[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]
Thursday 18th February 2010: VidZone, the leading
video on demand service that provides free streaming music video to
PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PSP™
(PlayStation®Portable), today unveils the exclusive playlist
for Rising Star Games' brilliant Half-Minute Hero, ahead of the
game's launch tomorrow.
The Half-Minute Hero track listing includes heavy metal legends
Motörhead, Mötley Crüe, Nine Inch Nails and Def
Leppard, joined by newer artists such as Tokio Hotel, Scary Kids
Scaring Kids and Seether.
"The Half-Minute Hero playlist on VidZone perfectly encapsulates
the feel of the game, with an eclectic collection of heavy metal
and punk rock tracks," says Martin Defries, managing director,
Rising Star Games.
"We see the Half-Minute Hero Playlist from Rising Star Games as
the perfect opportunity to target the VidZone User and marry up the
two things that they love, music and gaming", says Ben Speas,
advertising manager, VidZone.
VidZone's service allows PlayStation®3 owners to watch new
music videos for free on their PS3 or streamed to their PSP™
via Remote Play. The Half-Minute Hero video soundtrack is available
from today.
The full track listing is as follows:
Alter Bridge - Rise Today
Coheed and Cambria - Welcome Home
Def Leppard - Nine Lives
Dio - Rock 'n 'Roll Children
HAMMERFALL - Any Means Necessary
Helloween - Dr. Stein
Innerpartysystem - Don't Stop
Joe Satriani - Summer Song
Lordi - Would You Love A Monsterman (2006 Version)
Mötley Crüe - If I Die Tomorrow
Motörhead - I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care)
NIGHTWISH - Bye Bye Beautiful
Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
Scary Kids Scaring Kids - Faces
Seether - Rise Above This
SONATA ARCTICA - Flag In The Ground
Tokio Hotel - Ready, Set, Go!
Within Temptation - The Howling
The Half-Minute Hero game on PSP™, from respected
developer Marvelous Entertainment, takes the RPG genre to another
level, challenging players to save the world in just 30 seconds.
With over 100 missions - not to mention multiplayer options - and
over 20 hours of gameplay, there's plenty to keep gamers
occupied.
The Half-Minute Hero VidZone playlist is available today and
Half-Minute Hero will launch on PSP™ on Friday 19th
February.
Screenshots and artwork can be downloaded directly here.
For further information, screenshots and press samples (when
available), please contact:
Ali Wood (Premier PR)
ali.wood@premierpr.com
Yen Hau (Rising Star Games)
yen.hau@risingstargames.com
France - Namco Bandai Partners
Emilie Berndt
eberndt@namcobandaipartners.com
Germany - Koch Media
Andrea Stepper
A.Stepper@kochmedia.com
Spain - Namco Bandai Partners
Helena Careaga
hcareaga@namcobandaipartners.com
Italy - Cidiverte
Giovanna Cosentino
gcosentino@cidiverte.it
Benelux - CLD Distribution
Philippe Coopmans
philippe@cld.be
Nordic - Bergsala
Johan Lenngerd
johan.lenngerd@bergsala.se
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About Rising Star Games
Rising Star Games Limited is a video games publisher for
Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo DS™ and Wii™, Sony PS3 and
PSP™ in the PAL territory. A joint venture between Japanese
video game publisher and content developer Intergrow Inc and long
standing Nintendo Nordic distributor Bergsala AB, Rising Star Games
is now in its sixth year of trading and has published more than 50
titles including the worldwide hit series Harvest Moon alongside
the renowned renegade Nintendo Wii title, No More Heroes. For more
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