10:20 (BST), 04/04/2008
Mind Your Language
Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS
- Today Virgin PLAY, has announced the agreement between Virgin PLAY and the world renowned language school Berlitz. Virgin PLAYīs aim is to provide an entertaining but useful complement to learning new languages and the collaboration between the two companies is an excellent start in guaranteeing a high-quality game that both old and young will be able to enjoy.
The Berlitz language academy has over 128 years of experience and over 600 centers in more than 60 countries. Berlitzīs experience and know-how will be combined with Virgin PLAYīs fresh fun take on the language games currently available.
The first Mind Your Language games available will be Spanish and English this June with more languages to follow later this year.
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Virgin Play Press Department
Pš de la Castellana 9-11
28046 Madrid
pr@virginplay.es
www.virginplay.es
About Virgin PLAY:
Virgin Interactive Espaņa opened its doors in 1995 with 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 just to name a few.
During this period, Virgin PLAY has become a leader in the videogame sector being responsible for launching franchises such as: Resident Evil, Command and Conquer, Driver and Baldur’s Gate and is also the first 100% Spanish publisher for consoles.
Virginīs first publishing projects were Torrente 3, Dead & Furious and Final Armada. The company will add on to their catalogue with titles such as Donkey Xote, Snow x Racing, The Crusades and Real Madrid, which will be published under Virgins new brand: V2Play.
Virgin sells and distributes its products worldwide using local distributors as well as their own offices in Spain and Portugal. For more information: www.virginplay.es
Mind Your Language! with Berlitz Language School and Virgin PLAY
Madrid, April 3, 2008- Today Virgin PLAY, has announced the agreement between Virgin PLAY and the world renowned language school Berlitz. Virgin PLAYīs aim is to provide an entertaining but useful complement to learning new languages and the collaboration between the two companies is an excellent start in guaranteeing a high-quality game that both old and young will be able to enjoy.
The Berlitz language academy has over 128 years of experience and over 600 centers in more than 60 countries. Berlitzīs experience and know-how will be combined with Virgin PLAYīs fresh fun take on the language games currently available.
The first Mind Your Language games available will be Spanish and English this June with more languages to follow later this year.
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For more information:
Virgin Play Press Department
Pš de la Castellana 9-11
28046 Madrid
pr@virginplay.es
www.virginplay.es
About Virgin PLAY:
Virgin Interactive Espaņa opened its doors in 1995 with 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 just to name a few.
During this period, Virgin PLAY has become a leader in the videogame sector being responsible for launching franchises such as: Resident Evil, Command and Conquer, Driver and Baldur’s Gate and is also the first 100% Spanish publisher for consoles.
Virginīs first publishing projects were Torrente 3, Dead & Furious and Final Armada. The company will add on to their catalogue with titles such as Donkey Xote, Snow x Racing, The Crusades and Real Madrid, which will be published under Virgins new brand: V2Play.
Virgin sells and distributes its products worldwide using local distributors as well as their own offices in Spain and Portugal. For more information: www.virginplay.es
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