The Red Star video game goes to the iPhone and PSP!!!

The Red Star video game will be released on the iPhone and PSP at the end of March.

For the complete story and preview click here


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The Red Star Holiday Collection Specials !!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS to our Red Star readers!

We have two exciting specials to offer you this holiday season:

1. HOLIDAY SOFT COVER PACKAGE DEAL: all four soft cover tradepaperbacks ($100) -

2. HOLIDAY HARD COVER PACKAGE DEAL: all four hardcover trade paperbacks ($200) - NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES.

Both packages available now through January 4, 2010 atwww.theredstar.com . As always, each book comessigned by creator and artist, Christian Gossett.

Here’s your chance to purchase ALL of the Red Star hardcovers,NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE! There are only 100 available so buy early.

You may remember the grey hardcover of Prison of Souls trade paperback was dramatically under produced the first time around. Now it is available again for the first time infive years!

Each of the hard covers is also available for individual purchase and will besigned by Christian Gossett.

We hope that you and yours have a great holiday season.

Team Red Star

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The Red Star PS2 game still going strong!!

Saturday, November 14, 2009

The Red Star

No, not the Eisner Award-nominated comic book by Christian Gossett, designer of Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber. Rather, I'm here to discuss the excellent PS2 game based on that comic.

Released in 2007 after years of delays, The Red Star was to have been one of the last games by Acclaim. Acclaim went under in 2004 while the game was still in development--a shame because it would have been the company's finest title by far--but at least, three years later, players were able to enjoy the finished product courtesy of publisher XS Games. An inspired mash-up of side-scrolling beat 'em up, bullet hell shoot 'em up, and top-down multi-directional shooter, it is simply one of the best arcade-style action games I've ever played.

See full review at:

http://omega-warzard.blogspot.com/2009/11/red-star.html

Look for new format releases is early 2010!!

For more details about the game, visit http://www.archangel-studios.com/game/

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Team Red Star and Saucony to release custom shoes at Comicon International San Diego 2009

Custom limited edition shoes released based on a unique design inspired by the groundbreaking art style of the graphic novel

Inspired by The Red Star™, one of the most critically acclaimed independent graphic novels of the decade, Saucony® introduces the Jazz Lo Pro - Red Star sneakers, only 800 pairs created world-wide. And like the characters that inhabit the world of The Red Star™, these shoes are more than they appear to be. Flexible and lightweight, yet full of style, these limited edition shoes will be on sale from Team Red Star at Booth #3513 or buy them online at zappos.com.

Comicon International San Diego 2009

For press release visit: press release

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The Red Star: Sword of Lies wins the IPPY GOLD MEDAL!!!

The Red Star: Sword of Lies has won the gold medal at the 13th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards!!!


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May 21, 2009 – New York, NY – Organizers of the 13th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards, conducted to honor the year's best independently published books, have announced the results for the 2009 competition.

While much of the world economy is in a slump, books and reading are gaining ground on more expensive forms of entertainment, and the annual list of “IPPY” award winners represents the kind of alternative viewpoints today’s readers crave.

This year’s awards attracted 4,090 entries from throughout the U.S. and Canada, plus most English-speaking countries worldwide. Medal-winning books came from 44 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia, eight Canadian provinces, and six countries overseas. Launched in 1996 as the first unaffiliated awards program open exclusively to independent, university, and self-published titles, the 2009 IPPY Awards will be presented to winners at a gala celebration during BookExpo America in New York on Friday, May 29th.

The IPPY Awards are presented by IndependentPublisher.com, the online “voice of independent publishing” operated by publishing services firm Jenkins Group of Traverse City, Michigan. The annual IPPY Awards celebration on Friday night during BookExpo America is a highlight of the weekend and publishing media are welcome to attend.

Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Drama/Documentary

Gold: The Red Star: Sword of Lies, by Christian Gossett (Archangel Studios)
Silver: Hatter M: The Looking Glass Wars, by Frank Beddor with Liz Cavalier (Automatic Pictures Publishing)
Bronze (tie): Macbeth: The Graphic Novel, script adaptation by John McDonald, art by Jon Haward (Classical Comics Ltd.) and Good and Evil, by Michael Pearl (No Greater Joy Ministries, Inc.)

For complete results, visit http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298

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This Week in Co-Op: The Red Star

Jason "OrigamiPanther" Love April 22nd, 2009 at 11:53 AM

Добро пожаловать (Welcome), comrades! As Jim highlighted in last week’s “This Week in Co-Op,” sometimes a great co-op experience can be found lurking in the catalog of last gen’s titles. So this past weekend I dusted off my copy of one such co-op title that was overlooked when it was released, The Red Star, and decided to give it a run through. With my partner in tow, we stepped into an alternate Russia where two soldiers seek to put an end to a corrupt government being lead by a mystical, and evil, sorcerer known as Troika.

The Red Star - NOW AVAILABLE on the iPhone and Google Android!!

Team Red Star is pleased to announce its release of the adaptation of The Red Star to the iPhone and Google Android. The Red Star #1 and The Red Star #2 are currently available.

If you have an iPhone, iPod touch or Google Android, please download, rate and review The Red Star #1. Simply search for "The Red Star" on the iPhone or Google Android.

The Red Star #3 will be available soon!

Team Red Star




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THE RED STAR TRADE PAPERBACK #4: SWORD OF LIES is now available!!

THE RED STAR TRADE PAPERBACK #4: SWORD OF LIES is now available at theredstar.com

The Red Star, one of the most celebrated graphic novels of the decade, is an epic mythology inspired by the art and history of the Soviet Union. Sword of Lies is the 4th graphic novel in the collection. Integrating traditionally drawn characters and computer generated environments, The Red Star is unique in its cinematic visual style.

With unforgettable pencils by multiple Eisner nominee Christian Gossett and extraordinary digital painting by the world famous Weta Workshop New Zealand, this 200 page graphic novel not only continues the adventures of the Skyfurnace Konstantinov, it takes readers back to the origin story of The Red Star.









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The Red Star Game available at Comicon 2008

Signed copies The Red Star Video Game will be available at Comicon International San Diego 2008 at the Red Star booth.   

TEAM RED STAR's LUXURIOUS ADDRESS - Since Comicon International San Diego 2005, the world famous GENTLE GIANT STUDIOS has hosted Team Red Star within their lavish exhibit in the very front of Hall C, Booth 3513.  This year will continue the tradition, and Team Red Star will be putting on one of their best shows ever.  Red Star series creator Christian Gossett, as well as many other members of Team Red Star, will be making appearances throughout the week, signing and sketching.  

TEAM RED STAR WELCOMES SAUCONY! - That's right.  Saucony! One of the world's premier de

signers of competition footwear and sports apparel has designed an exclusively limited edition design inspired by the Red Star saga! Members of Team Red Star will be sporting their new wheels from Thursday through Sunday!

THE RED STAR: Sword of Lies Issue #3 - an epic 64 page annual, will have its worldwide premiere at San Diego Comic Con 2008, including a special foil cover edition, limited to only 500 copies.  

SNAP N' WIN PRIZES AT THE RED STAR BOOTH! - To celebrate the release of THE RED STAR: 

Sword of Lies #3, Archangel Studios is giving away hundreds of prizes to its readership in attendance!  Working with Norprint, Team Red Star has commissioned its first ever Limited Collector Card Set.  Each card is a rare collectible; one of only 400 sets made exclusively for Comicon San Diego 2008.  What's more, each card offers the possibility of instantly winning prizes at the booth.  Finally, one lucky winner will uncover the Grand Prize and have their name and likeness appear as a character in an upcoming publication!  Stop by our booth to purchase your own Red Star Collector Card Set.  

THE RED STAR: THE EPIC CONTINUES - And not to worry, for those of you only now discovering one of the most unique worlds in epic fiction today, or for those who wish to show their friends firsthand why you just can't stop going on about this Red Star thing, a supply of the classic Red Star Trade Paper Backs, nominated for multiple Eisner awards and voted one of the 100 greatest graphic novels of all time by Wizard magazine, will be available for purchase at special show discounts!*

*discounts vary.  Visit the Red Star booth (Hall C - Booth #3513) for details and pricing options. 

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RED STAR GAME BACK IN STOCK!

RED STAR PS2 UNITS HAVE ARRIVED
A new supply of The Red Star game has arrived, and so once again, we can fulfill all game orders promptly. For those of you that have already ordered the game from us (thank you!) and are patiently waiting for your game, we are happy to announce the packages have shipped. New orders will ship out immediately.

EXCLUSIVE FOR CUSTOMERS OF THE RED STORE
The Red Store is the only place to buy a copy of the game signed by the creator of The Red Star, Christian Gossett.

THE COLLECTIBLES MARKET STRIKES BACK
Another very good reason to get your game from us is the price. The game is becoming something of a collectible. Even unsigned copies are selling at quite impressive prices. Have a look;










Seller information has been blanked out because it's certainly not our intention to decry people for engaging in the joys of market economics and supply and demand. But we at The Red Store offer our loyal supporters the only opportunity to purchase signed copies at no extra charge.


TELL YOUR LOCAL GAME STORE: I WANT MY RED STAR PS2!
Many gamers have frequently expressed their frustration at the inadequate availability of the Red Star Playstation 2 game. Many retailers, such as Gamespot (formerly EB Games), Best Buy, and even Amazon.com (which actually sells games on behalf of Target stores, and not from their own supply), only received very limited numbers of the game, or none at all. Our surveys of online gaming forums show this to be one of the most often mentioned issues related to the game. Classic action gaming fans have read all the great reviews, now they wish they could actually get their hands on the game! We hope that readers of this news item can help by reminding their favorite purveyors of gaming goodness to badger their suppliers for more copies of The Red Star game for Playstation 2 (also compatible with Playstation 3 entertainment system).


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DEMAND FOR RED STAR GAME OVERWHELMS SUPPLY!

Dear readers,

Much to our delight, the Red Star game has proven to be a great critical and commercial success, climbing to the top of the sales charts despite the lengthy ordeal involved in bringing it to the market.

Unfortunately, due to the scale of it's success, which was a surprise to suppliers, there have been delays in getting large enough shipments of the game to retailers, including our very own Red Store.

For the many, many of you (thank you!) that have already ordered the game from our Red Store, and received our email notice about the delay in shipping, we have some good news. Our suppliers have informed us that a new shipment of the game will soon be on it's way to us. This means your shipments will be going out to you shortly after that as well.


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More The Red Star Game reviews

Here are some of the articles and blog entries talking about The Red Star game that we’ve found in our roamings. In no scientific order, here goes;

As it turns out, I had severely underestimated Red Star. Don't be fooled by the bargain-bin sticker price or the leagues of delays this game suffered over the years; this is top-quality classic action gaming, and an experience you shouldn't dare miss.

CLICK ME, I'M A LONG LINK

The Red Star: A History in Covers

But the new cover suggests that someone's doing something somewhere with regard to the game. Even if Makita's going to catch her death of cold.

http://kidfenris.livejournal.com/35359.html

... all sorts of things, arriving in volumes that can give the postman a career-threatening backache. But we've rarely had such a satisfying delivery as the one we received today, in an average, unassuming padded envelope: a final copy of The Red Star for PlayStation 2, courtesy of EBgames.com.

CLICK ME, I'M A LONG LINK

The Red Star has great pacing; it breaks up the melee action sequences with portions of levels that force you to use your guns. And the great thing about The Red Star is that it succeeds in making both shooting and melee combat equally rewarding.

http://www.eat-sleep-game.com/news/2007/05/03/the-red-star/

And for our German readers;

http://www.demonews.de/kurznachrichten/index.php?shortnews=11771

http://www.onpsx.de/news.php?id=14052

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AND IN TECH NEWS...

For those of you that own the Playstation 3 game console and are not sure whether The Red Star game is compatible with your system, we are happy to say that it indeed is. So have no fear. The game is here.

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Our special Red Star Game site is now live! Click on the image to go visit it now!

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Game Play Clip

Click on the image above to download a The Red Star game play clip from our website!

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Red Star game play clip on YouTube!

Check it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ApKHGLbyAw

WELCOME!

Welcome to the Red Star Game news blog!

While we look forward to discussing future game projects on this blog later on, at this time our goal is to keep you informed about the (in)famous The Red Star game for Playstation 2, also compatible with Playstation 3.

The saga of bringing The Red Star game out from under the ashes of Acclaim's bankruptcy all the way to its current release has been an epic journey all its own. The many accounts of these stories can be found all over the net, many written by the same respected game reviewers and hardcore fans that helped keep the game's hopes alive.

From the time of Acclaim's collapse in 2004 until the official press release from XS games announcing that the wait was over, the dedicated gaming press kept asking the question:

Will this quality co-op action/brawler/shooter, a title built by gamers for gamers, survive to see the light of day?

We're proud to say yes. The Red Star's first videogame is finally available to the public, and we couldn't be happier.

We will be bringing you those reviews, comments from gamers, screen shots and other related materials in an ongoing manner here on this website. If You see a link or clip that we've somehow missed, don't hesitate to post them here.

Meanwhile, if you'd like to see the origin stories of this new gaming universe, swing by the Red Star Forums and let us know what you think.

http://www.archangel-studios.com/forums/

While you're there, take a tour around the site and
Stay tuned for more updates very soon.