In creating Puzzle Quest, Fawkner was inspired by his love of the tile-matching puzzle video game Bejeweled.[21] Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords was picked up by D3 Publisher and released on March 20, 2007, for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable.[21] It was an instant success, winning a 2008 Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences award for Downloadable Game of the Year.