Posts tagged Virgin 
Virgin Gaming hosting million-dollar EA Sports online tournament
If you're convinced that you're the best at virtual kicking, throwing, catching and running, Virgin Gaming and EA have teamed up to make your skillset into a profitable exercise. Well, potentially profitable -- the two are hosting an EA Sports online tournament for the PS3 versions of three ...
Virgin Gaming to offer online game tournaments
Virgin Gaming may not be ready to officially reveal its operations until E3, but a bit of sleuthing has shown that at least part of its business likely will be online tournaments for popular games -- with cash prizes. MaxConsole found that the VirginGaming.com domain is administered by Entertainment ...
Virgin Group returning to games, details forthcoming at E3
Mega-billionaire Richard Branson (look around your house -- there may be a document nearby indicating that he owns you) once had a game publishing company called Virgin Interactive, responsible for releasing the original Command & Conquer, the Lands of Lore games and, of course, the NES classic ...
PS3 Fanboy is live at the MGS4 Times Square launch event
If you can't make it to the big Metal Gear Solid 4 event in Times Square (or any of Gamestop's midnight launches, for that matter), our fine friends at PS3 Fanboy are live at the event right now, uploading pictures to share the experience with you. Go check it out. ...
Virgin radio gives PS3 owners a personal radio station
What a nice feature! Seems that Virgin radio is giving a nice heads up to the online world available in the web browsers via the PS3 and Nintendo Wii. They are claiming to be the first UK radio stations to make such an effort -- the effort to put a unique radio station on the web available only ...
Virgin Radio hits the Wii
Virgin has taken the first step today, as it's become the first UK brand to offer its services on the Wii. In opening the door to its music channels via the Opera web browser, it's presenting a new way for Wii owners to enjoy their console. Several different stations will be available, including ...
Police concerned about impending UK PS3 launch
The PS3 is launching on Friday, March 23rd in Europe, and Virgin Megastore's flagship Oxford Street store will be home to a midnight launch--something that has the police worried. A spokesperson for Marylebone Police has told GamesIndustry.biz that there are "genuine concerns" about the safety of ...
Nintendo's Link loves the PSP
Sega's not the only one that can love the PSP. Nintendo's Link from The Legend of Zelda is also feeling the love. This photo, taken from the Paris Virgin Megastore, shows that Link clearly wants to hang out with the Sony crowd. [Via Joystiq] ...
Richard Branson touts revolutionary PC game download service
"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," says Virgin mega boss, Richard Branson. We've all heard that one before, but Branson promises that his take on digitally distributed PC games will rely on top-notch ...
Nintendo blamed for pre-order ambiguity
Customers at Virgin Megastores interested in preordering a PS3 are being told that they may or may not actually get the console they're reserving, thanks to Nintendo. Yeah, our reaction was very like that "what-huh" you've got going on there. Now, we know there were Wii shortages in the UK (as there ...
Featured Stories
Report: Battlefield 3 'Premium' service costs $50 one time, includes 'all five themed expansion packs'
Posted on May 30th 2012 12:10PM
Doom 3 'BFG Edition' brings Hell to 360/PS3/PC 'this fall' with entire back catalog in tow
Posted on May 30th 2012 10:35AM