Game development

Speed Racer ranks top 3

 Shanghai, June 11th, 2008 – One month after launch, Speed Racer has reached the Nb 3 rank for driving games on Nintendo DS, achieving an average critics' score of... Read more.


300 staff reached

Shanghai, April 2, 2008 - Virtuos announced today that its team of game specialists has reached the bar of 300 people in its Shanghai and Chengdu development centers. Created in late... Read more.


Virtuos opens in Chengdu

Game development outsourcing leader Virtuos opens new center in Chengdu. Shanghai, January 14th, 2008. Virtuos, one of the world's largest game development outsourcing providers, announced today that it has opened... Read more.


Gilles Langourieux to Keynote GC Asia Conference

Leipzig, Germany – September 4, 2007 – The Organizers of the GC Asia Conference (GCAC, 6-7 September) today announced an additional keynote to the high-quality conference line-up. In his keynote... Read more.


Gilles Langourieux to present at GDC China

Shanghai, August 15, 2007. Gilles Langourieux, CEO of Virtuos, one of the largest game outsourcing companies in the world will present at GDC China on August 28. In a session... Read more.


Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars released

 Los Angeles, March 26, 2007 - Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars has shipped today on PC and will soon be followed by a highly expected Xbox360 version. Published... Read more.


Virtuos makes debut on the Wii

Shanghai, March 23, 2007 – Virtuos has announced today that it has become an authorized Wii developer. Following its successful debuts on PSP, DS and Xbox360, Virtuos is now... Read more.


Asphalt2 PSP released

Paris, March 22, 2007 – The PSP version of Asphalt: Urban GT™ 2 has shipped in Europe today. After mobile phones and the Nintendo DS platform, this new opus marks... Read more.


Asphalt: Urban GT 2 released on DS

Paris, November 16, 2007 - Asphalt: Urban GT 2, the sequel to one of the most successful racing games on DS has shipped in Europe and North-America today. Published by... Read more.


Gamasutra visits Virtuos and reports on China outsourcing

Gamasutra and Game Developer magazine editorial director Simon Carless visited Virtuos' new development center in Shanghai during Chinajoy 2006. He published a long report titled "Inside China's Game Outsourcing... Read more.


Virtuos opens office in Paris, working on PSP

Virtuos has partnered with French game developer Gamesource to open an office in Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, Gamesource provides facilities and technical expertise to Virtuos which is... Read more.


Virtuos makes debut on XBOX360 at E3 2005

E3 2005 LA was an exceptional occasion for Virtuos to showcase some of its latest work. 2 major games on which Virtuos collaborated extensively were on display at the... Read more.


Chinese groups acquire Indian and Japanese studios

Recent news indicate that the largest Chinese gaming companies have the appetite and the cash to acquire studios from neighbouring countries. The common point ? ...Acquire know-how and content. On... Read more.


China government invest heavily in domestic online games

China will invest 1 to 2 billion yuan (US$120.5 to US$241 million) in a program to develop some 100 high quality Chinese-developed online games from 2004 to 2008, according to... Read more.


New generation of consoles means increased production costs

According to this CNET article game developers expect development costs for next generation consoles to double or triple compared to the current Xbox and PS2 generation. Extracts : As gamers... Read more.


EA Predicts Game Development Costs To Rise 200%

EA Vice President Jeff Brown expects development costs to sharply rise in the next generation. He expects that games for the upcoming consoles will cost 200% more than current titles.... Read more.


Wideload's new development model

In an interview with Digital Media Net, Alex Seropian, ex Bungie Co-founder who recently founded Wideload, explains how his new model relies on outsourcing to reduce game development costs. Extracts... Read more.


China's Online Game Market Booming

Online gaming market estimates show China has the highest growth potential in the Asia-Pacific region. The International Data Corporation, or IDC, says China is expected to become the largest online... Read more.