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Richard
Branson Expanding Virgin Gaming iGaming Empire,
by Greg Tingle - 20th May 2010
Gaming, gambling and iGaming fans, have we got
some news hot of the press for you. Our bat phone
has been running hot hot hot!
For
the past few months Media
Man and Gambling911 have been keeping you
updated on all sorts of exciting developments
at Richard Branson's Virgin Group, namelyVirgin
Casino, Virgin Games, Virgin Poker, Virgin
Bingo, and offshoot, AWOMO (A World Of My Own),
with a DGI (Game Domain International) tie in.
Last week Branson's Virgin Racing also sponsored
Full
Tilt Poker.
Richard
Branson will unleash the Virgin return to the
video gaming sector at the E3 event in Los Angeles,
USA, in June.
We
understand that a hard launch is being orchestrated,
with Sir Branson, the one and only, in attendance.
Can't wait to see what the man and his army wear
and what sorts of stunts they have up their sleeve,
but Branson isn't usually one to disappoint.
Virgin
was one of the most successful brands to have
ever competed in the video gaming industry, albeit
over a decade ago, but 2010 is looking to be a
record breaking year for the brands re birth,
pardon the pun.
RB
was one of the first pioneers - visionaries to
see the massive potential of computer software
as a global Virgin entertainment business, establishing
Virgin Games in downtown London circa 1984. He
later moved the core of the operation to Guernsey
which has lower overheads and is understood to
be more igaming industry friendly!
A
Bit Of History
The
company acquired Mastertronic and rolled Sega's
Master System across the European region.
Sega
Europe continued to power along, then Virgin Interactive
Entertainment.
In
1994 it lost its Virginity, being acquired by
Blockbuster for a cool $250 million, then was
purchased by media powerhouse Viacom (which owns
about half the media world).
Virgin
Interactive Entertainment reached its financial
global revenue peak in 1997, bringing home the
bacon to the tune of $210 million.
Circa
94 - 98 it shared market dominance with EA (Electronic
Arts).
Virgin
saw partners and affiliates come on board including
such greats Westwood, Bethesda, Capcom, LucasArts
and Disney.
Since
2004 Virgin Games has been V's staple gaming brand,
other gaming ventures basically on ice... until
now!
The
new gaming "start up" (of sorts), expected
to go public at E3 will see Virgin pro actively
exploring partnerships with publishers, content
owners, and you get the idea. The timing looks
to be right with 'Avatar' type technologies all
the rage, movies being adapted to games in record
time, and the availability of broadband internet
at reasonable prices.
Internet,
console formats and more will see the big V feature
red hot games, both classics and newbies. Think
Space Invaders to Cleo to Avatar, and their cousins.
Gamers
are calling for interactive slot games, tournaments,
TV and movie brands, and more casino and poker
type experiences, in addition to what they already
enjoy.
Insiders
expect some sort of firm announcement from Virgin
at the expo or soon after re return to the mainstream
games market.
Punters,
fire up the consoles...Xbox Live, PlayStation
Network, multi-player PC gaming and more is just
around the corner from the man who brought you
Virgin Records, V Festival and Virgin Galactic...
be excited... we sure as hell are.
At
the moment Americans and Australians are not able
to play casino, poker or bingo games at Virgin,
however with the expansion of Virgin
Games, and the push to clear up any gray areas
in regions such as the U.S and down under in Australia,
the whole suite of Virgin Games may go global
sooner rather than later.
Competitors
of sorts, PartyGaming - including PartyCasino
and poker brands, Betfair
and Centrebet,
are all said to be watching this space closely.
Australia's Fairfax Media, publisher of The Sydney
Morning Herald and News Limited, publisher of
The Daily Telegraph and The Australian, are also
following for both potential deal opportunities
and in a journalistic (journalism) capacity. Foxtel
has only just got wind of the news, putting out
its own gaming related press release less than
24 hours before this publication.
Yep,
gamers and igamers... Tomb Raider, Rome Total
War, Cleopatra, Flatout, WarHammer Mark Of Chaos,
Pain Killer: Black Edition, maybe even Dan Dare
and who knows what surprises will be jumping out
of your computer once Team Branson turns on the
turbo and blasts off Virgin Galactic style. TNA
Wrestling, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Bill Goldberg,
UFC, NASCAR, F1 and Bull Run are all understood
to also want to talk turkey and potential deals
with Branson and 'V'.
Marvel
Entertainment, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Playtech,
IGT, World Poker Tour, WSOP, SKY, Harrah's Entertainment,
Trump Casinos, Infinity Ward, Sony and Sega remain
tight lipped on the Virgin developments.
Virgin
Games, AWOMO (A World Of My Own), bring in on...
faster than you can say Virgin Racing Inks Deal
With Full Tilt Poker! Read about the life and
times of Branson and his world of planes, trains
and automobiles (and spaceships) on the Media
Man International website portal. Hours of entertainment
for free.
Virgin
remains one of dozens of corporate tech and communications
giants seeking clarity on Australian censorship
laws, both online and offline.
*Greg
Tingle is a special contributor for Gambling911
*Media
Man http://www.mediamanint.com
is primarily a media, publicity and internet portal
development company. Gaming is just one of a dozen
of industry sectors they cover
*The
writer is has conducted business with a number
of arms of the Virgin Group and is a pro active
member of Virgin Unite
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Virgin
Games partners with GDI to launch “A World
Of My Own” 3D Online Gaming Platform
12.02.07
Downloading
of video games is to grow rapidly after the launch
of a new platform that aims to replicate the functionality
of iTunes, making it quicker and cheaper for gamers
to download their favourite games.
Virgin
Games and Game Domain International (GDI) today
announce the successful completion of live tests
for delivering a wide range of PC games on a 3D
‘virtual world’ platform.
The
platform offers many key advantages over existing
technologies - including rapid download speeds
enabling play within minutes instead of hours,
far greater security, and improved ease of use
for the customer.
The
platform’s name - A World of My Own (AWOMO)
is expected to significantly accelerate the growth
of the total games market - already valued at
$25b* making it bigger than the movie industry.
AWOMO will initially make money on a pay per play
or subscription basis.
Sir
Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin said: “This
is a really exciting development for us, as it
gives us the opportunity to do for PC Games what
iTunes has done for music. The GDI technology
will revolutionise how the mass market will play
games, and will give them more choice for less
money.”
The
PC games industry is plagued by high distribution
costs and piracy which has hampered the growth
of this market. Several of the world’s major
games publishers have already registered their
support. The Koch Media Group, Europe’s
largest PC games distributor, working with major
brands such as EA, Ubisoft and Deep Silver, were
one of the first to witness this new technology
in action. At the recent demonstration, their
reaction was so enthusiastic that negotiations
are already well advanced in preparation for the
AWOMO launch.
Koch
Media are one of the pioneers of on line distribution
and work with e–tailers such as Metaboli
and Gamesload and have many years experience in
on line delivery but are constantly looking for
ways to improve their service.
Roger
Bennett, former director of ELSPA, the games industry
association, said: “After twenty one years
in the computer and video games industry, I can
honestly say I have recently seen in operation
the most unique technology that can bring the
most potential value to the industry.”
Chris
Gorman OBE, director of GDI, says, "The highly
alluring combination of being able to download
a game in minutes instead of the existing standard
few hours and the promoted mega cash prize gaming
tournaments will create a Mecca of opportunities
for sponsors and promoters to target the vast
gaming community.”
GDI
intend to launch their AWOMO platform later in
2007 with a large selection of games available
in order to meet the huge international demand
expected.
London,
16 February 2007
Virgin Games partners with GDI to launch "A
World Of My Own" 3D Online Gaming Platform
Downloading
of video games is to grow rapidly after the launch
of a new platform that aims to replicate the functionality
of iTunes, making it quicker and cheaper for gamers
to download their favourite games.
Virgin
Games and Game Domain International (GDI) today
announce the successful completion of live tests
for delivering a wide range of PC games on a 3D
'virtual world' platform.
The
platform offers many key advantages over existing
technologies - including rapid download speeds
enabling play within minutes instead of hours,
far greater security, and improved ease of use
for the customer.
The
platform's name - A
World of My Own (AWOMO) is expected to significantly
accelerate the growth of the total games market
- already valued at $25b* making it bigger than
the movie industry. AWOMO will initially make
money on a pay per play or subscription basis.
Sir
Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin said: "This
is a really exciting development for us, as it
gives us the opportunity to do for PC Games what
iTunes has done for music. The GDI technology
will revolutionise how the mass market will play
games, and will give them more choice for less
money."
The
PC games industry is plagued by high distribution
costs and piracy which has hampered the growth
of this market. Several of the world's major games
publishers have already registered their support.
The Koch Media Group, Europe's largest PC games
distributor, working with major brands such as
EA, Ubisoft and Deep Silver, were one of the first
to witness this new technology in action. At the
recent demonstration, their reaction was so enthusiastic
that negotiations are already underway to sign
off on a range of games to be made available on
AWOMO when it launches.
Koch
Media are one of the pioneers of on line distribution
and work with e–tailers such as Metaboli
and Gamesload and have many years experience in
on line delivery but are constantly looking for
ways to improve their service.
Roger
Bennett, former director of ELSPA, the games industry
association, said: "After twenty one years
in the computer and video games industry, I can
honestly say I have recently seen in operation
the most unique technology that can bring the
most potential value to the industry."
Chris
Gorman OBE, director of GDI, says, "The highly
alluring combination of being able to download
a game in minutes instead of the existing standard
few hours and the promoted mega cash prize gaming
tournaments will create a Mecca of opportunities
for sponsors and promoters to target the vast
gaming community."
GDI
intend to launch their AWOMO platform later in
2007 with a large selection of games available
in order to meet the huge international demand
expected.
*Various
collated estimates gleaned from DFC Intelligence,
Screen Digest, ABI research, PwC, NPD and Chartrack.
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