Game development
Shanghai, March 4, 2010 - Virtuos announced today that it has reached 500 employees across its Shanghai and Chengdu development centers. In conjunction with the announcement, Virtuos revealed that it... Read more.
Shanghai, December 20, 2009 - This holiday season, Virtuos's work will be present in dozens of major game titles from leading publishers, as well as blockbuster Hollywood movies.Artists at Virtuos... Read more.
Shanghai – NOVEMBER 20, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT) announced today that Hot Wheels®: Battle Force 5™, developed for Nintendo DS™ by Virtuos,... Read more.
Shanghai, October 20, 2009 – Today marked the release date of MotorStorm Arctic Edge, the latest installment in the blockbuster MotorStorm franchise. MotorStorm Arctic Edge was co-developed for the PlayStation... Read more.
- Take a Drive on the Wild Side - Shanghai, October 9, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: DWA) Madagascar Kartz™ video... Read more.
Shanghai, August 20, 2009 - Virtuos announced today that its Chengdu development center has reached the 100-employee milestone after 18 months in operation. Recent additions to the team include two... Read more.
Shanghai, March 18th, 2009. Virtuos, one of the world's largest video-game production service providers, announced today that it has acquired Besides Sound Production sound studio (BSP). Based in Shanghai,... Read more.
Shanghai, Jan. 13th, 2009 –gamesindustry.biz published an in-depth interview of Virtuos' CEO Gilles Langourieux. In the interview titled "A Man of Virtuos", Gilles Langourieux discloses that Virtuos has now topped... Read more.
Shanghai, December 18, 2008 – Leading game industry website www.gamasutra.com has ranked the continued rise of outsourcing its number one trend in game development in 2008, among a list of... Read more.
Shanghai, November 15, 2008 – Virtuos is proud to announce its strongest Christmas lineup ever, as it has contributed to several major titles released for the 2008 holiday season. Artists... Read more.
Shanghai, October 21, 2008 - Today saw the release on PSP of the latest installment in the multi-million selling Crash Bandicoot franchise. Crash: Mind Over Mutant PSP was developed... Read more.
Shanghai, June 11th, 2008 – One month after launch, Speed Racer has reached the No. 3 rank for driving games on Nintendo DS, achieving an average critics' score of 76%,... Read more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.