California Based Publisher to Exclusively Distribute Rising Star Games' 2012 U.S. Line-Up

TORRANCE, Calif. - April 11, 2012 - European-based publisher Rising Star Games Inc. today announced that Aksys Games, an interactive entertainment software publisher, will exclusively distribute the company's complete 2012 North American line-up.

This new collaboration will kick off with Aksys Games distributing Rising Star Games' first U.S. title, Akai Katana, a side-scrolling bullet hell adventure for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Akai Katana will be releasing later this spring, and places players in a parallel world resembling Japan's Taisho period. Utilizing the power behind the world's Blood Swords for leverage, schmup (shoot 'em up) fans will fight alongside their rebel warrior kin as they seek to regain peace and order by taking on a fierce empire of tyranny.

"I am excited to finally bring Rising Star Games compelling video games to the USA," said Martin Defries, president of Rising Star Games. "We have, in line with our approach to publishing in Europe these past years, decided to come to the market by partnering with experts in their field. Aksys Games offers an expertise and know-how that will define our success across 2012."

"We are also very excited to become an important role in introducing Rising Star Games' video games to the U.S. market," said Akibo Shieh, founder and CEO of Aksys Games. "We believe Rising Star Games can effectively launch and expand their business in the North American territory by utilizing our in-house sales and logistic resources. At the same time, we are very confident that our combined efforts will create a synergy and increase brand awareness for both Rising Star Games and Aksys Games."

The game update, now available on PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE®, addresses a number of issues, including online gameplay experiences:

• Ranked Match Filtering: one of the most requested additions; players may now set conditions for their opponent's connection. When a player who doesn't meet the standby conditions tries to enter the Ranked match, a warning message will be displayed and the match cancelled. 

• Improved Filtering: filtering functionality in general is dramatically improved. Previously, certain connection data was insufficiently filtered and the player had a chance of connecting to opponents with poor connection quality. Now, more aggressive filtering should ensure that players are only matched with opponents who meet their filter settings.

• Improved Connection Antenna: the computation behind the players' connection antenna, the meter indicating the quality of a player's connection, has been improved, resulting in a more accurate and consistent measurement. 

• Temporarily Saved Custom Match Settings: players may continue searching for opponents with the same settings as long as the player remains in the PLAYER MATCH/RANKED MATCH menu.

• Character-specific Bug Fixes: NESTS-Style Kyo and Iori with the Power of Flames no longer become unresponsive under certain circumstances.

• Additional refinements, fixes, and more!

The game update, now available on PlayStation®Network and coming soon to Xbox LIVE®, addresses a number of issues, including online gameplay experiences:

• Ranked Match Filtering: one of the most requested additions; players may now set conditions for their opponent's connection. When a player who doesn't meet the standby conditions tries to enter the Ranked match, a warning message will be displayed and the match cancelled. 

• Improved Filtering: filtering functionality in general is dramatically improved. Previously, certain connection data was insufficiently filtered and the player had a chance of connecting to opponents with poor connection quality. Now, more aggressive filtering should ensure that players are only matched with opponents who meet their filter settings.

• Improved Connection Antenna: the computation behind the players' connection antenna, the meter indicating the quality of a player's connection, has been improved, resulting in a more accurate and consistent measurement. 

• Temporarily Saved Custom Match Settings: players may continue searching for opponents with the same settings as long as the player remains in the PLAYER MATCH/RANKED MATCH menu.

• Character-specific Bug Fixes: NESTS-Style Kyo and Iori with the Power of Flames no longer become unresponsive under certain circumstances.

• Additional refinements, fixes, and more!

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII out now on PS3 and Xbox 360.

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