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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."

About Rising Star Games
Rising Star Games is a video games publisher for Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS™, Nintendo DS™ and Wii™, Sony PS3 and PSP™. A joint venture between Japanese video game publisher and content developer Intergrow Inc and long standing Nintendo Nordic distributor Bergsala AB, Rising Star Games is now in its eighth year of trading and has published more than 80 titles. For more information please go to www.risingstargames.com

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