Game developer Infinite Interactive and events coordinator Dissecta will be holding a forum titled "Puzzle Quest: Creating Magic with Infinite Interactive" on April 24, 2007, from 6:30 P.M. to 8 P.M. The event's venue is the Australian Games Innovation Center in Melbourne.

This forum will highlight Infinite Interactive's PSP and DS game, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords where the developers including Steve Fawkner himself will be discussing aspects of the video game, the "rich development heritage" from developing the Warlords series on PC, and the opportunities opened by developing the RPG-puzzle game on Sony's and Nintendo Company Ltd.'s handhelds.

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords was developed by Engine Software and 1st Playable Productions for the Nintendo DS, while Vicious Cycle Software developed the game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). Categorized under Puzzle-RPG and released last March, this game requires players to go off on quests and side missions and, er, solve puzzles to ultimately reach their goal of saving the kingdom of Etheria from evil forces. There are 150 quests, so there's really no possibility of getting bored playing Puzzle Quest.

For ticket rates and other inquiries about the forum, you can visit the Dissecta site by clicking on the Read link.

  

In recent news, D3Publisher of America (D3PA) has announced that Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords for the PSP and the Nintendo DS has already shipped and is available now for an MSRP of US$ 29.99. They have tried to incorporate strategy, role-playing elements, and a storyline into a match-three puzzle board setting.

The game is set in the Warlords universe. You are challenged to create, develop, and customize the ultimate hero to save the land of Etheria from the evil Lord Bane. In order to advance, players will battle in turn-based, head-to-head, “match-three” style puzzle games in one of three gameplay modes.

Gameplay modes:

• Single-player-play 150 challenging quests against the computer AI
• Instant Action-continuous battles to level-up characters without participating in quests
• Multiplayer-battle live opponents via wireless connectivity on both the PSP system and Nintendo DS

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords has been rated E 10+ (Everyone 10 and older - suggestive themes) by the ESRB. The PSP version was co-developed by Infinite Interactive Pty. Ltd. and Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. while the DS version was co-developed by Infinite Interactive Pty. Ltd. and 1st Playable Productions, LLC.