If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy.

The team behind the best skateboarding game of the decade has a "much bigger" project on the boil

Olli Olli developer Roll7 has signed a deal for something more ambitious.

olliolli_original

505 Games, a growing force in publishing, has signed on to help bring Roll7's next game to market.

Speaking to MCV, the indie said the new project will be more substantial than either of the Olli Olli games or more recent effort Not A Hero.

"The ambition for our new project far outclasses our previous ones,” director Simon Bennett said.

"We’re not looking to do another OlliOlli – this is much bigger.”

The scope of the project is what inspired Roll7 to look for a publisher with "financial clout and international ties"; it had previously self-published or worked with Devolver Digital.

"505 represents a middle ground between top tier triple-A firms and smaller, boutique indie labels who may not have the budget to achieve what we want to do," Bennett added, which is pretty interesting.

505 has been doing some interesting stuff lately. It was responsible for Payday 2, Sniper Elite 3, Adrift and the physical release of Rocket League. Looking forward, it's powering Abzu, Skullgirls developer Lab Zero's Indivisible and Overkill's The Walking Dead. The Italian publisher has come a long way in just over a decade; all those Cooking Mama and Zumba titles are now helping bring some really cool games out.

Sign in and unlock a world of features

Get access to commenting, homepage personalisation, newsletters, and more!

Related topics
About the Author
Brenna Hillier avatar

Brenna Hillier

Contributor

Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

Comments