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Rising Star Games is Coming to America

And no I’m not talking about Eddie Murphy’s Movie.

Popular European publisher Rising Star Games revealed their plans to open an office in California. The company's first North American venture as Rising Star Games Inc. will be publishing Akai Katana for the Xbox 360 in Q2 2012, which is developed by fabled Japanese shooter specialists CAVE. This will be the first title from Rising Star Games to be launched simultaneously in Europe and North America.

Additionally, the company has formed Rising Star Games Digital, which will look to publish games for the digital market in a global market. This will include but is not limited to Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Steam, Android, and iOS devices.

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Coming to America: Rising Star Games opens US headquarters and creates new global digital label

Rising Star Games is pleased to announce its expansion into North America with the opening of its US headquarters. Reaching further west, the team will leverage their decades of European publishing experience and bring exciting new experiences to US consumers.
Based in California, Rising Star Games Inc. will launch its first product, Akai Katana for Xbox 360, in Q2 2012. Akai Katana, developed by fabled Japanese shooter specialists CAVE, will be the first title from Rising Star Games to be launched simultaneously in Europe and North America.

Further to this expansion, Rising Star Games Digital has been formed as a global digital publishing division, created with the aim of publishing the most engaging video games on digital platforms. This includes, but is not limited to, Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, Steam, Android and iOS devices.

Martin Defries, managing director, Rising Star Games said, “After eight years of fantastic success in bringing the best Eastern games to Europe, we’re ready to expand our business, engaging more consumers than ever before in more territories and on digital platforms.” He continued, “Rising Star Games Digital has been something we’ve been working on for a while. We envisage a huge growth in downloadable product over the coming years, and intend to play a big part shaping the future development of our exciting industry.”


 

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Angelo Grant Staff Writer

01/27/2012 at 11:19 AM

This is potentially really interesting news.  I'm always interested in discovering the games we normally wouldn't get in the US due to lack of mass market appeal.  Hopefully that's what we'll see from them.

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Esteban Cuevas Staff Alumnus

01/27/2012 at 06:27 PM

I like that they're bringing Cave games to America. They made some awesome shooters and I'm not talking about the first or third person kind.

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