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Publishers rush to October MCM Expo

Seven leading video games publishers have already signed up for MCM Expo. Firms that will be exhibiting at the October show include Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Capcom, Namco Bandai, Tecmo Koei and Rising Star. MCM Expo’s organisers are also hoping to sign up new publishers that have not attended before. We are …

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Rising Star announces GO Series

Rising Star and Gamebridge have announced they will launch a new range of DSiWare titles next week. The GO Series will feature high quality downloadable games from a variety of renowned Japanese studios, including G-mode, ArtePiazza, SUZAK and TOM CREATE. Between them, they have produced well-know games from leading franchises …

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RSG Deadly serious about horror hit

Publisher Rising Star Games expects Deadly Premonition to achieve the same cult status it enjoyed in the US.The Xbox 360 survival horror game became a best-seller when it hit North America in February – despite divisive reviews. The game’s reviews varied from 10/10 on Destructoid to as low as 2/10 …

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Rising Star announces Deadly Premonition

Rising Star Games has announced it will be publishing Deadly Premonition on the Xbox 360 in PAL territories. The game will be released in the UK this autumn and follows an FBI agent, who must fend off supernatural creatures while investigating the brutal murder of a little girl. Deadly Premonition …

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Pang series returns through Rising Star

Rising Star Games will resurrect popular arcade franchise Pang later this year. Pang: Magical Michael for DS is due to arrive on September 17th, and marks the first entry in the series since 2000. Pang debuted in 1989 with the original arcade game, also known as Buster Bros, and is …

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Rising Star signs Sonic creator

Rising Star Games has announced a new partnership with Yuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic The Hedgehog. The company will be publishing Ivy The Kiwi, an innovative platformer from Naka-san’s development studio PROPE. The game will be released for Wii, DS and DSiWare this autumn. Bringing Ivy the Kiwi to …

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Rising Star calls for lower prices

The industry must develop new ways to generate revenue from video games, says Rising Star boss Martin Defries. His comments follow last month’s remarks from Namco Bandai Partners VP Olivier Comte, who told MCV that games prices are too high. He also said the industry needs more collaboration between publishers …

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Rising Star calls for lower prices

The industry must develop new ways to generate revenue from video games, says Rising Star boss Martin Defries. His comments follow last month’s remarks from Namco Bandai Partners VP Olivier Comte, who told MCV that games prices are too high. He also said the industry needs more collaboration between publishers …

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No More Heroes 2 dated

Rising Star has announced that No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will be released throughout Europe on May 28th. The game is a sequel to critically acclaimed 2008 cult hit No More Heroes, and pits gamers against a league of assassins as they maim their way to the top. It …

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April release for No More Heroes 2

MCV can confirm No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will be released for Wii at the end of April. The game will be published throughout Europe by Rising Star Games, and continues the critically acclaimed series from the mind of notable developer Suda 51. The first No More Heroes game …

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