Rising Star Games
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 10 July 2004 |
| Founder | Martin Defries |
| Headquarters | , |
| Key people | Ed Valiente (managing director) |
| Products | |
| Parent | Bergsala (50%, 2005-2018) Marvelous Entertainment (50%, 2005-2010) Intergrow (50%, 2010-2018) Thunderful Group (2018–present) |
| Website | thunderfulgames.com |
Rising Star Games was a British video game publisher founded in 2004 to publish localised Japanese titles to the European market. Originally a joint venture between Bergsala and Marvelous Entertainment, it became a subsidiary of Thunderful Group in 2018.
History
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] The company had an exclusive licensing agreement with Marvelous and used Xseed Games English localizations, but it did not extend to North America.[6] 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.[7]
The last game released under the Rising Star Games banner was the Windows version of Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise, released in July 2022. However, as of 2026, Rising Star is still listed as an active publishing label of Thunderful Publishing.[8] The Rising Star Games Limited company as a whole was renamed to Thunderful Games Limited in September 2023.[9]
Games
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Sahdev, Ishaan (24 February 2012). "Rising Star And Marvelous Deal Only For Europe, Xseed In The Clear". Siliconera.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Thunderful Games". Thunderful Group AB. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "THUNDERFUL GAMES LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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