Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 10 July 2004 |
Founder | Martin Defries |
Headquarters | , England |
Key people | Ed Valiente (managing director) |
Products | |
Parent | Thunderful Group (2018–present) |
Website | risingstargames.com |
Rising Star Games Limited is a British video game publisher based in Hitchin.
History[edit]
Rising Star Games was founded on 10 July 2004 by Martin Defries as a joint venture between Bergsala Holding and Japanese publisher Marvelous Entertainment.[1][2][3] Marvelous Entertainment sold its 50% share in Rising Star Games to Intergrow, another Japanese publisher, in January 2010.[4] Rising Star Games opened a United States office based in California in January 2012.[5] Thunderful acquired Rising Star Games from Bergsala Holding in July 2018, at which point Ed Valiente became its managing director and Defries left the company.[6]
Games[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Halloran, Karen (10 July 2014). "Rising Star Games Is Now Ten Years Old". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Sheffield, Brandon (25 February 2009). "Interview: Marvelous' Wada Talks Style Challenges Of Western Development". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Dring, Christopher (1 March 2019). "Merchandise firm Numskull forms games publishing division with Rising Star vets". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Martin, Matt (25 January 2010). "Marvelous sells stake in Rising Star Games". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Newton, James (26 January 2012). "Rising Star Games To Open American Office". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Dring, Christopher (3 July 2018). "Thunderful acquires UK and US publisher Rising Star Games". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.