Gaming in China
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.
BEIJING - The "Netguide 2008" survey, begun in January 2007 by the Data Center of the China Internet and Internet Society of China, polled more than 300 websites, 270 enterprises... 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.
Shanghai, June 15, 2007 - Virtuos, one of the world's largest outsourced services provider in the games industry, announced today the graduation of the first class in his paid... 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.
Shanghai, March 19, 2007 – Virtuos and Game Academy announced today that they have formed a tight and exclusive partnership by creating a Joint Class, named Virtuos Employment Training.... Read more.
(Xinhua) Revenue from China's online gaming industry reached 6.5 billion yuan (840 million U.S. dollars) in 2006, up 73 percent on a year earlier, and could quadruple by 2011 as... Read more.
Paris, November 1, 2006 : Gamesource, the European arm of Virtuos announced today that it has officially become an authorized Xbox 360 Developer. Virtuos was already one of the first... Read more.
Shanghai, October 30. Mrs Xu Meihua, Secretary-General of Shanghai Municipal Technology Committee, Mr Lu Jiye, Vice Mayor of Shanghai Changning District, and other leaders from Shanghai Municipal Government and Changning... 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.
Shanghai, June 29th, 2006. Virtuos, one of the world's largest outsourced services provider in the games industry, announced today that it has closed a Series A stock financing round with... Read more.
The strong health of the China Games Industry was confirmed at its 2006 Annual Meeting on January 11 in Xiamen. It was announced that the market size was $470 million... Read more.
In 2005, Chinese and American game companies continue to compete for top game company valuations spots. While Market leader Shanda (SNDA) has seen its valuation more than halved in... Read more.
French Small and Medium size Companies Minister Renaud Dutreil visited Virtuos on October 25, during his official visit to China. Leading a delegation of French officials, Renaud Dutreil observed... 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.
Few people realize, but Chinese game companies are to be taken very seriously. The chart below compares leading entertainment software companies valuations in the US and China. Set aside Electronic... 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.
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.