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HOLY POTATOES! WE’RE IN SPACE?! IS NOW AVAILABLE ON PLAYSTATION®4 AND NINTENDO SWITCH™

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Turn-based spaceship management-sim, Holy Potatoes! We’re In Space?!, is now available to download on the PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™ digital stores.

For the Switch™ a 10% Owner Discount is available if fans already own a digital copy of one of the Holy Potatoes! games on Nintendo Switch™. This means by owning at least one of the Holy Potatoes! games (Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!, Holy Potatoes! We’re In Space?!) there will be an available discount shown in the Nintendo eShop for the other.

PlayStation®4 owners can also take advantage of a discount opportunity with a PlayStation Store Bundle, which contains both titles (Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!, Holy Potatoes! We’re In Space?!).

Developed by Daylight Studios, Holy Potatoes! We’re In Space?! is a management and simulation game where players own and manage their very own spaceship. Work toward expanding and upgrading their vessel and voyage through countless planets and galaxies, engaging in turn-based space combat and extraterrestrial events.

Holy Potatoes! We’re In Space?! Features:

  • Micro-manage your crew and craft weapons to create the greatest spaceship ever seen.
  • Fight enemy ships in turn-based combat – will you show mercy or blast them to tater tots?
  • Explore the universe to complete missions and uncover an ever-changing storyline.
  • Want stress-free pew-pew action? Try Casual mode and take the pressure off!
  • A charming, vegetabulous soundtrack of over 150 tracks by the talented Jeff “Pumodi” Brice will keep you entertained while blasting your foes to bits!

For more information, follow Daylight Studios on Facebook, Twitter and Discord, and follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and visit the official Rising Star Games website.

ABOUT DAYLIGHT STUDIOS
Daylight Studios is a Singapore-based game development company founded in 2011, formed with a passion for creative innovation in game design. After producing and publishing games such as Reign of Heroes, Hisho Collection Mall Empire, Spirit Horizon, and Swords of Fate for mobile devices, Daylight Studios developed their popular PC series, Holy Potatoes! With four Holy Potatoes! PC titles currently under their belt, Daylight Studios is continuing to expand the Holy Potatoes! IP and is beginning to bring their games to new platforms such as the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. http://www.day-lightstudios.com/

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES
Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles. www.risingstargames.com

“PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

© 2018 Nintendo

BRINGING GAME FREAK’S ACTION PLATFORM ‘GIGA WRECKER’ TO CONSOLES THIS YEAR

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Limited Run Games to Distribute Physical Copies on Nintendo Switch™ and PlayStation®4

London, UK – January 17, 2018 – Rising Star Games, part of the Thunderful family, and Game Freak Inc. are excited to bring the 2D action/adventure and metroidvania inspired game, GIGA WRECKER Alt., to the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, and Xbox One digital stores later this year. We’re also proud to announce Limited Run Games will distribute the PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™ physical versions. GIGA WRECKER Alt. comes to consoles with brand-new content that adds 20 additional puzzle stages to its campaign, a new companion character to assist players with the game’s increasingly challenging puzzles, and an “Ironman” mode with 5 times the damage than the regular mode.

“We are excited to be working together with Rising Star Games and Thunderful to bring GIGA WRECKER Alt. to console gamers around the world.” said Game Director, Masayuki Onoue.

GIGA WRECKER Alt. establishes a 2D world for navigating platforms and solving increasingly challenging puzzles as players progress to unearth the mysteries of a sudden invasion that left the world in ruins. As players explore, they’ll use the abilities of Reika – that game’s main protagonist – to destroy and reconstruct their surroundings for solving each puzzle and fighting back against the invaders.

GIGA WRECKER Alt. is a mixture of exploration and physics where players can bring down towering walls and then use the rubble as a platform for navigating each level. Reika has a power known as ARCHE (Arms Creating and Handling Effect) that allows her to construct various weapons from rubble and scrap. This ability helps her create and navigate platforms, beat traps, and destroy enemies. Of course, there’s also the ability to crush enemies with falling objects as well.

GIGA WRECKER was brought to life through Game Freak’s internal “Gear Project” where its developers are encouraged to come up with intriguing ideas for games outside the company’s normal. The game also features music by video game composer, Shinij Hosoe, known for Ridge Racer and Tekken, among many other titles.

New Content for Consoles

  • Twenty brand-new puzzle stages added to the game’s Campaign mode
  • New non-playable secondary character that assists players with more difficult puzzles/challenges if they become stuck for a period of time
  • A new hardcore ‘Ironman’ mode that increases the damage to 5 times greater impact than normal mode.
  • Overhaul of the original localization to enhance the user experience
  • Italian and Traditional Chinese languages added for a total of 11 in-game languages (Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese).

ABOUT GAME FREAK

Game Freak, founded in April 1989, is a video game developer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and is famed for developing the Pokémon series. The “Gear Project” is an internal system whereby employees can form their own teams and submit game projects. Approved projects then proceed with development for release. So far, games such as “HarmoKnight”, “Pocket Card Jockey”, “TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT” and “GIGA WRECKER” have all been developed and released through the “Gear Project” system.

www.gamefreak.co.jp

© 2019 GAME FREAK inc. Licensed to and published by Rising Star Games Ltd.

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES

Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles.

www.risingstargames.com

ABOUT THUNDERFUL GAMES

Thunderful AB was founded in December 2017 as a parent company to Gothenburg, Sweden-based game development studios Image & Form International AB and Zoink AB, two of the most successful studios in the Swedish gaming industry. The merger positions Thunderful as a veritable videogaming powerhouse on all platforms. The company can now act more forcefully and bring something very attractive to the market. The Thunderful family consists of four sister-companies wholly owned by Thunderful AB: Image & Form International AB, Zoink AB, Thunderful Publishing AB, and Rising Star Games Inc.

www.thunderfulgames.com

ABOUT LIMITED RUN GAMES

Limited Run Games is a Raleigh-based publisher founded in 2015 that focuses on preserving games in a physical format. Publishing over 200 games in its lifetime and winning awards for its bespoke Collector’s Editions, Limited Run is the gold standard in bringing digital-only games to physical form for casual fans and collectors alike. Visit limitedrungames.com for the latest offerings, or follow the brand on your social media platform of choice for all LRG-related updates: @limitedrungames.

RISING STAR GAMES AND GROUND SHATTER ENTER INTO PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP TO BRING EXPLOSIVE CO-OP SHOOTER RICO TO ALL MAJOR GAMING FORMATS IN 2018

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Publisher and developer play good-cop/bad-cop to digitally publish the stylish blood-soaked bullet-time first-person shooter in autumn 2018

LONDON, UK – 15 March 2018 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games today announced it has entered into a publishing partnership with UK-based developer Ground Shatter, to bring the arcade-paced, action-movie inspired, sensory onslaught that is RICO, to digital storefronts of all major gaming formats in autumn 2018.


The game’s title stands for “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations” Act, a United States federal law relating to criminal organisations. But forget that! Just kick down doors, shoot bad guys, and exploit the element of surprise to gain the upper hand against overwhelming odds, in this cooperative multiplayer first person shooter. Partner up with a friend in local couch co-op or online, to blast through an ever-changing series of procedurally generated levels. Come back every day for daily challenges and, as you play, unlock weapons, weapon customisations, and new “traits”– gameplay affecting rewards that modify, enhance and dramatically alter your characters’ abilities.
“With their worldwide reach and extensive routes to market, Rising Star Games is a shining example of what a modern games publisher can be”, said James Parker, game director at Ground Shatter, “and we are delighted that RICO forms part of what looks to be a bold and hugely exciting 2018 line-up”.
“We’re excited to welcome the explosive action and bullet-time fueled gameplay of RICO into Rising Star Games’s slate of releases for 2018”, said Martin Defries, Managing Director of Rising Star Games. “It’s great to be working together, ‘buddy cop’-style with esteemed developer Ground Shatter, in order to bring the visceral and frenetic action of RICO to a global audience.”
About RICO:
RICO is an arcade-style, first-person shooter inspired by modern action cinema. In the game you and a friend play as a pair of loose-cannon police partners, given twenty-four hours to crack a case as part of an elite organised crime taskforce. Planning is tactical rather than strategic, players must react in the moment to shootouts as they unfurl, with additional extra time to assess the situation if they are able to surprise their adversaries. Ammo and enemies are plentiful, and combat is punchy and impactful, supported by an extensive destruction system that ensures every shot looks and feels great.

Gameplay features:
Online co-op and offline split-screen play
“Daily play” with online leaderboards
Randomly generated cases, operations, and environments
Unlockable weapons, traits, and mission types
Compete against the clock to solve a case in 24 hours

Developed by Ground Shatter and published digitally by Rising Star Games, RICO is scheduled for global release in autumn 2018. For more information visit www.rico-game.com, follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit the official Rising Star Games website.
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ABOUT GROUND SHATTER
Founded in 2014, Ground Shatter is the culmination of nearly 20 years of games development experience for director and founder, James Parker. The company is dedicated to bringing high-quality, arcade-style experiences to PC and console. Ground Shatter now employs four full-time staff and is proudly based at the Bristol Games Hub. www.groundshatter.com

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES
Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles. www.risingstargames.com

RISING STAR GAMES AND AMPLIFY CREATIONS ENTER INTO PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP TO UNLEASH FANTASY RPG DECAY OF LOGOS IN AUTUMN 2018

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Publisher and developer form mystic allegiance to digitally publish the sweeping and epic tale across all major gaming platforms

LONDON, UK – 14 March 2018 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games today announced it has entered into a partnership with Portugal-based developer Amplify Creations, to publish the third-person fantasy action-RPG Decay of Logos on digital storefronts across all major gaming formats in autumn 2018. 

Decay of Logos is an immersive action role-playing game inspired by the developer’s love and passion for European folklore, high fantasy fiction and archetypal classic third-person action-RPG videogames. The game hails from the imagination of lead game designer and programmer André Constantino and is developed by award-winning independent software organization Amplify Creations.

The game sees players exploring a vast interconnected world, packed with secret locations and items to discover. Adventurers will engage in deadly and punishing combat with other-worldly enemy constructs, and discover a world filled with arcane lore as they unravel the intricacies of the game’s various weapon, armour, inventory and level-up systems and mechanics.

“After many years developing middleware used by thousands of other game developers, our good fortune has allowed us to indulge in a passion project to make the kind of game that excites us as players”, said Diogo Teixeira, producer at Amplify Creations. “Working alongside Rising Star Games has been both a pleasure and an enriching experience that will undoubtedly help us deliver a better product and reach a wider audience.”

“It is an honour to work alongside such a credible and visionary organisation as Amplify Creations, to help bring their incredible imagination to life in Decay of Logos”, said Martin Defries, Managing Director of Rising Star Games. “The game is striking, complex, subtle and beautiful all at once and enriches Rising Star Games’s portfolio of outstanding action games”.

Decay of Logos weaves a tale of a girl and her elk companion, who meet after her village is destroyed by one of the King’s sons. Battered and oblivious of the culprit behind the attack, the girl will not rest until she has her revenge. During her quest she will unveil secrets about the King and his sons, slowly realising that all is not what it seems.

Take a peek behind the curtain at the ongoing development of the game and follow the Amplify Creations team’s development blog at www.decayoflogos.com.

Developed by Amplify Creations and published digitally by Rising Star Games, Decay of Logos is scheduled for global release in autumn 2018. For more information follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit the official Rising Star Games website.

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ABOUT AMPLIFY CREATIONS

Headquartered in sunny Portugal, Amplify Creations is a self-funded and independent software organization founded by video-game and visual effects professionals, passionate about creating anything from innovative computer graphics technology to groundbreaking new video-games. We strive to bring a future-proof vision and a fresh, out-of-the-box perspective to the game development industry. Our mission is to build a mature, sustainable business that allows us to live off what we love the most: solving problems and creating experiences.

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES
Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles. www.risingstargames.com

RISING STAR GAMES AND DAYLIGHT STUDIOS ENTER INTO PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP TO BRING THE HOLY POTATOES! SERIES TO HOME CONSOLES IN 2018

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Publisher and developer mashed together to digitally publish the first three titles in the fan-favourite Holy Potatoes! series on Nintendo Switch™ and PlayStation®4

LONDON, UK – 8 March 2018 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games today announced it has entered into a partnership with esteemed developer Daylight Studios, to publish the first three titles in the Holy Potatoes! series on digital storefronts of home console formats throughout 2018.

Starting in spring with Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! the three titles have been basted and roasted for extra crispiness and seasoned with an overhauled user-interface, and controls better suited to console play. Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! follows as the second helping in summer, with Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! rounding off the ’tato triptych of releases in the autumn.

“We have been big fans of the games that Daylight Studios have developed since first playing them”, said Martin Defries, Managing Director of Rising Star Games. “We are sure that interest in these games will be shared by the Sony and Nintendo audiences across Europe and the USA. We are looking forward to collaborating with Daylight Studios across the longer term”.

“We are really excited to be working with Rising Star Games”, said Faizan Abid, producer at Daylight Studios. “Rising Star Games is an amazing publisher and we are thrilled to be working side by side to bring the Holy Potatoes! series to a wider audience of two new platforms”.

About the games:

Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where players manage adorable potato smiths as they forge wonderful weapons for very unexpected heroes. There are tons of cheesy/witty puns and lots of pop culture references.

Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is a roguelite, space adventure game with management elements. Traverse through space with Cassie and Fay to find and rescue their grandfather, Jiji, from the evil clutches of the Eclipse!

Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! is a hell-themed management sim where you sort potato sinners into cooking stations to create sinfully delicious ingredients and cook up scrumptious recipes to appease the Gods of the Afterlife.

Developed by Daylight Studios and published digitally by Rising Star Games, the Holy Potatoes! games are scheduled for release on Nintendo Switch™ and PlayStation®4 beginning in spring 2018. For more information follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit the official Rising Star Games website.

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ABOUT DAYLIGHT STUDIOS
Daylight studios is a Singapore-based game development company founded in 2011, formed with a passion for creative innovation in game design. After producing and publishing games such as Reign of Heroes, Hisho Collection Mall Empire, Spirit Horizon, and Swords of Fate for mobile devices, Daylight Studios developed their popular PC series, Holy Potatoes! With three Holy Potatoes! PC titles currently under their belt, Daylight Studios is continuing to expand the Holy Potatoes! IP and is beginning to bring their games to new platforms such as the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES
Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles. www.risingstargames.com

© 2017 Nintendo. Nintendo Switch and Joy-Con are trademarks of Nintendo.

 “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

DABBING NINJAS UNLEASHED TODAY WITH THE RELEASE OF NINJA SHODOWN – THE CROWD-PLEASING MULTIPLAYER ARENA SLASH ’EM UP

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Review keys now available for the four-player competitive and co-op action game, available from today across all major console and PC formats

LONDON, UK – 26 September 2017 – Rising Star Games, in partnership with UK-based development studio Bitmap Bureau, announced that Ninja Shodown releases today on PlayStation®4 in Europe and globally on PC, Mac and Linux. In the USA Ninja Shodown on PlayStation®4 releases on 28th September. Releases for Xbox One and for Nintendo Switch™ will follow shortly. Furthermore, review keys for members of the media are now available to request.

Media based in the USA can request a copy for review by emailing Shannon McPherson, stating their preferred format (shannon@reverbinc.com).

To request a copy for review in Europe and beyond, please email Sandra Chau, stating their preferred format (sandra.chau@risingstargames.com).

To celebrate the release of Ninja Shodown, Rising Star Games has released a gloriously ’90s inspired live-action trailer for the game.

View the multi-format trailer here, and download the latest press assets here.

Developed by the team that brought you the critically-acclaimed pixel action platform games Super House of Dead Ninjas and 88 Heroes, Ninja Shodown sees every ninja for themselves in the ultimate battle for the Jade Katana! Fight alone, team up with, or take on, friends in intense multiplayer arena-based combat where the mighty prevail and the weak pay the ultimate price: death and dishonour!

Ninja Shodown key features:

  • Intense local multiplayer action for one to four players, either competitively or co-operatively… you choose!
  • Six distinct game modes – Last Ninja, Battle, Coin, Crown, Arcade and Infinite – and five unique locations – Temple, Dojo, Downtown, Museum and Area 88 – each with their own gameplay features.
  • Use a range of deadly ninja (and not-so-ninja) weapons to destroy anyone who gets in your way!
  • Awesome stereo techno soundtrack by Matt Gray… feel the retro vibe!

Visit the official Ninja Shodown website for more information and visit the Bitmap Bureau website. Follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.

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ABOUT BITMAP BUREAU
Bitmap Bureau is a creatively ambitious UK games studio. Founded by Mike Tucker, Stefan Barnett and Matt Cope, they boast over 50 years combined industry experience. Nothing will stop these hard bitten game-making gumshoes, trying to crack the case of video game perfection! www.bitmapbureau.com

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES
Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles. www.risingstargames.com

“PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

© 2017 Nintendo. Nintendo Switch and Joy-Con are trademarks of Nintendo.

MEDIA CONTACTS – Europe
Rising Star Games
Sandra Chau sandra.chau@risingstargames.com
Daniel Perez daniel.perez@risingstargames.com

MEDIA CONTACTS – USA
Reverb Communications
Anthony Chau anthony@reverbinc.com
Shannon McPherson shannon@reverbinc.com

SUPERBEAT: XONiC EX DLC AVALANCHE BEGINS TODAY WITH RELEASE OF ONE FREE TUNE AND FIRST SELECTION OF PAID-FOR TRACKS

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It keeps on getting louder as Rising Star Games and PM Studios unleash the DLC schedule for the pulse-pounding rhythm-action game for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One

LONDON, UK – 15 August 2017 – It’s the party that just won’t stop! Videogame publisher Rising Star Games, in partnership with world-renowned developer PM Studios, announces today that the schedule of over twenty DLC tracks for SUPERBEAT: XONiC EX is now in full effect across Europe and beyond. What’s more, the first track of the epic DLC set list, Rackin Gravity by 7 Sequence, is completely free to download on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One.

Starting today and then dropping every two weeks, three massive DLC tunes will release for SUPERBEAT: XONiC EX. In addition to today’s free track, today’s first selection of DLC features three tunes from Basiscape and Steven Silo, smashing the genres of dubstep, ragtime and future bass. Following in two weeks’ time on 29th August, three dance electro and electro pop tracks from Bentley Jones will be available. Stay up to date with the additional sets of tracks scheduled every two weeks by following Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

The SUPERBEAT: XONiC EX DLC is available as a bundle of three tracks priced around €4.99/£4.79, or as individual downloads priced around €1.99/£1.79. The solus game is available both as a physical retail release and digitally on PlayStation®4, and as a digital release on Xbox One.

Click here (PS4™ version) and here (Xbox One version) to check out the European launch trailer for SUPERBEAT: XONiC EX, or download it, along with screenshots and other press assets, here.

About SUPERBEAT XONiC EX

Loved by critics and claimed to live up to “the peak days of the rhythm genre”*, SUPERBEAT: XONiC EX hosts over 65 music tracks, from K-Pop to metal, techno to R&B, including fist-pumping hits by Cranky, PLANETBOOM and M2U, set to 200 different play patterns! Featuring multiple modes, offering laid-back gameplay in 4 TRAX mode, something more frantic and challenging in 6 TRAX and 6 TRAX FX, to endless fun in Freestyle mode, there’s something suitable for players of every skill level and taste.

With a broader scope than ever before, players can pit their talents against those across the globe on the Worldwide DJ Leaderboard via PlayStation®Network and Xbox Live, to prove they are the ultimate SUPERBEAT: XONiC EX champion.

Whether you’re playing on a 22-inch monitor or immersing yourself through a 60-inch HD TV, your gameplay experience won’t be hindered as SUPERBEAT: XONiC EX includes a lag compensator to ensure your beats aren’t off, and the enhanced 60fps delivers seamless streams of play patterns and more than 50 captivating illustrations, offering a truly rhythmic sensation for both eyes and ears.

*Source: http://www.bemanistyle.com/2017/06/05/review-superbeat-xonic-ps4/

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ABOUT PM STUDIOS, INC.
Founded in 2008 and based in Los Angeles, California and Seoul Korea, PM Studios, Inc. is an independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment and mobile applications. More information about PM Studios and its products can be found at www.pm-studios.com.

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES
Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles. www.risingstargames.com

“PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

MEDIA CONTACTS – Europe
Rising Star Games
Sandra Chau sandra.chau@risingstargames.com
Samuel Elphick samuel.elphick@risingstargames.com

Star Characters from Indies Assemble in FREE 88 Heroes DLC

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Colossal crossover as lead characters from SteamWorld Dig, Brut@l, Zombie Vikings and more join the cast of the chaotic platform game

Eight new heroes enter the fray! Plucked from dimensions across the Rising Star universe in a crossover of colossal proportions, they’ve joined forces with the 88 Heroes to foil Dr. H8’s nefarious plans. Use their skills wisely and maybe you’ll be able to save the day!

Meet the new heroes:

The M@ge (from Brut@l)
Dex (from A Pixel Story)
Rusty (from SteamWorld Dig)
Gunborg (from Zombie Vikings)
The Conga Masters (from Conga Master)
Vamp Girl (from I Want To Be Human)
Eyas (from The Land of Eyas)
The Ninja (from Ninja Shodown)

Abilities:
The M@ge – can fire magical blasts out of his cane; tap Action button for small blast, press harder for bigger (big blasts can destroy scenery)
Dex – pressing the Action button drops his teleporting hat; pressing the Action button again teleports Dex to the location where the hat was dropped
Rusty – can use his pickaxe to kill enemies and, more importantly, dig through the scenery in all four directions
Gunborg – very large character, can use massive sword to kill enemies and smash walls; when she gets hit, her body collapses but her head starts bouncing and can still be controlled
The Conga Masters – immune to enemy attacks; touching enemies adds them to your conga line
Vamp Girl – can double jump and use her shotgun to kill enemies
Eyas – press the Action button to reverse gravity and walk on the ceiling
The Ninja – moves quickly, can cling to and climb up/down walls; uses katana blade to attack enemies

88 Heroes: H8 Mode Activate!
Two new heroes – Cath Letics and The Mime – team up with the 88 Heroes to bring the pain to Dr. H8. But wait! The evil mastermind gets his revenge with H8 Mode: eight new levels so challenging, even the toughest hero will be tested!

(H8 Mode Activate! DLC suitable for digital owners only; content pre-bundled in boxed version)

Abilities:
Cath Letics – the more the Action button is pushed, the faster she can run; fast running allows for jumping longer distances
The Mime – can do mime (obviously), which causes enemies to change direction away from him

H8 Mode info:
Eight very difficult standalone levels that can be accessed from the main menu.

Out now on Steam, PS4 and Xbox One.

FUNNY PARTY ARCADE GAME CONGA MASTER LAUNCHES TODAY ON XBOX ONE AND PLAYSTATION®4

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Four-player competitive and co-operative conga-ing comes to consoles today!

London, UK – 21 July 2017 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games today announced that Conga Master is now available to download on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One for the suggested “happy hour” retail price of $9.99/€8.99/£7.99. Ready to dance its way into the hearts of console gamers, Conga Master offers the throb of the disco beat and the dazzle of the glitterball – not to mention the heady thrill of an exotic stranger’s palms on your virtual hips!

Originally developed by Undercoders, the PlayStation®4 and Xbox One editions of Conga Master have been expertly ported by the legendary rhythm game maestros at PM Studios, famed for market-leading rhythm-action franchises DJMAX, SUPERBEAT XONiC and Deemo.

View the PlayStation®4 trailer here and the Xbox One trailer here. Press assets and additional information can be found at www.risingstargamesmediabank.com

Media members in the USA can request a review code by emailing Phil Robinson (phil.robinson@risingstargames.com).

To request a review code in Europe and beyond, please email Sandra Chau (sandra.chau@risingstargames.com).

Conga Master game features:

  • Easy and intuitive controls: No rhythm? No problem! With just two buttons you too can become a Conga Master. Just move across the dance floor and convince other dancers to join your line… the longer, the better!
  • Multiplayer mayhem: Six different local multiplayer modes, each with its own special flavour of fun – slice your rivals’ congas to ribbons, pop pigs, fight over a lone conga dancer, race to make the longest line, and more!
  • Packed with conga-tastic content: Over 30 characters and seven conga club locations to unlock, plus single-player Endless Conga and Story modes to enjoy.
  • Single-player conga quest: Playing alone won’t stop the conga! In Story Mode, head-out for a night to remember on a quest to become the king of the city’s nightclubs. Build the perfect conga line for each club, grab power-ups, search for hidden areas… oh and watch out for conga-stealing aliens!

Developed by Undercoders and PM Studios, and published by Rising Star Games, Conga Master releases today for a suggested retail price of $9.99/€8.99/£7.99. For more information follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or visit the official Rising Star Games website.

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ABOUT PM STUDIOS, INC.
Founded in 2008 and based in Los Angeles, California and Seoul Korea, PM Studios, Inc. is an independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment and mobile applications. More information about PM Studios and its products can be found at www.pm-studios.com.

ABOUT UNDERCODERS

Undercoders is a young run independent development studio located in Barcelona, Spain, focused on delivering original gaming experiences. Founded in 2006 by three university students, Undercoders has since released over 30 titles on computers, portable consoles and smartphones. www.undercoders.com

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES

Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles. www.risingstargames.com

  

“PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

MEDIA CONTACTS – US
Rising Star Games
Phil Robinson
phil.robinson@risingstargames.com

MEDIA CONTACTS – Europe
Rising Star Games
Sandra Chau
sandra.chau@risingstargames.com
Daniel Perez
daniel.perez@risingstargames.com

COMPETITIVE AND CO-OP CONGA-ING COMING SOON TO CONSOLES WITH CONGA MASTER!

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The Comical Party Arcade Game Lands 21st July On PlayStation®4 and Xbox One

London, UK – 29 June 2017 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games today announced that Conga Master is coming to PlayStation®4 and Xbox One on 21st July. Originally developed by Undercoders, the PlayStation®4 and Xbox One editions of Conga Master have been expertly ported by the legendary rhythm game maestros at PM Studios, famed for market-leading rhythm-action franchises DJMAX, SUPERBEAT XONiC and Deemo.

Pre-orders are live right now and purchasers on PlayStation®4 will receive the ‘Conga Master – Black Samba Theme’ absolutely free. Even better, PlayStation®Plus users also get a 10% discount on the game when they pre-order.

Conga Master sees up to four players each controlling their chosen party-goer in his or her quest to create the most epic conga line ever. Travelling through different nightclub locales during a night to remember, players dance up close and personal to fellow party people to entice them into their conga line. Longer congas let you add people faster but watch out for stinky pigs stinking up your line!

Media members in the USA can request a pre-release review code by emailing Shannon McPherson (shannon@reverbinc.com).

To request a pre-release code for review in Europe and beyond, please email Sandra Chau (sandra.chau@risingstargames.com).

Conga Master game features:

  • Easy and intuitive controls: No rhythm? No problem! With just two buttons you too can become a Conga Master. Just move across the dance floor and convince other dancers to join your line… the longer, the better!
  • Multiplayer mayhem: Six different local multiplayer modes, each with its own special flavour of fun – slice your rivals’ congas to ribbons, pop pigs, fight over a lone conga dancer, race to make the longest line, and more!
  • Packed with conga-tastic content: Over 30 characters and seven conga club locations to unlock, plus single-player Endless Conga and Story modes to enjoy.
  • Single-player conga quest: Playing alone won’t stop the conga! In Story Mode, head-out for a night to remember on a quest to become the king of the city’s nightclubs. Build the perfect conga line for each club, grab power-ups, search for hidden areas… oh and watch out for conga-stealing aliens!

Developed by Undercoders and PM Studios, and published by Rising Star Games, Conga Master releases on July 21st. A Nintendo Switch™ version will release shortly after. For more information follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or visit the official Rising Star Games website.

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ABOUT PM STUDIOS, INC.
Founded in 2008 and based in Los Angeles, California and Seoul Korea, PM Studios, Inc. is an independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment and mobile applications. More information about PM Studios and its products can be found at www.pm-studios.com.

ABOUT UNDERCODERS
Undercoders is a young run independent development studio located in Barcelona, Spain, focused on delivering original gaming experiences. Founded in 2006 by three university students, Undercoders has since released over 30 titles on computers, portable consoles and smartphones. www.undercoders.com

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES
Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles. www.risingstargames.com

 

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MEDIA CONTACTS – Europe
Rising Star Games
Tyrone Walcott
tyrone.walcott@risingstargames.com
Samuel Elphick
samuel.elphick@risingstargames.com

MEDIA CONTACTS – US
Reverb Communications
Anthony Chau
anthony@reverbinc.com
(209) 586-1495 ext. 110
Shannon McPherson
shannon@reverbinc.com
(209) 586-1495 ext. 118