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So, why not tell us how you think we’re doing? Please click here to shower us with praise or to let us know if you think we can do better!" |
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*[http://www.petitiononline.com/nmh3r03s/petition.html No More Heroes with blood for Europe petition.] |
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Revision as of 17:17, 11 December 2007
| Company Logo | |
| Company type | Joint Venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video Games Publisher |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Luton-Bedfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Products | Harvest Moon DS Bomberman Land Touch Bubble Bobble Double Shot |
| Website | www.risingstargames.com |
Rising Star Games are a video game publishing company which focuses on releases for the European market. The company is based in Luton in Bedfordshire, England. In late 2007, the company was surrounded with controversy due to their decision to edit blood away from European release of expected Nintendo Wii game, No More Heroes. This has made numerous European fans furious, rising petitions to remove cencorship and threats to boycot the censored products. A popular phrase used by the protesters has been "No blood, no buy", though many are going to buy it, despite their dissapointment.
Rising Star Games have also recently announced that they will be publishing Harvest Moon: Magical Melody for release on March 14th 2008 for the Nintendo Wii. The game was originally released for the Gamecube in the US during March 2006, it was not released in Europe.
History
Rising Star Games was formed as a joint business venture by Scandinavian distributors Bergsala and Japanese developers Marvelous Interactive.
The majority of its titles are for the Nintendo DS, the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. Titles are planned for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.
From the Rising Star Games website:
"Rising Star Games is a flourishing and vibrant publisher of next-generation video games across all current gaming platforms. With decades of combined experience in videogames publishing between us, and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, everyone in this small but dedicated team wants to bring the very best titles from our Japanese owner to the European market.
We are now in our third staggeringly successful year of trading and have published to date 18 titles for Sony PSP, Nintendo DS and PlayStation 2. Our portfolio includes brilliant franchises like Harvest Moon, Bomberman and Bubble Bobble. As well as our selection of powerhouse gaming brands, Rising Star Games also believes in building fresh franchises and Intellectual Property which includes the eagerly awaited No More Heroes – due out on Nintendo Wii in February 2008 and details of it appearing on our site next month!
So, why not tell us how you think we’re doing? Please click here to shower us with praise or to let us know if you think we can do better!"