among them. Instead, 505 Games bought it at the last second for a total of just $301,000, which included all rights to the series except for [[Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition]], which is owned by [[Nickelodeon]].<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/22/4254116/drawn-to-life-series-acquired-by-505-games-second-thq-auction/ Drawn to Life series acquired bt 505 Games, Polygon]</ref>

After obtaining the franchise, 505 Games decided the bets direction to go would be re-releases of the DS games on mobile devices. An iOS port of the first [[Drawn to Life]] would begin, developed by [[WayForward]] and directed by Jeff Luke, a developer of the original game. Not much more about the game's development is known beyond this, however the game was not natively ported, rather it was running on an emulator; this suggests the port had a rushed development.

After obtaining the franchise, 505 Games decided the best direction to go would be re-releases of the DS games on mobile devices. An iOS port of the first [[Drawn to Life]] would begin, developed by [[WayForward]] and directed by Jeff Luke, a developer of the original game. Not much more about the game's development is known beyond this, however the game was not natively ported, rather it was running on an emulator; this suggests the port had a rushed development.

Drawn to Life's iOS release would occur on May 6th, 2014. The port would receive negative reviews from fans and critics alike; it's poor optimization, mismatched and missing music, lack of widescreen support, button placements and technical issues were the biggest criticisms. It would receive a few updates following release, including controller support, but it would be forgotten about and eventually discontinued. The most recent archived App Store page for the port is from 2019, which suggests that it remained on the storefront for five years before being taken down.

Drawn to Life's iOS release would occur on May 6th, 2014. The port would receive negative reviews from fans and critics alike; it's poor optimization, mismatched and missing music, lack of widescreen support, button placements and technical issues were the biggest criticisms. It would receive a few updates following release, including controller support, but it would be forgotten about and eventually discontinued. The most recent archived App Store page for the port is from 2019, which suggests that it remained on the storefront for five years before being taken down.

=={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==

=={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==

* [[:wikipedia:Cooking Mama (video game)|Cooking Mama]] (2006)

* [[:wikipedia:Cooking Mama (video game)|Cooking Mama]] (2006)

* [[:wikipedia:Terraria|Terraria]] (2011)

* [[:wikipedia:Terraria|Terraria]] (2011)