Virtuos

Virtuos' 2009 Christmas line-up

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.


Activision Publishing and Mattel’s Hot Wheels®: Battle Force 5™ video game by Virtuos now available

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.


MotorStorm Arctic Edge, co-developed for PS2 by Virtuos, ships today

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.


Virtuos sound expert Yang Jie gives talk at GDC China

Shanghai, October 11, 2009 – Audio Director of Virtuos Sound Studios Yang Jie gave a presentation at GDC China 2009 highlighting the importance of sound design and the current status... Read more.


DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar Kartz™ video game by Virtuos coming October 27 from Activision Publishing

- 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.


Virtuos' Chengdu studio expands to over 100 game experts

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.


ILM presents Terminator CGI techniques featuring Virtuos models at SIGGRAPH 2009

Shanghai, August 4, 2009 –Industrial, Light & Magic (ILM) recently gave a presentation at the SIGGRAPH 2009 conference covering their breakthrough techniques in creating visual effects for the blockbuster movie... Read more.


Virtuos awarded third major Chinese technology industry recognition

Shanghai, China, July 15, 2009 – Virtuos has been recognized by the Xujiahui Science & Technical Committee as a top technical company in Shanghai’s Xujiahui district. Virtuos was awarded the Technical... Read more.


Virtuos acquires BSP Audio Production Studio

  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.


Virtuos reaches 400, major games industry site interviews CEO

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.


Outsourcing the number one trend in game development in 2008

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.


Virtuos' Christmas line-up

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.


Crash: Mind Over Mutant on PSP ships worldwide

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.


Speed Racer ranks top 3

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.


Virtuos Chengdu back to work after earthquake

Chengdu, May 16, 2008. Virtuos announced today that its Chengdu development center resumed operations yesterday after 2 days of interruptions due to the earthquakes which struck West of China... 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.


First Trainee Program Graduation

 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.


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.


Virtuos partners with leading video games school

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.


Virtuos opens North American HQ

Shanghai, November 16th, 2006. Virtuos, one of the world's largest outsourced services provider in the games industry, announced today that it has opened its North American headquarters. The office... 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.


Virtuos jumps further in Xbox 360 generation

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 Government officials inaugurate new Virtuos facility

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 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.


China game market reaches $470 million USD in 2005

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.


French Minister visits Virtuos

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.


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.