| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital entertainment |
| Founded | December 2004 |
| Key people | Gilles Langourieux, CEO Pan Feng, Producing Director Andrey Supryaga, Art Director Chen Yu, Programming Director Damien de Froberville, GM NA Christophe Gandon, GM Europe |
| Employees | 600+[1] |
| Website | www.virtuosgames.com |
Virtuos Ltd. is a provider of digital entertainment production services for the game and movie industries. It was founded in 2004. Virtuos has development centers in Shanghai and Chengdu, China, and offices in Paris, Vancouver and Tokyo. It has over 600 employees.
The company's services include 3D art, concept art and animation, full game co-development and adaptations, software engineering, sound design and QA testing. As a video game developer, Virtuos creates both parts of games as well as full game “co-development,” which includes porting and adaptations.[2] Virtuos is a licensed developer on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, NDS and PSP. Its clients include Activision, Electronic Arts, LucasArts, Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft and Zynga. The company does not create or own its own IP, focusing solely on a service model for its clients.
In September 2011, Virtuos acquired Sparx* 3D Animation and added a Saigon development center dedicated to 3D animation, digital production for film and TV and game cinematics.
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| Game Title | Platform | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Generator Rex: Agent of Providence | PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS, NDS | Activision |
| Dreamworks Super Star Kartz | Nintendo DS | Activision |
| Hasbro Family Game Night Value Pack | Nintendo Wii | Electronic Arts |
| Monopoly Collection | Wii | Electronic Arts |
| Hole in the Wall | Xbox 360 Kinect | Microsoft |
| MLB 2K12 | PSP, PS2, NDS | Activision |
| NBA 2K12 | PS2 | 2K Games |
| Monster Jam: Path of Destruction | PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP | Activision |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | Wii | 2K Games |
| Ghost Recon Predator | PSP | Ubisoft |
| Dora the Explorer | Explorer | Leapfrog |
| Ben 10 Ultimate Alien | Explorer | Leapfrog |
| Press Your Luck | PS3, iPad | Ludia |
| Family Feud | PS3, iPad | Ludia |
| The Price is Right | PS3, iPad | Ludia |
| MotorStorm: Arctic Edge | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe |
| Pimp My Ride Street Racing | PS2, Nintendo DS | Activision |
| Madagascar Kartz | Nintendo DS | Activision |
| Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 | Nintendo DS | Activision |
| Crash: Mind over Mutant | PSP | Activision |
| Wolverine | DIDJ | Leapfrog |
| Indiana Jones | DIDJ | Leapfrog |
| Hannah Montana | DIDJ | Leapfrog |
| Speed Racer | Nintendo DS | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| Beowulf | PSP | Ubisoft |
| Street Riders | PSP | Ubisoft |
| Asphalt: Urban GT 2 | PSP, Nintendo DS | Gameloft |
As a prominent game outsourcing company, Virtuos has occasionally found itself at the center of the debate about outsourcing’s impact on game-industry jobs in the west. When asked about the issue by gaming industry website Gamasutra in 2006, Gilles Langourieux, the CEO of Virtuos pointed to the extra number of man-months required to produce titles on new-gen platforms and the larger number of platforms to cover as the main reasons for the rise of outsourced production, stating that he "doesn't think it's a disservice to the industry in the West."[10]