# Virgin Games <small style="color: gray">Last updated: January 17, 2026</small> ## Overview Virgin Games (later Virgin Interactive Entertainment) was a video game publishing company that was part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group. Founded in 1983, the company published numerous titles across multiple platforms before being acquired by Titus Interactive in 2003. ## 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. **Papyrus Design Group:** Virgin Interactive published the original *NASCAR Racing* (1994) before Papyrus was acquired by Sierra in 1995. ## Games in This Archive | Year | Game | Developer | |------|------|-----------| | 1994 | [[1994 - NASCAR Racing\|NASCAR Racing]] | 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