Virtual Fairground
 | |
| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Video game industry Interactive entertainment |
| Website | www |
Virtual Fairground (2008–2011) was a Dutch video game developer from Amsterdam. In 2008 it acquired the Dutch Flash development studio Flashclub (and renamed it BigWheel Studio) to serve as main development outfit.[1] Virtual Fairground created Club Galactik (2010), a Flash based virtual world and MMO based on an international animated television series called Galactik Football.[2] With the game Virtual Fairground targeted a younger audience.[3]
In 2010 the company collaborated with Dutch DJ Ferry Corsten and announced Pulse, a dance themed rhythm game for iPhone and Steam. It was promised Ferry Corsten would produce 7 new music tracks exclusively for Pulse.[4] The final iOS version of Pulse: The Game was released in March 2010 after being completed by Dutch game developer Rough Cookie.[5] In the same year Virtual Fairground also developed a development platform for Flash-based 3D MMO's; this engine was called The Ride.[6]
In 2011 Virtual Fairground went bankrupt. The company had financial problems due to some cancelled projects and to a disappointing number of visitors of Club Galactik, the game version of Galactik Football.[7]
Games
[edit]- Club Galactik (online, 2010)
- Pulse: The Game (iOS, 2010, completed by developer Rough Cookie)
References
[edit]- ^ "Flashclub acquisition". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Club Galactik". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "GDC10: Massively's interview with Virtual Fairground". Engadget. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "World Famous DJ Ferry Corsten and Virtual Fairground Create Music Game Pulse". IGN. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Gamesauce: Global Inspiration for Game Developers - The Global Game Jam and beyond: Pulse (2009)". Gamesauce: Global Inspiration for Game Developers. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Virtual Fairground moves into engine market". Develop-online.net. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Virtual Fairground• Control Magazine •". Archived from the original on 22 February 2013.