Infinite Interactive hints at new Puzzle Quest titles

Infinite Interactive quietly split from shareholder Firemint in January, and is likely working on a new entry in its Puzzle Quest franchise, Infinite founder Steve Fawkner told Joystiq today.

Infinite Interactive quietly split from shareholder Firemint in January, and is likely working on a new entry in its Puzzle Quest franchise, Infinite founder Steve Fawkner told Joystiq today.

This news follows yesterday's merger of Australian mobile developers IronMonkey and Firemint, the latter of which acquired Infinite Interactive in early 2011. Fawkner characterized his studio's relationship with Firemint as being "more of a merger," and that their quiet division earlier this year was amicable.

"I think everybody agreed that Infinite does its best work when it's independent, and so we headed back out into the wilderness to work on our own stuff again," Fawkner said.

He added that Infinite still retains the rights to the Puzzle Quest IP, and teased a new entry in the franchise.

"While I don't have a specific announcement that I can make at the moment, if you shook a Magic 8-Ball and asked it 'Will Infinite's next game be a Puzzle Quest title?', then it would quite probably say 'All signs point to yes,'" Fawkner said.