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STEAMWORLD DIG 2 RELEASES TODAY AT PHYSICAL RETAIL ON Nintendo Switch™ AND PLAYSTATION®4 WITH EXCLUSIVE DOUBLE-SIDED POSTER AND REVERSIBLE INLAY

Posted on 06/19/2018 by Sandra Chau Posted in Announcement

Image & Form’s Much Beloved Title Releases Today Across North America, Complete with Additional In-Box Items

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 19, 2018 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games, in collaboration with critically-acclaimed developer Image & Form, announced today that the smash-hit title SteamWorld Dig 2 is available now for the Nintendo Switch™ System and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system as a physical retail release. The boxed editions include an exclusive double-sided poster featuring iconic artwork from the game, along with a reversible inlay with never-before-seen artwork.

Lavished with praise and accolades since its digital release in late 2017, SteamWorld Dig 2 has proven a runaway smash-hit with consumers, fans and critics alike.

View the SteamWorld Dig 2 trailer HERE: youtu.be/Vf1cOWwb6lI
Download the press kit HERE: spaces.hightail.com/receive/lOCbdNCJ35

SteamWorld Dig 2 takes players on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames. When an old trading town is struck by mysterious earthquakes, it’s up to a lone steambot and her unlikely companion to uncover what trembling terrors lie beneath.

SteamWorld Dig 2 key features:

Dig your way underground and explore vivid worlds riddled with treasure, secrets and traps.
Combat dangerous enemies at every turn of the underworld’s twisted paths, including shadowy creatures and the haunted remains of an ancient electrical threat.
Upgrade your gear to forge deeper into the earth and take on bigger challenges.
Swing across large chasms with your Hookshot and fly through caves with the jet engine!
And finally, learn the truth about your long lost friend…

SteamWorld Dig 2 for Nintendo Switch™ System and PlayStation®4 System, developed by Image & Form and published at physical retail by Rising Star Games, is now available at selected retailers across North America and beyond. For more information follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.

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ABOUT IMAGE & FORM
Image & Form Games is a video game development studio made up of more than a dozen childishly creative people in Gothenburg, Sweden. We’ve been at it since 1997, and are more productive than ever. Historically we’ve developed more than 25 award-winning PC/Mac edutainment titles for Scandinavian publishers. Since then we’ve moved on to more ambitious projects. Our best-sellers SteamWorld Dig and SteamWorld Heist have captivated gamers of all ages all around the world and are blessed with multiple Game of the Year awards and nominations, including Best Original Game, Best Indie Game, and – wait for it – Overall Game of the Year!

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

ACTIVATE KRUISE KONTROL! Hello Kitty Kruisers RELEASES TODAY ON Nintendo Switch™

Posted on 05/15/2018 by Sandra Chau Posted in Announcement

The Colorful and Cute Arcade Racing Game Launches for Retail Today Across North America and Beyond

LOS ANGELES, CA – May 15, 2018 – Rev your engines, Hello Kitty fans! Videogame publisher Rising Star Games announced today that the fast and fun multiplayer arcade karting game Hello Kitty Kruisers is now available on Nintendo Switch™ System in North America. The game releases at retail today for Nintendo Switch with a suggested retail price of $39.95 at retailers nationwide including; Walmart, Target, GameStop, Amazon and more. Hello Kitty Kruisers is also available for digital download through the Nintendo eShop for $29.95.

Download Hello Kitty Kruisers assets HERE: spaces.hightail.com/receive/kajspvMTGO

In Hello Kitty Kruisers, players take to the starting line with Hello Kitty and her Sanrio friends as they race on land, water, and even through the air. Race in single-player or with up to three friends and unlock new outfits and vehicles for your favorite characters. You can even challenge your racing skills in the super-exciting adventure mode!

Hello Kitty Kruisers is published by Rising Star Games and will be exclusively distributed in the USA, Canada and Latin America by Crescent Marketing Inc. For more information, follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit the official Rising Star Games website.

Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.

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ABOUT CRESCENT MARKETING
Trusted and established since 1989, Crescent Marketing Inc. is an accredited full-service wholesaler and promoter of video games software, carrying the largest assortment of titles on every game console released to date. With over 25 years of industry knowledge, Crescent Marketing successfully delivers market-driven brand and product strategies for clients and partners alike. For more information about our distribution, advertising, and promotional services please visit www.crescentmarketinginc.com.

About Sanrio®
Sanrio is the global lifestyle brand best known for pop icon Hello Kitty®, and home to many beloved characters including Chococat®, My Melody®, Badtz-Maru®, Keroppi® and Gudetama. Sanrio was founded on the ‘small gift, big smile’® philosophy – that a small gift can bring happiness and friendship to people of all ages. Since 1960, this philosophy has served as the inspiration to offer quality products, services and activities that inspire unique consumer experiences across the world. Today, Hello Kitty’s legendary breadth of products is available in over 130 countries and in retail locations including department, specialty, national chain retailers and Sanrio boutique stores. To learn more about Sanrio, please visit www.sanrio.com and follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – @sanrio, @hello kitty.

ROCKET TO THE FINISH LINE – RETRO-FUTURISTIC CO-OP RACER TRAILBLAZERS NOW AVAILABLE ON PLAYSTATION®4 AND PC

Posted on 05/08/2018 by Sandra Chau Posted in Announcement

Exhilarating Arcade Racer Also Available on Xbox One Tomorrow

LOS ANGELES, CA – May 8, 2017 – Aliens across the galaxy, start your rocket engines! Trailblazers, the revolutionary co-op arcade racing game, is now available for PlayStation®4 and via Steam for £29.99. Trailblazers will be available tomorrow on Xbox One priced the same.

Experience vibrant visuals, mesmerizing track designs, and the scorching sensation of speed where players use the on-track game mechanic of painting the track to create boosting lanes for each team. Racing together in teams of up to three racers, gamers will cover key areas of the racing line as well as painting over opponents’ painted paths to gain the advantage. Racers who drive with flair and style will also amass skill points to blaze their way to victory!

Download the launch trailer for Trailblazers here.
Watch the launch trailer for Trailblazers here.
Download Trailblazers press assets here.

Trailblazers Gameplay Features:

Innovative Paint and Boost Racing: Introducing a unique paint and boost game mechanic, racers paint the track to create custom speed boosting lanes innovating the racing genre with new strategic gameplay.
Scenic Tracks: In the race for glory, players will scorch their way through mountain ranges, lush forests and arid desert valleys in Trailblazers.
Diverse Characters: Each driver plays a vital role in the racing community and together they unfold the story of the Trailblazers world, each having a specific role and style of driving.
Futuristic Fleet: Players can choose from a showroom of the fastest race cars in the galaxy, each with customized stats to fit every play style and track type.
A Musical Feast: Enjoy the retro-futuristic soundtrack that fits perfectly with the visual aesthetic of the game, aural soundscapes from the officially licensed soundtrack featuring artists like; Skope, Derevolutions, A.Skillz and more.
Award Winning Artist: Gorgeous Trailblazers artwork designed by BAFTA award-winning artist Will Milton.
Campaign Mode: Multiplayer thrills and single-player challenges
Multiplayer Mayhem: Players can experience the blistering high-speed action with up to six players online, or locally via split-screen for up to four local players with additional online or CPU-controlled challengers.
Cross-platform play: Team-up or face-off across the platform divide!

Developed by Supergonk and published digitally by Rising Star Games, Trailblazers is now available on Playstation®4 and PC, and will be available on May 9 across the Xbox One family of devices. Keep your engines fueled up and ready for more incoming information by following Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or on the official Trailblazers website.

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

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ABOUT SUPERGONK
Supergonk is an exciting new independent game developer, located in the vibrant creative hub of Guildford, UK. It is formed of industry veterans with over 10 years of top-flight game development expertise at studios such as Codemasters, Bizarre Creations and Lionhead. Supergonk creates extremely high-quality indie racing titles, and prides itself on creating innovative new experiences and never-before-seen game mechanics. www.supergonk.co.uk

STEAMWORLD DIG 2 RELEASES TODAY AT PHYSICAL RETAIL ON Nintendo Switch™ AND PLAYSTATION®4 WITH EXCLUSIVE DOUBLE-SIDED POSTER AND REVERSIBLE INLAY

Posted on 05/04/2018 by Sandra Chau Posted in Announcement

Image & Form’s much beloved title releases today across Europe and beyond, complete with additional in-box items

LOS ANGELES, CA – May 4, 2018 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games, in collaboration with critically-acclaimed developer Image & Form, today announced that the smash-hit title SteamWorld Dig 2 is now available for Nintendo Switch™ and PlayStation®4 as a physical retail release. The boxed editions include an exclusive double-sided poster featuring iconic artwork from the game, along with a reversible inlay with never-before-seen artwork.

Lavished with praise and accolades since its digital release in late 2017, SteamWorld Dig 2 has proven a runaway smash-hit with consumers, fans and critics alike. The game currently enjoys a Metacritic score of 88, and is that site’s sixth highest-rated Nintendo Switch™ title of all time.

View the SteamWorld Dig 2 trailer here.
Download the press kit here.

SteamWorld Dig 2 takes players on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames. When an old trading town is struck by mysterious earthquakes, it’s up to a lone steambot and her unlikely companion to uncover what trembling terrors lie beneath.

SteamWorld Dig 2 key features:

Dig your way underground and explore vivid worlds riddled with treasure, secrets and traps
Combat dangerous enemies at every turn of the underworld’s twisted paths, including shadowy creatures and the haunted remains of an ancient electrical threat
Upgrade your gear to forge deeper into the earth and take on bigger challenges
Swing across large chasms with your Hookshot and fly through caves with the jet engine!
And finally, learn the truth about your long lost friend…

SteamWorld Dig 2 for Nintendo Switch™ and PlayStation®4, developed by Image & Form and published at physical retail by Rising Star Games, is now available at selected retailers across Europe and beyond. A USA release will follow. For more information follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.

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

RISING STAR GAMES ANNOUNCES TRIFECTA OF GAMES TO BE SHOWN AT PAX EAST: TRAILBLAZERS, RICO, AND DECAY OF LOGOS

Posted on 03/26/2018 by Sandra Chau Posted in Announcement

You’re Invited to Meet the Devs and Experience our 2018 Roster of Games Hands-On!

Los Angeles, CA – March 26, 2018 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games announced today it will be publicly showing its recently announced 2018 lineup of titles, Trailblazers, RICO, and Decay of Logos, for the first time to media and consumers at PAX East in Boston, on Thursday, April 5 through Sunday, April 8. Media outlets are invited to book an appointment to meet with each of the three developers to experience these titles hands-on for the first time!

Trailblazers is a fresh new co-operative racing title with an innovative on-track game mechanic: paint the track, boost on your color, and work as a team to win! Racing in teams up to three-versus-three, players paint the track as they race, capturing key areas to dynamically change the racing line, then boosting on their team’s color. Racers who drive with flair and style will also amass skill points to blaze their way to victory! Trailblazers is developed by UK based development studio Supergonk, with members that have worked at highly acclaimed racing studios including Codemasters, Bizarre Creations, and Criterion.

Check out Trailblazers in action HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Df_HWYN8I&feature=youtu.be

RICO is an arcade-style, first-person shooter inspired by modern action cinema. Players pair up as a pair of loose-cannon police partners, given twenty-four hours to crack a case as part of an elite organized crime taskforce. Planning is tactical, and players must react in the moment to shootouts as they develop, with additional extra time to assess the situation if they are able to surprise their enemies. RICO features plenty of ammo and enemies, and the combat is punchy and impactful, supported by an extensive destruction system that ensures every shot looks and feels great! RICO is developed by Bristol Games Hub based developer Ground Shatter.

Watch RICO in action HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEqCA2l3u0g&feature=youtu.be

Decay of Logos is an immersive action role-playing game inspired by 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. In Decay of Logos, players explore a vast and 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, armor, inventory and level-up systems and mechanics.

Watch the Decay of Logos trailer HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrc9pfBDuYc&feature=youtu.be

Rising Star Games will be in booth: #13070. To book an appointment to meet with the developers and for hands on time with Trailblazers, RICO, and Decay of Logos, please email Danitra Alomia (danitra@reverbinc.com).

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MEDIA CONTACTS – US
Reverb Communications
Danitra Alomia
danitra@reverbinc.com
(209) 586-1495 ext. 115

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

Posted on 03/15/2018 by Samuel Elphick Posted in Announcement

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

Posted on 03/14/2018 by Samuel Elphick Posted in Announcement

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.

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

Posted on 03/08/2018 by Sandra Chau Posted in Announcement

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

LOS ANGELES, CA – March 08, 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.

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

RACERS, REV YOUR ENGINES! NEW COOPERATIVE ARCADE RACING GAME TRAILBLAZERS COMING SPRING 2018

Posted on 02/22/2018 by Sandra Chau Posted in Announcement

Rising Star Games and Supergonk reveal first details on ground-breaking racing title coming soon to all major gaming formats

LOS ANGELES, CA – February 22, 2018 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games, in partnership with new UK-based independent game developer Supergonk, today announced that Trailblazers, the world’s first true, second-to-second co-operative arcade racing game, will be unleashed across all major gaming platforms from Spring 2018.

Trailblazers is a fresh new co-operative racing title with an innovative on-track game mechanic: paint the track, boost on your colour and work as a team to win! Racing in teams of up to three-versus-three, players paint the track as they race, capturing key areas to dynamically change the racing line, then boosting on their team’s colour. Racers who drive with flair and style will also amass skill points to blaze their way to victory! Players can experience the blistering high-speed action with up to six players online, or locally via split-screen for up to four local players with additional online or CPU-controlled challengers.

Download the stunning announcement trailer, along with a selection of assets here.

“The Supergonk team is proud to announce Trailblazers: our vision of true co-op racing designed from the ground-up with team play at its core”, said Ben Ward, founder of Supergonk. “The brand new paint/boost mechanics introduce a fresh layer of second-to-second strategic thinking which can’t be found in other racing titles. As huge racing game fans, we feel that the genre often hasn’t been as innovative as we’d like. Our aim with Trailblazers is clear: create a brand new IP to reinvigorate the genre and build an unexpected new racer that we ourselves want to play”.

Loaded with multiplayer thrills and a series of single-player challenges across an extended campaign mode, Trailblazers is an audio-visual onslaught of retro-futuristic style and attitude. The game takes place in a lavishly presented world from the creative mind of BAFTA award winning artist Will Milton. Players race through expansive and stunning scenic tracks set across locations ranging from mountain tops to lush forests and arid desert valleys. Aural soundscapes are provided via the officially licensed soundtrack featuring leaders of the Future Funk genre, including Get On Up by Skope, Bad King Kong by The Derevolutions, and Dead Ringer by A.Skillz.

In Trailblazers players will race as, and alongside, a diverse cast of characters. Each driver plays a vital role in the racing community and unfolding story of the Trailblazers world, and each has a unique role and driving behaviour. Players can also choose from a showroom of the fastest race cars in the galaxy, each with customised stats to fit every play style and track type.

“We are thrilled to have worked alongside Supergonk to help realise their vision”, said Martin Defries, Managing Director of Rising Star Games. “The game is superb, the ambition high and the opportunity vast. We are keen to show the gaming community across the world just how great this game is”.

Trailblazers, developed by Supergonk and published digitally by Rising Star Games, will be available globally from Spring 2018 across all major gaming platforms. Keep your engines running for incoming additional information about gameplay modes and features of this ground-breaking new arcade racing title, by following Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit the Trailblazers website.

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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

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

RISING STAR GAMES TO PUBLISH PHYSICAL RETAIL EDITION OF ZOINK GAMES’S FLIPPING DEATH ON PLAYSTATION®4 AND Nintendo Switch™

Posted on 02/08/2018 by Sandra Chau Posted in Announcement

New game from award-winning creators of Stick It To The Man and the forthcoming Fe heading to physical retail stores with exclusive additional in-box content

LOS ANGELES, CA – February 08, 2018 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games, in collaboration with acclaimed developer Zoink Games, today announced that new title Flipping Death will receive a physical release in the USA, Europe and beyond on PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™. The physical edition releases at the same time as the digital release from Zoink Games, and includes exclusive additional physical ‘collector cards’ in the box.

The boxed retail edition of Flipping Death contains two physical collector cards lavishly created by the artists at Zoink Games, bringing some of your favourite characters to life. The cards also contain character bios and unlock codes to help complete your full collection of cards inside the game itself.

“We are honoured to work in continued partnership with such an esteemed and award-winning creative force as Zoink Games”, said Martin Defries, Managing Director at Rising Star Games. “Being able to bring Zoink’s wild imagination and vision of Flipping Death to players in physical boxed form with additional items in the box enables Rising Star Games to serve the community as well as nurture new Zoink fans.”

The events of Flipping Death take place in Flatwood Peaks, a small whimsical town with a problem – Death is on vacation. Play as Penny and help the trapped ghosts with your trusted scythe. Flip the entire world around to solve puzzles on both the living and the dead sides and slowly uncover the mystery surrounding your own demise.

Flipping Death key features:

Unique mix of adventure and platforming set in a twisted, rich and colourful world
Flip the entire world with the press of a single button
Possess the living and use them to solve puzzles
Innovative physics combined with an immersive story told over several different chapters
Spiritual successor to Zoink’s previous smash hit game Stick It To The Man

Flipping Death, developed by Zoink Games and published at physical retail by Rising Star Games, will be available for PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™ at selected retailers across the USA, Europe and beyond in Spring 2018. For more information follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.

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ABOUT ZOINK GAMES
Zoink Games is an award-winning game developer located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Most known for indie smash hit Stick It To The Man!. Right now the studio is focused on the spiritual successor called Flipping Death and also on upcoming game Fe.

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