# Virgin Games <small style="color: gray">Last updated: May 8, 2026</small> ## Overview Virgin Games (later Virgin Interactive Entertainment) was a video game publishing company that was part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group.[^ref-1][^ref-5][^ref-9][^ref-13] Founded in 1983, the company published numerous titles across multiple platforms before being acquired by Titus Interactive in 2003.[^ref-2][^ref-6][^ref-10][^ref-14] ## Sierra Connection Virgin Games published titles developed by studios that later worked with Sierra: **Synergistic Software:** Virgin published *Spirit of Excalibur* (1990), *Vengeance of Excalibur* (1991), and *Conan: The Cimmerian* (1991) before Synergistic was acquired by Sierra in 1996.[^ref-3][^ref-7][^ref-11][^ref-15] **Papyrus Design Group:** Virgin Interactive published the original *NASCAR Racing* (1994) before Papyrus was acquired by Sierra in 1995.[^ref-4][^ref-8][^ref-12] ## Games in This Archive - **1994** — [[1994 - NASCAR Racing|NASCAR Racing]] — Developer: Papyrus Design Group ## Related - **Developer:** [[Developers/Synergistic Software|Synergistic Software]] - **Developer:** [[Developers/Papyrus Design Group|Papyrus Design Group]] ## References [^ref-1]: [Wikipedia - Virgin Interactive Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Interactive_Entertainment) - Company history and acquisitions [^ref-2]: [MobyGames - Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.](https://www.mobygames.com/company/51/virgin-interactive-entertainment-inc/) - Game database profile [^ref-3]: [Sega Retro - Virgin Interactive Entertainment](https://segaretro.org/Virgin_Interactive_Entertainment) - Company history and rebrandings [^ref-4]: [BoardGameGeek - Virgin Games Inc.](https://boardgamegeek.com/videogamepublisher/745/virgin-games-inc) - Founding and Virgin Group connection [^ref-5]: [Wikipedia - Virgin Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Play) - Spanish division history [^ref-6]: [GameFAQs - Virgin Interactive](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/games/company/1682-virgin-interactive) - Published games list [^ref-7]: [Wikipedia - Westwood Studios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood_Studios) - Virgin acquisition of Westwood [^ref-8]: [Wikipedia - Shiny Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiny_Entertainment) - Developer connection to Virgin [^ref-9]: [Nintendo Wiki - Virgin Interactive Entertainment](https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Virgin_Interactive_Entertainment) - Company name changes [^ref-10]: [Simple Wikipedia - Virgin Interactive](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Interactive) - Developer partnerships [^ref-11]: [Codex Gamicus - Virgin Interactive](https://gamicus.fandom.com/wiki/Virgin_Interactive) - Titus acquisition [^ref-12]: [Category:Virgin Interactive games - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Virgin_Interactive_games) - Published games [^ref-13]: [Wikipedia - EA Pacific](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA_Pacific) - Virgin NA subsidiary history [^ref-14]: [BusinessInTheNews - How Virgin Games started up](https://businessinthenews.co.uk/2022/11/29/how-virgin-games-started-up-with-their-casino-gaming/) - Founding history [^ref-15]: [Ultimate Pop Culture Wiki - Virgin Interactive](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Virgin_Interactive) - Mastertronic acquisition