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Move Over Shamu As Dolphin Friends Makes a Splash on DS 505 GAMES SCORES 25 NOMINATIONS AT E3 2015 ABZÛ & ADR1FT Rack Up More than Two Dozen Awards at Gaming Industries Largest Gathering CALABASAS, California – July 23, 2015 – Global videogame publisher 505 Games captured the attention of some of the industry’s top media outlets this year at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2015. Taking place in Los Angeles, CA from June 16-18, E3 2015 proved to be the best to date for 505 Games’ as two of their titles caught the eye and admiration of many of the gaming industry’s top journalists, racking up 25 “Best of E3” accolades and nominations. The hotly anticipated underwater exploration game ABZÛ from new game developer, Giant Squid received several Game Critics Award nominations, while the first person experience, ADR1FT from developer Three One Zero received numerous nods from IGN, Game Informer and Venturebeat. In addition to ABZÛ and ADR1FT, racing simulator Assetto Corsa as well as a healthy slate of mobile titles contributed to the great showing by 505 Games. Below is a complete list of 505 Games’ E3 awards and nominations: *= Indicates winner ADR1FT ABZÛ Arab Nerds: Best Indie Game Game Critics Awards: Best Original Game Game Informer: Best of Show Game Critics Awards: Best Independent Game The Games Machine (Italy): Best of E3 Arab Nerds: Best Indie Game HardGame2 (Spain): Best E3 VR Game* Bleeding Cool (UK): Game of Show* IGN: Best of E3 Destructoid: Best of E3 IGN: Game of Show GamesRadar+: Best of Show* IGN: Best VR Experience* Game Informer: Best in Show Jeuxvideo.com (France): Best E3 VR Game* Games Village (Italy): Best of E3* Unreal Awards: Best VR Game The Games Machine (Italy): Best of E3* Unreal Awards: Best Physics IGN: Game of Show IGN (Italy): Best of E3 Playstation Universe (Canada): Best Indie Game * Unreal Awards: Best in Show Yahoo! Tech: Best of E3 Venture Beat: Best of E3 - ADR1FT will be available for Playstation®4, Xbox One and STEAM. Virtual Reality (VR) platforms will also be released in the near future upon hardware release. ABZÛ will be available for Playstation®4 and Steam. For assets please visit: ftp.505games.com UN: E32015Press PW: E3!2015,Press ### About 505 Games 505 Games is a global video game publisher focused on offering a broad selection of titles for players of all ages and levels. The company publishes games on leading console and handheld platforms as well as for mobile devices and social networks. Product highlights include, Sniper Elite 3, PAYDAY 2, Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons, Terraria, How To Survive, Defense Grid 2, and the upcoming ABZU and ADR1FT. 505 Games has offices in Los Angeles, Milton Keynes, UK, Lyon, Munich, Milan and Madrid and a network of distribution partners within the Nordic territories and Australia. For more information on 505 Games and its products, please visit www.505games.com. For More Information: Brandon Cox Director of Public Relations 505 Games 818.540.3013 [email protected] Amy Pandya / Kelly Susco Rogers & Cowan [email protected] / [email protected] 310.854.8262 / 310.967.3403 .
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