Rising Star Games partners with Codemasters
Pilot Academy, Contact included in UK sales and distribution deal
Friday 29th September/... Rising Star Games today announces that it has appointed Codemasters as its UK sales and distribution partner. The agreement sees Codemasters taking control of UK sales and distribution management for five Rising Star titles through to the end of 2006.
Products covered include Nintendo DS titles Contact, Ys Strategy and New Zealand Story Revolution in addition to Pilot Academy and Bubble Bobble Evolution for the PlayStation®Portable (PSP) system.
Martin Defries, C.O.O. Rising Star Games said: "We have high hopes for our portfolio and having the right partner in the UK is critical for Rising Star Games. Codemasters has the strengths that we require and I am delighted to be working with its UK team."
Jonathan Hales, Vice President of Sales, Codemasters added: "Codemasters relishes the opportunity to work with Rising Star Games in the UK. To work with such titles as Contact and Pilot Academy, which are perfect fits for the handheld market, is a testament to Codemasters' sales reach in the UK."
ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES
Rising Star Games Limited is a video games publisher for Sony PSP, Nintendo DS and PlayStation 2 in the PAL territory. A joint venture between Japanese publisher /developer Marvelous Interactive and long standing Nintendo Nordic distributor Bergsala AB, the company introduces new games alongside enhanced and updated versions of some of interactive entertainment's most successful franchises. www.risingstargames.com.
ABOUT CODEMASTERS
Codemasters is a leading developer and publisher of best-selling interactive entertainment products for a global audience on current and future gaming platforms and channels. Established in 1986, the company's dominant brands include Colin McRae Rally, TOCA Race Driver, LMA Manager, Brian Lara Cricket and Operation Flashpoint. The company is headquartered in Southam, Warwickshire UK and maintains operations in the US, Germany, France, Spain, and Benelux. More information about the company and its products is available online at http://www.codemasters.com