Overview
VR-1, Inc. was formed in 1993, as an ISP and an employment website. In 1995, the company went international by acquiring St. Petersburg and Toronto-based
Gemsoft Corporation, who is known for its work on the PC version of
Dragon's Lair. Not too long afterwards, VR1's Toronto team began working on its own networking layer technology, known as the VR1 Conductor. In 1999, the company starting focusing on the console market by picking up two experienced console developers;
Devil's Thumb Entertainment and Tokyo-based
POW Games, now known as
VR1 Japan.
The main company name was changed to
Circadence Corp., but
VR1 Entertainment, Inc. (the focus of this company overview), remained the entertainment unit.
On 23rd February 2001
Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan K.K. announced to acquire VR1 Entertainment, Inc. for $38 million. As PCCW acquired
Jaleco around the same time, by October 2002 it was announced VR1 and
Jaleco USA, Inc. would be merged as
Jaleco Entertainment, Inc.Also Known As
- VR-1, Inc. (from 1993 to 2000)
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