Virgin PLAY S.A.

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  • Virgin Interactive España (from 1995 to 2002)

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Virgin Interactive España opened its doors in 1995 by the hand of Mariele Isidoro and Francisco Encinas as a subsidiary of the Virgin Interactive, owned by Viacom. In May of 2002 Tim Chaney and Francisco Encinas lead a management buyout and renamed the company Virgin PLAY becoming the exclusive distributor in the Spanish and Portuguese markets for companies such as Midway, Ignition (SNK), Koch Media and Koei.

Virgin PLAY's first publishing projects were Torrente 3, Dead & Furious and Final Armada.

Credited on 50 Games from 1995 to 2009

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Real Madrid: The Game (2009 on Windows, PlayStation 2, PSP...)
Away: Shuffle Dungeon (2008 on Nintendo DS)
Donkey Xote (2008 on Windows, PlayStation 2, PSP)
Super Hind (2008 on PSP)
Final Armada (2007 on PlayStation 2, PSP)
Touch the Dead (2007 on Nintendo DS)
Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens (2007 on Windows)
Art of Fighting: Anthology (2006 on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3)
Evil Days of Luckless John (2005 on Windows)
Torrente 3: The Protector (2005 on Windows, PlayStation 2)
Still Life (2005 on Windows, Xbox, Macintosh)
Domination (2005 on Windows, Macintosh)
Aura: Fate of the Ages (2004 on Windows)
Forever Worlds: Enter the Unknown (2004 on Windows)
The Egyptian Prophecy (2004 on Windows, Windows Mobile, DVD Player)
Jack the Ripper (2004 on Windows)
Hidden & Dangerous 2 (2003 on Windows)
Samurai Shodown V (2003 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Neo Geo...)
Sports Superbike 2 (2002 on PlayStation, PSP, PlayStation 3...)
Tomak: Save the Earth, Again (2002 on Windows, GP32)

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History +

May 14, 2002

Tim Chaney and Paco Encinas acquire the Spanish company and rename it Virgin PLAY S.A.

2001

During the year, Virgin Interactive España affiliates with Midway, LSP and Midas

December 1999

Titus S.A. acquires the merged Virgin Interactive Entertainment Ltd and Interplay Europe Ltd for 25 million dollars.

February 1999

Virgin Interactive España Ltd. merges with Interplay Europe.

1995

Mariele Isidoro and Paco Encinas found Virgin Interactive España.

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Address (September 2007):

Virgin PLAY

Pº Castellana, 9-11

Madrid 28046 – Spain

Company location (1996):

Virgin Interactive Entertainment España

Calle Hermosilla 46

28001 Madrid

Spain

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