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{{Short description|Former British video game publisher}}
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| name = Avalon Interactive Group, Ltd.
| logo = Virgin Interactive Entertainment.png
| logo_caption = Logo used from 1993 to 1997
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| former_name = '''UK Branch'''{{Unbulleted list|Virgin Games Ltd. (1983–1988, 1991–1993)|Virgin Mastertronic Ltd. (1988–1991)|Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Limited (1993–2003)}}
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| successor = [[EA Pacific]]<br />[[Westwood Studios]]<br />[[Interplay Entertainment]]<br />[[Virgin Play]]
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
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| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
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| fate = '''UK Branch'''<br />Closed down after the bankruptcy of Titus Interactive<br />'''American branch'''<br />Purchased by '''[[Electronic Arts]]'''<br />'''French branch'''<br />Closed due to Titus' bankruptcy<br />'''Spanish branch'''<br /> Split off and re-established as '''[[Virgin Play]]'''
| predecessor = Virgin Games<br />[[Mastertronic]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1983}} (as '''Virgin Games''')
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| defunct = {{end date|1998}} (US)<br />{{end date|2005|11|22}} (UK)<ref name="opencorporates.com">{{Cite web | url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/01724544 | title=AVALON INTERACTIVE (INVESTMENTS) LTD | website=opencorporates.com}}</ref>
| hq_location = [[London]], England, UK (international HQ)<br />
[[Irvine, California|Irvine]], [[California]], US (global HQ)<ref name="Company Line">{{cite web|url=http://www.vie.com/about/company.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980611185255/http://www.vie.com/about/company.html |archive-date=June 11, 1998 |title=Company Line |publisher=Virgin Interactive Entertainment |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| revenue = £67 million ($99 million) (1993)<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard |date=January 29, 1994|page=5|title=Blockbuster Buys Slice Of Virgin Video Game Division|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref>
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| num_employees = 500 (1997)
| parent = [[Virgin Group]] (1983–1994){{efn|By the time Blockbuster purchased out VIE, Virgin owned a small 10% minority stake in the company.}}<br />[[Hasbro]] (1993–1994){{efn|Hasbro originally acquired a 15% stake, but was later extended to 16.2%.}}<br />[[Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster]] (1994)<ref>{{cite web|title=Blockbuster, Spelling Add Videogame Maker To Stable|publisher=Bloomberg News Service|date=1994-06-30|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/19940630/business/9406300084_1_blockbustervirgininteractivespelling|work=Orlando Sentinel}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>{{efn|Blockbuster originally purchased a 73% stake in VIE, but they would eventually purchase Hasbro's stake as well, giving them 100% control of the publisher.}}<br />[[Spelling Entertainment]] (1994–1998)<ref name="Variety"/>{{efn|Around this time, Spelling and Blockbuster merged with [[Viacom (1952–2006)|Viacom]], although VIE remained a subsidiary of Spelling.}}<br />Independent (1998–1999){{efn|Virgin's shareholders retained a 6% stake in the company following Titus' purchase until 2000.}}<br />[[Interplay Entertainment]] (1999–2001){{efn|43.9% stake.}}<br />[[Titus Interactive|Titus Interactive SA]] (1999–2005)<ref name="PRNewswire">{{cite press release|location=Paris|date=October 7, 1999|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/titus-interactive-agrees-terms-to-acquire-control-of-virgin-interactive-entertainment-ltd-76497312.html|title=Titus Interactive Agrees Terms to Acquire Control Of Virgin Interactive Entertainment LTD|agency=PRNewswire|publisher=Titus Interactive}}</ref>{{efn|Titus originally acquired a 50.1% majority stake, but this was expanded to 56.1% by 2000, and 100% by May 2001.}}
| subsid = Avalon Interactive (Holdings) Limited<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/02833499 | title=AVALON INTERACTIVE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | website=opencorporates.com}}</ref><br />Avalon Interactive (Investments) Limited<ref name="opencorporates.com"/><br />Avalon Interactive (Overseas) Limited<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/01999483 | title=AVALON INTERACTIVE (OVERSEAS) LIMITED | website=opencorporates.com}}</ref><br />Avalon Interactive (UK) Limited<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/02918671 | title=AVALON INTERACTIVE (UK) LTD | website=opencorporates.com}}</ref><br />Avalon Interactive SARL<br />Avalon Interactive Deutschland GmbH<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/de/K1101R_HRB52385 | title=Avalon Interactive (Deutschland) GmbH | website=opencorporates.com}}</ref>
| homepage = www.avaloninteractive.co.uk (defunct)
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'''Avalon Interactive Group, Ltd.''', formerly known as '''Virgin Interactive Entertainment''', was a British video game distributor based within Europe that formerly traded as the video game publishing and distributing division of British conglomerate the [[Virgin Group]].

During the company's time under the Virgin brand, they had developed and published games for major platforms and employed [[video game developer|developers]], including [[Westwood Studios]] co-founder [[Brett Sperry]] and ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]'' creators [[David Perry (game developer)|David Perry]] and [[Doug TenNapel]]. Others include video game composer [[Tommy Tallarico]] and animators [[Bill Kroyer]] and [[Andy Luckey]].

Formed as '''Virgin Games''' in 1983,<ref name="1NF0"/> and built around a small development team called the Gang of Five, the company grew significantly after purchasing budget label [[Mastertronic]] in 1987.<ref name="1NF0"/><ref name="O.C.'s">{{cite news|title=O.C.'s Virgin Interactive to Sell Stock : Offering: The video and computer game publisher will deal 16% of shares. Owner's share will dip under 50%|date=1994-02-10|author=Takahashi, Dean|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-10-fi-21331-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> As Virgin's video game division grew into a multimedia powerhouse, it crossed over to other industries from toys<ref>{{cite web|date=1994-02-06|title=Big Bets Placed on Game Discs|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-06-fi-19803-story.html|author=Takahashi, Dean|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> to film<ref name="Spelling">{{cite news|title=Spelling to Buy a 75% Stake in Virgin Interactive|author=Harmon, Amy|date=1994-06-30|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-30-fi-10397-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> to education.<ref name="VSV">{{cite web|url=http://www.vsv.com/company/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980202113653/http://www.vsv.com/company/index.html |archive-date=February 2, 1998 |publisher=Virgin Sound And Vision |title=About VSV |url-status=dead }}</ref> To highlight its focus beyond video games and on multimedia, the publisher was renamed Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1993.<ref name="O.C.'s"/>

As result of a growing trend throughout the 1990s of media companies, movie studios and telecom firms investing in video game makers to create new forms of entertainment, VIE became part of the entertainment industry after being acquired by media companies [[Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster]] and [[Viacom (original)|Viacom]], who were attracted by its multimedia and [[CD-ROM]]-based software development. 
Being located in close proximity to the [[Studio zone|thirty-mile zone]] and having access to the media content of its parent companies drew Virgin Interactive's U.S. division closer to [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] as it began developing sophisticated interactive games, leading to partnerships with Disney and other major studios on motion picture-based [[Tie-in#Video games|games]] such as ''[[The Lion King (video game)|The Lion King]]'', ''[[Disney's Aladdin (Sega Genesis video game)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[RoboCop Versus The Terminator|RoboCop]]'', and ''[[The Terminator (Sega video game)|The Terminator]]'', in addition to being the publisher of popular titles from other companies like [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Resident Evil]]'' series and ''[[Street Fighter Collection]]'' and [[id Software]]'s ''[[Doom II]]'' in the European market.

Within the late-1990s, the North American operations were sold to [[Electronic Arts]], while the European division later went under the hands of [[Interplay Entertainment]] and [[Titus Interactive]]. They soon transitioned exclusively as a distributor and were rebranded by Titus as Avalon Interactive in August 2003, and closed in 2005 following the former's bankruptcy. Currently, the VIE library and intellectual properties are owned by [[Interplay Entertainment]] as a result of its acquisition of Titus. A close affiliate and successor of Spanish origin, [[Virgin Play]], was formed in 2002 from the ashes of former Virgin Interactive's Spanish division and kept operating until it folded in 2009.

==History==
===Early history (1983–1987)===
Nick Alexander formed Virgin Games in 1983 after leaving [[Thorn EMI]]. It was headquartered in Portobello Road, London. The firm initially relied on submissions by freelancer developers, but set up its own in-house development team in 1984, known as the Gang of Five. Early successes included ''Sorcery'' and ''[[Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future|Dan Dare]]''.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal|last1=Fisher|first1=Andrew|title=Gang Leaders: A Gang of Five Retrospective|journal=Retro Gamer|date=July 2014|issue=131|pages=44–49|issn=1742-3155}}</ref> The company expanded with the acquisition of several smaller publishers, [[Rabbit Software]],<ref name='pcw'>{{cite magazine |title=Virgin releases Rabbit titles|magazine=Popular Computing Weekly|issue=41|publisher=Sunshine Publications|date=10 October 1985|page=5|url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.php?issue_id=2878&page=5|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> [[New Generation Software]]<ref name='zxcomputing'>{{cite magazine |title=Virgin Territory|magazine=ZX Computing|issue=|publisher=Argus Specialist Publications|date=July 1986|page=5|url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.php?issue_id=363&page=5|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> and Leisure Genius (publishers of the first officially licensed computer versions of ''[[Scrabble]]'', ''[[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]'' and ''[[Cluedo]]'').<ref name='zxcomputing' />

===Purchase of Mastertronic and rebranding to Virgin Mastertronic (1987–1991)===
1987 marked a turning point for Virgin after its acquisition of struggling distributor [[Mastertronic]]. Mastertronic had opened its North American headquarters in [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], [[California]] just a year earlier to build on its success at home,<ref name="Company Line"/><ref name="Guter">{{cite web|url=http://www.aguter.plus.com/mastertronic/mastertronic_history.htm|title=A History of Mastertronic|author=Guter, Anthony|publisher=The Mastertronic site on Guter.Org}}</ref> though growth exhausted its resources after expanding in Europe and acquiring publisher [[Melbourne House (company)|Melbourne House]]. [[Richard Branson]] stepped in and offered to buy 45 percent of Mastertronic stake, in exchange Mastertronic joined the Virgin Group.<ref>{{cite book |last=Pettus |first=Sam |date=2013 |title=Service Games: The Rise and Fall of SEGA: Enhanced Edition |publisher=CreateSpace |pages=410–411 |isbn=978-1494288358}}</ref>
The subsequent merger created Virgin Mastertronic Ltd. in 1988 with Alper as its president which enabled Virgin to expand its business reach overseas. Mastertronic had been the distributor of the [[Master System]] in the United Kingdom and is credited with introducing [[Sega]] to the European market, where they expanded rapidly. The Mastertronic acquisition enabled Virgin to compete with [[Nintendo]] in the growing home console market.<ref name="Branson">{{cite book |last=Branson |first=Richard |date=2011 |title=Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way|publisher=Crown Business |pages=124–127|isbn=978-0307720740}}</ref> The new owners then dissolved the Gang of Five internal development team in 1989.<ref name=":1" />

===Return to publishing (1991–1993)===
To gain a foothold in its newly established market, Sega Enterprises, Ltd. acquired Mastertronic in 1991 while Virgin retained a small publishing unit, which was renamed Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1993.<ref name = "1NF0">{{cite web|url=http://www.vie.co.uk/level3/corporat.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980611190501/http://www.vie.co.uk/level3/corporat.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1998-06-11|title=Corporate Information|publisher=Virgin Interactive Entertainment}}</ref> A new London internal development team was set up in 1992.<ref name=":1" />

[[Hasbro]], who had previously licensed some of its properties to Virgin, bought 15 percent—later increased to 16.2 percent—stake in VIE in August 1993. Hasbro wanted to create titles based on its brands, which included [[Transformers]], [[G.I. Joe]] and [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]. The deal cut off competitors like [[Mattel]] and [[Fisher-Price]] who were interested in a similar partnership.<ref name="Hasbro">{{cite news|date=1993-08-27|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-27-mn-28390-story.html|title=Hasbro to Buy 15% Stake in O.C.'s Virgin Subsidiary|author=Takahashi, Dean|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

In late 1993, Virgin Interactive spun off a new company, Virgin Sound and Vision, to focus exclusively on CD-based children's and family entertainment.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Virgin|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=66|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=March 1994|page=186}}</ref>

===Purchase by Blockbuster Entertainment and Spelling Entertainment (1994–1998)===
As more media companies became interested in interactive entertainment, [[Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster Entertainment]], then the world's largest video-store chain, acquired 20 percent of Virgin Interactive Entertainment in January 1994.<ref>{{cite web|date=1994-06-30|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-06-30/business/9406290610_1_blockbuster-entertainment-virgin-interactive-entertainment-music-stores|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125050202/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-06-30/business/9406290610_1_blockbuster-entertainment-virgin-interactive-entertainment-music-stores|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 25, 2015|publisher=Orlando Sun-Sentinel|title=Blockbuster To Gain Control Of Game Maker|author=McCash, Vicki}}</ref> It acquired 75 percent of VIE's stock later in 1994 and purchased the remaining shares held by Hasbro in an effort to expand beyond its video store base. Hasbro went on to found their own game company, [[Hasbro Interactive]] the following year.<ref name="Variety"/> The partnership with Blockbuster ended a year later when Blockbuster sold its stake to [[Spelling Television|Spelling Entertainment]], at the time being a subsidiary of [[Viacom (original)|Viacom]]. Viacom is the owner of [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[MTV]], which made Virgin Interactive part of one of the world's largest entertainment companies.<ref name="Company Line"/> Viacom had planned to sell Spelling and buy Virgin Interactive out of Spelling before the sale. While it abandoned the Spelling sale some time ago, the collapse in the games market appears to have killed off any interest in buying Virgin.<ref name="Variety">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/spelling-plans-offering-to-sell-virgin-interactive-1117435230|author=Peers, Martin|date=1997-02-20 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|title=Spelling plans offering to sell Virgin Interactive}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=1995-05-06|page=50|author=Christman, Ed|title=Alliance May Offer Stock; Blockbuster, Virgin Settle}}</ref>

Blockbuster and Viacom invested heavily in the production of CD-based interactive multimedia—video games featuring sophisticated motion-picture video, stereo sound and computer animation. VIE's headquarters were expanded to include 17 production studios where expensive [[Silicon Graphics|SGI]] "graphics supercomputers" were used to build increasingly complicated games,<ref name="O.C.'s"/> eventually becoming one of the five largest U.S.-based video game companies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-30-fi-10397-story.html|author=Harmon, Amy|date=1994-06-30 |title=Spelling to Buy a 75% Stake in Virgin Interactive|newspaper= Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

In 1995, VIE signed a deal with [[Capcom]] to publish its titles in Europe, supplanting [[Acclaim Entertainment]] as Capcom's designated European distributor.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Harrod|first=Gus and Gary |title=Capcom Speak |magazine=[[Mean Machines Sega]] |issue=40 |date=February 1996 |pages=21–22 |url=https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-sega-magazine-40/page/n17}}</ref> The U.S. division's American development branch had adopted the name '''Burst''' in 1995 via recommendation from Neil Young.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Of GDC: Paul Steed On 'The Trip' From Artist to Entrepreneur |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/best-of-gdc-paul-steed-on-the-trip-from-artist-to-entrepreneur |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.gamedeveloper.com |language=en}}</ref> Around the same time, the London development branch had adopted the name '''Crimson'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crimson {{!}} game developer |url=https://www.gamepressure.com/companies/crimson/zb34d |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Gamepressure.com |language=en}}</ref> VIE later published titles released by other companies, such as [[Hudson Soft]]. That year, the company expanded their distribution arm over to Spain, by forming [[Virgin Play|Virgin Interactive España SA]]. In the same year, the company launched a budget reissue brand for their PC titles called "The White Label".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/virgin-to-release-more-white-label-titles/1100-2462544/ | title=Virgin to Release More White Label Titles }}</ref>

===Re-independence and purchase of US operations by Electronic Arts (1998–1999)===
Spelling put its ownership of Virgin up for sale as a public stock offering in 1997, stating that Virgin's financial performance had been disappointing.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Colin |last=Campbell|title=Spelling to Dump Virgin |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |issue=29|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|date=May 1997|page=30}}</ref> Since Spelling's purchase of the company, Virgin had lost $14 million in 1995 and was expected to post similar losses for 1996.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=So Who's Getting Rich? |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |issue=30|publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=June 1997|page=43 |url=https://archive.org/stream/NextGeneration30Jun1997/Next_Generation_30_Jun_1997#page/n44}}</ref>

In 1998, Virgin Interactive's US operations were divested to [[Electronic Arts]] as part of its $122.5 million (£75 million) acquisition of Westwood Studios that same year.<ref name="CNN">{{cite web|date=1998-08-17|title=EA buys Westwood|author=Morris, Chris|publisher=Cable News Network|work=CNN Money|url=https://money.cnn.com/1998/08/17/life/q_ea}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=1998-09-02|url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/virgininteractivemayseemanagementbuyout147222|title=Virgin Interactive May See Management Buyout|publisher=Telecom.paper BV}}</ref> Electronic Arts also acquired the Burst Studios development studio, which was renamed to Westwood Pacific by its new owners.

The European division though was put out in a majority stake buyout backed by Mark Dyne, who became its chief executive officer in the same year. Tim Chaney, the former managing director was named president.

===Purchase by Interplay and Titus (1999–2001)===
On February 17, 1999, Virgin Interactive announced they had entered into a distribution agreement with [[Interplay Entertainment]], where Interplay would distribute Virgin Interactive's titles in North America and several other territories including South America and Japan, while Virgin Interactive would exclusively distribute Interplay's titles in Europe, folding their own distribution arm in the process. To coincide with the distribution agreement, Interplay acquired a 43.9% minority stake (Initially a 49.9% stake) in the company.<ref>{{Citation|title=Interplay Buys Half of Virgin – IGN|date=17 February 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/17/interplay-buys-half-of-virgin|language=en|access-date=2020-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1999-02-17 |title=Interplay Mingles with Virgin UK |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/17/interplay-mingles-with-virgin-uk |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> The deal was made as part of Interplay's attempt to gain profits, and the deal did not include publishing, which would remain as stand-alone entities.

In July 1999, French publisher [[Titus Interactive]] announced plans to purchase 50.6% of Interplay's shares.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huffstutter |first=P. j |date=1999-07-12 |title=Interplay Says French Deal Nearly Complete |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-12-fi-55174-story.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly after the purchase, they announced they would purchase a 50.1% majority stake in Virgin Interactive, with the publisher's shareholders and management retaining a 6% stake.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huffstutter |first=P. J. |date=1999-10-08 |title=Interplay Owner to Take Over Rival |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-oct-08-fi-20069-story.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The following year in May 2000, Titus acquired the shareholders' 6% stake, with Titus now holding 56.6% in Virgin while Interplay retained their 43.9% stake. Titus also announced on the same day that Virgin Interactive would now distribute its titles in Europe and replace their standalone distribution arm.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2004-06-03 |title=TITUS increases its shareholding in Virgin Acquisition Group, LLC.|url=http://www.titus-interactive.com/index.php?lang=en&pg=press/000522 |access-date=2023-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603225342/http://www.titus-interactive.com/index.php?lang=en&pg=press/000522 |archive-date=2004-06-03 }}</ref> The deal was made following a similar distribution agreement in North America that would allow Interplay to market Titus' titles in the territory. A week later, Virgin signed a deal with Swing! Entertainment Media AG to distribute their titles in all European territories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.titus-interactive.com/index.php?lang=en&pg=press/000530|access-date=2023-08-09|title=IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF YOU AINT GOT THAT SWING. Virgin Interactive gain Publishing rights to Swing's extensive line up.|publisher=Titus Interactive|date=30 May 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603230143/http://www.titus-interactive.com/index.php?lang=en&pg=press/000530 |archive-date=2004-06-03 |language=en}}</ref>

Virgin's presence outside Europe at this point was almost non-existent, with only a few titles such as ''[[Viva Football|Viva Soccer]]'' and ''[[Jimmy White's 2: Cueball]]'', which was distributed in the North American market by [[BAM! Entertainment|Bay Area Multimedia]] instead of Interplay.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2000-12-19 |title=Jimmy White's 2: Cueball |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/19/jimmy-whites-2-cueball |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> However, in 2001, the North American branch of Titus; Titus Software, announced to resurrect the Virgin Interactive brand in North America to release several of Virgin's existing European PC releases as $20 budget titles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/virgin-returns-to-pc-gaming/1100-2819709/ | title=Virgin returns to PC Gaming | publisher=[[GameSpot]] | date=23 October 2001 | access-date=10 January 2018 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110234238/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/virgin-returns-to-pc-gaming/1100-2819709/ | archive-date=10 January 2018 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Acquisition by Titus, sale of Spanish operations, rebranding, and fate (2002–2006)===
[[File:Avalon Interactive.png|thumb|right|Logo as Avalon Interactive]]
On 16 April 2001, Titus announced they had expanded their shares in Interplay to 72.5% and purchased their stake in Virgin Interactive, making Virgin a fully-owned subsidiary of Titus Interactive, S.A. The deal was done to simplify their publishing and distribution sides, with Virgin continuing to be Titus and Interplay's exclusive European distributor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.titus-interactive.com/index.php?lang=en&pg=press/010416b|title=Titus Interactive Group updates its acquisition strategy as Interplay Entertainment Corp. announces annual results|access-date=2023-08-09|publisher=Titus Interactive|date=16 April 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040224034341/http://www.titus-interactive.com/index.php?lang=en&pg=press/010416b |archive-date=2004-02-24 |language=en}}</ref> The developer Crimson, who was the London's development branch, was renamed to Point Blank by its new owners during the development of ''Falcone: Enter the Maelstorm'', which was subsequently cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Contributors |first=U64 Staff & |date=2008-04-15 |title=Falcone: Into the Maelstrom [XBOX/PS2 - Cancelled?] - Unseen64 |url=https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/15/falcone-into-the-maelstrom-xboxps2-cancelled/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=I. G. N. Staff |date=2002-06-06 |title=Falcone: Into The Maelstrom |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/06/falcone-into-the-maelstrom |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

On June 11, 2002, Titus announced they had accepted a management buyout of Virgin's Spanish operations; Virgin Interactive España SA, by Virgin's former CEO Tim Chaney along with former Spanish president and founder Paco Encinas. The deal was done for Titus to focus more on the UK, French and German subsidiaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.titus-interactive.com/index.php?lang=en&pg=press/020611|title=Titus Interactive has accepted the MBO of its spanish subsidiary Virgin Interactive Entertainment Espana SA|access-date=2023-08-09|publisher=Titus Interactive|date=11 June 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040507093418/http://www.titus-interactive.com/index.php?lang=en&pg=press/020611 |archive-date=2004-05-07 |language=en}}</ref> The business was renamed as [[Virgin Play]] in October, and would continue to distribute Titus and Interplay titles in Spain.

On July 1, 2003, Titus announced that Virgin Interactive would be renamed Avalon Interactive,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virgin Interactive name buried as Titus rebrands distribution arm|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/virgin-interactive-name-buried-as-titus-rebrands-distribution-arm|access-date=2020-08-31|website=GamesIndustry.biz|date=2 July 2003 |language=en}}</ref> with the French, Benelux and German operations soon following afterward.

In August 2004, the company launched a PC budget range titled "Just2Play" with Dutch publisher Xing Interactive for the UK and Benelux territories. The range was aimed to be similar to Avalon's White Label range, but with the addition of titles from Xing Interactive.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/avalon-announces-new-pc-budget-range | title=Avalon announces new PC budget range | date=23 August 2004 }}</ref>

===Closure===
In January 2005, Titus Interactive filed for bankruptcy with €33 million ($43.8 million) debt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/news/titus-bankrupt-interplays-future-uncertain-6115737 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629083639/http://uk.gamespot.com/news/titus-bankrupt-interplays-future-uncertain-6115737 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-29 |title=Titus bankrupt, Interplay's future uncertain |publisher=Gamespot |date=2005-01-05 |access-date=2013-05-06 }}</ref> Avalon France and all of Titus' French operations were closed down immediately, while the UK branch continued to trade as Titus' non-French operations were unaffected. Avalon's UK operations were dissolved by November 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AVALON INTERACTIVE (INVESTMENTS) LTD |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/01724544 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=opencorporates.com}}</ref>

==Games<!-- Based of unreliable source Giantbomb wiki -->==
*''[[Falcon Patrol]]'' (1983)
*''[[Falcon Patrol II]]'' (1984)
*''Sorcery'' (1984)
*''[[The Biz (video game)|The Biz]]'' (1984)
*''Strangeloop'' (1985)
*''[[Doriath (video game)|Doriath]]'' (1985)
*''[[Gates of Dawn]]'' (1985)
*''[[Hunter Patrol]]'' (1985)
*''Now Games'' compilation series (1985–1988)
*''[[Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future]]'' (1986)
*''Shogun'' (1986)
*''[[Action Force]]'' (1987)
*''[[Action Force II]]'' (1988)
*''[[Clue: Master Detective]]'' (1989)
*''[[Double Dragon II: The Revenge|Double Dragon II]]'' (European computer versions) (1989)
*''[[The Computer Edition of Risk: The World Conquest Game|Risk: The World Conquest Game, The Computer Edition of]]'' (1989)
*''[[Silkworm (video game)|Silkworm]]'' (1989)
*''[[Golden Axe (video game)|Golden Axe]]'' (European computer versions) (1990)
*''[[Conflict: Middle East Political Simulator]]'' (1990)
*''[[Supremacy: Your Will Be Done|Supremacy: Your Will Be Done (Overlord)]]'' (1990)
*''[[Spot: The Video Game]]'' (1990)
*''[[Wonderland (adventure game)|Wonderland]]'' (1990)
*''[[Chuck Rock]]'' (1991)
*''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (video game)|Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' (1991)
*''[[Corporation (video game)|Corporation]]'' (1991)
*''[[Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker]]'' (1991)
*''[[Realms (video game)|Realms]]'' (1991)
*''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]'' (American Amiga version) (1992)
*''[[Prince of Persia (1989 video game)|Prince of Persia]]'' (American NES version) (1992)
*''[[Dune (video game)|Dune]]'' (1992)
*''[[Dune II]]'' (1992)
*''[[Archer McLean's Pool]]'' (1992)
*''[[European Club Soccer]]'' (1992)
*''[[Floor 13 (video game)|Floor 13]]'' (1992)
*''[[Global Gladiators]]'' (1992)
*''[[The Terminator (Sega video game)|The Terminator]]'' (1992)
*''[[M.C. Kids]]'' (1992)
*''[[Monopoly video games|Monopoly Deluxe]]'' (1992)
*''[[Jeep Jamboree: Off Road Adventure]]'' (1992)
*''[[Cannon Fodder (video game)|Cannon Fodder]]'' (1993)
*''[[Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck]]'' (1993)
*''Superman: The Man of Steel'' (Europe only) (1993)
*''[[Dino Dini's Goal]]'' (1993)
*''[[Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (video game)|Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story]]'' (1993)
*''[[Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos]]'' (1993)
*''[[Reach for the Skies (video game)|Reach for the Skies]]'' (1993)
*''[[The 7th Guest]]'' (1993)
*''[[Cool Spot]]'' (1993)
*''[[Chi Chi's Pro Challenge Golf]]'' (1993)
*''[[Super Slam Dunk]]'' (1993)
*''[[Super Caesars Palace]]'' (1993)
*''[[Super Slap Shot]]'' (1993)
*''[[Disney's Aladdin (Sega Genesis video game)|Disney's Aladdin]]'' (1993)
*''[[RoboCop Versus The Terminator]]'' (1993/1994)
*''[[The Terminator (Sega CD video game)|The Terminator]]'' (Sega CD version) (1993)
*''[[Cannon Fodder 2]]'' (1994)
*''[[Doom II: Hell on Earth]]'' (European PC version only) (1994)
*''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]'' (Europe only) (1994)
*''[[Jammit]]'' (America only) (1994)
*''[[Super Dany]]'' (Europe only) (1994)
*''[[Super Bomberman 2]]'' (Europe only) (1994)
*''[[Beneath a Steel Sky]]'' (1994)
*''[[The Jungle Book (video game)|Walt Disney's The Jungle Book]]'' (1994)
*''[[Dynamaite: The Las Vegas]]'' (1994)
*''[[The Lion King (video game)|The Lion King]]'' (1994)
*''[[Demolition Man (video game)|Demolition Man]]'' (1994)
*''Battle Jockey'' (1994)
*''[[The 11th Hour (video game)|The 11th Hour]]'' (1995)
*''[[Creature Shock]]'' (1995)
*''[[Earthworm Jim 2]]'' (Europe only) (1995)
*''[[Super Bomberman 3]]'' (Europe only) (1995)
*''[[Spot Goes To Hollywood]]'' (American Mega Drive/Genesis version published by [[Acclaim Entertainment]]) (1995)
*''[[Cyberia 2: Resurrection]]'' (1995)
*''[[The Daedalus Encounter]]'' (1995)
*''[[F1 Challenge]]'' (1995)
*''[[Flight Unlimited]]'' (1995)
*''[[Hyper 3-D Pinball]]'' (1995)
*''[[SuperKarts]]'' (1995)
*''[[Zone Raiders]]'' (1995)
*''[[Sensible Golf]]'' (1995)
*''[[Lost Eden]]'' (1995)
*''[[Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing]]'' (1995)
*''[[Command & Conquer (1995 video game)|Command & Conquer]]'' (1995)
*''[[Gurume Sentai Barayarō]]'' (1995)
*''[[World Masters Golf]]'' (1995)
*''[[Rendering Ranger: R2]]'' (1995)
*''[[Agile Warrior F-111X]]'' (1995)
*''Lone Soldier'' (Japan only) (1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/573161-lone-soldier/data|title=Lone Soldier for PlayStation|publisher=GameFaqs}}</ref>
*''[[The Mask (video game)|The Mask]]'' (Japan only) (1996)
*''[[Resident Evil (1996 video game)|Resident Evil]]'' (Europe and PC versions only) (1996)
*''[[Ghen War]]'' (Europe/Japan) (1996)
*''[[NHL Powerplay '96]]'' (1996)
*''[[Street Fighter Alpha 2]]'' (Europe only) (1996)
*''[[Time Commando]]'' (Japan only) (1996)
*''[[Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars]]'' (1996)
*''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]'' (1996)
*''[[Pinocchio (video game)|Disney's Pinocchio]]'' (1996)
*''[[Queensrÿche#Promised Land (1994–1996)|Queensrÿche's Promised Land]]'' (1996)
*''[[Toonstruck]]'' (1996)
*''[[Slamscape]]'' (Europe only) (1996)
*''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo]]'' (PS1 and Saturn versions, Europe only) (1996)
*''[[Golden Nugget (video game)|Golden Nugget]]'' (1997)
*''[[Grand Slam (video game)|Grand Slam]]'' (1997)
*''[[SubSpace (video game)|Subspace]]'' (1997)
*''[[Agent Armstrong]]'' (1997)
*''[[Black Dawn (video game)|Black Dawn]]'' (1997)
*''[[Blam! Machinehead]]'' (Japan only) (1997)
*''[[CrimeWave]]'' (Japan only) (1997)
*''[[Marvel Super Heroes (video game)|Marvel Super Heroes]]'' (Europe only) (1997)
*''[[NanoTek Warrior]]'' (1997)
*''[[Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny]]'' (1997)
*''[[Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror]]'' (1997)
*''[[Mega Man X3]]'' (PS1 and Saturn versions, Europe only) (1997)
*''[[NHL Powerplay 98|NHL Powerplay '98]]'' (1997)
*'' [[Sabre Ace: Conflict Over Korea]]'' (1997)
*''[[Ignition (video game)|Ignition]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Viva Football]]'' (titled as ''Viva Soccer'' in North America) (1998)
*''[[Bloody Roar (video game)|Bloody Roar: Hyper Beast Duel]]'' (Europe only) (1998)
*''[[Bomberman GB#Bomberman GB 2|Bomberman GB]]'' (Europe only) (1998)
*''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'' (Europe only) (1998)
*''[[Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix|Pocket Fighter]]'' (European PS1 version) (1998)
*''[[R-Types]]'' (Europe only) (1998)
*''[[Rival Schools: United by Fate]]'' (Europe only) (1998)
*''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' (Europe only) (1998)
*''[[Street Fighter Collection 2]]'' (European publishing rights only) (1999)
*''[[Bloody Roar 2]]'' (European publishing rights only) (1999)
*''[[Bomberman Party Edition|Bomberman]]'' (European publishing rights only) (1999)
*''[[Bomberman Quest]]'' (European publishing rights only) (1999)
*''[[Capcom Generations]]'' (Europe only) (1999)
*''[[Kagero: Deception II]]'' (European publishing rights only) (1999)
*''[[Dino Crisis (video game)|Dino Crisis]]'' (European publishing rights only) (1999)
*''[[Holy Magic Century]]'' (European publishing rights only) (1999)
*''[[Street Fighter EX2 Plus]]'' (European publishing rights only) (1999)
*''[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]'' (European publishing rights only) (1999)
*''[[Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams]]'' (European publishing rights only) (1999)
*''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Tech Romancer]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Operation WinBack]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Bomberman Fantasy Race]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Street Fighter III: Double Impact]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Dino Crisis 2]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Gunlok]]'' (Europe only) (2000)
*''[[Runabout (series)|Super Runabout: The Golden State]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Strider 2 (1999 video game)|Strider 2]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Giga Wing]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Capcom vs. SNK]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'' (European Dreamcast version only) (2000)
*''[[Trick'N Snowboarder]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Jimmy White's 2: Cueball]]'' (Distributed in North America by [[BAM! Entertainment]]) (2000)
*''[[Pocket GP|Pocket Racing]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Mr. Driller (video game)|Mr. Driller]]'' (Dreamcast and GBC versions, Europe only) (2000)
*''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (video game)|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Evolva]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''[[Project Justice]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2000)
*''Heist'' (titled as ''Raub'' in Germany) (2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/heist-3337/test.html|title=TEST : HEIST : ENCORE UN CASSE DE FOIRÉ|website=Gamekult|date=13 February 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/1202/324/0/Raub.html|title=Test: Raub (Taktik & Strategie)|website=[[4Players]]|date=23 February 2001 }}</ref>
*''[[Gunbird 2]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2001)
*''[[European Super League (video game)|European Super League]]'' (Europe Only) (2001)
*''[[3D Pocket Pool]]'' (Europe Only) (2001)
*''[[Project Justice|Project Justice: Rival Schools 2]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2001)
*''[[Bloody Roar 3|Bloody Roar III]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2001)
*''[[Original War]]'' (2001)
*''[[Screamer 4x4]]'' (2001)
*''[[Codename: Outbreak]]'' (2001)
*''[[Lotus Challenge]]'' (European PS2 version) (2001)
*''[[Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2001)
*''[[Jimmy White's Cueball World]]'' (Europe exclusive game) (2001)
*''[[Resident Evil Gaiden|Resident Evil: Gaiden]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2001)
*''[[Nightstone]]'' (2001)
*''[[Guilty Gear X]]'' (European publishing rights only) (2002)

===European distributed titles===
This category includes titles that were distributed by Virgin Interactive in European territories.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
| Title
! Year
! Platform(s)
! Publisher(s)
|-
| ''[[R/C Stunt Copter]]'' || 1999 || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now|Carmageddon]]'' || 1999 || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] || [[SCi Games|SCi]]
|-
| ''[[Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now|Carmageddon]]'' || 1999 || [[Game Boy Color]] || [[SCi Games|SCi]]
|-
| ''[[Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now|Carmageddon 64]]'' || 1999 || [[Nintendo 64]] || [[SCi Games|SCi]]
|-
| ''[[Earthworm Jim 3D]]'' || 1999 || [[Nintendo 64]], [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Invictus (video game)|Invictus]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Renegade Racers]]'' || 2000 || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]<br />[[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Messiah (video game)|Messiah]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[MDK2]] || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]]<br />[[Dreamcast]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Descent 3]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Caesars Palace 2000]]'' || 2000 || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]<br />[[Dreamcast]]<br />[[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Star Trek: Klingon Academy]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Icewind Dale]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm]]'' || 2000 || [[Dreamcast]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Star Trek: New Worlds]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (video game)|Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' || 2000 || [[Nintendo 64]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Blues Brothers 2000 (video game)|Blues Brothers 2000]]'' || 2000 || [[Nintendo 64]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Bangai-O]]'' || 2000 || [[Dreamcast]] || Swing!
|-
| ''[[Casper (video game)|Casper]]'' || 2000 || [[Game Boy Color]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Sacrifice (video game)|Sacrifice]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Incredible Crisis]]'' || 2000 || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Kao the Kangaroo (2000 video game)|Kao the Kangaroo]]'' || 2000 || [[Dreamcast]]<br />[[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Virtual Pool 3]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Giants: Citizen Kabuto]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]]{{efn|The PlayStation 2 version was distributed by [[Empire Interactive]].}} || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War]]'' || 2000 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Worms World Party]]'' || 2001 || [[Dreamcast]]<br />[[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Virtual Kasparov]]'' || 2001 (PS1)<br />2002 (GBA) || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]<br />[[Game Boy Advance]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]'' || 2001 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Exhibition of Speed]]'' || 2001 || [[Dreamcast]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal]]'' || 2001 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay<br />Black Isle]]
|-
| ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War|Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates]]''|| 2001 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''Hands of Time'' || 2001 || [[Game Boy Color]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Top Gun: Firestorm]]''  || 2001 || [[Game Boy Color]]  || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess (video game)|Xena: Warrior Princess]]''  || 2001 || [[Game Boy Color]]  || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (video game)|Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' || 2001 || [[Game Boy Color]]  || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''RoboCop'' || 2001 || [[Game Boy Color]]  || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Prehistorik Man]]'' || 2001 || [[Game Boy Advance]]  || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''Rox'' || 2001 || [[Game Boy Advance]]  || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Top Gun: Combat Zones]]'' || 2001 (PS2)<br />2002 (GCN)<br />2003 (PC) || [[PlayStation 2]]<br />[[GameCube]]<br />[[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Stunt GP]]'' || 2001 || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''Planet Monsters'' || 2001 || [[Game Boy Advance]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Kao the Kangaroo (2000 video game)|Kao the Kangaroo]]'' || 2001 || [[Game Boy Advance]] ||  [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance]]'' || 2001 || [[PlayStation 2]]{{efn|Later releases, as well as the Xbox and GameCube versions are distributed by [[Vivendi Universal Games]].}} || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay<br />Black Isle]]
|-
| ''[[MDK2|MDK2: Armageddon]]'' || 2001 || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''Tir et But: Edition Champions du Monde'' || 2002 || [[Game Boy Advance]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Hunter: The Reckoning (video game)|Hunter: The Reckoning]]'' || 2002 || [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''Top Gun: Firestorm Advance'' || 2002 || [[Game Boy Advance]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Icewind Dale II]]'' || 2002 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay<br />Black Isle]]
|-
| ''Downforce'' || 2003 || [[PlayStation 2]], [[Game Boy Advance]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader]]'' || 2003 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay<br />Black Isle]]
|-
| ''[[Run Like Hell (video game)|Run Like Hell]]'' || 2003 (PS2)<br />2004 (Xbox) || [[PlayStation 2]]<br />[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[RoboCop (2003 video game)|RoboCop]]'' || 2003 || [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Barbarian (2002 video game)|Barbarian]]'' || 2003 || [[PlayStation 2]]<br />[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || [[Titus Interactive|Titus]]
|-
| ''[[Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II]]'' || 2004 || [[PlayStation 2]]<br />[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|-
| ''[[Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel]]'' || 2004 || [[PlayStation 2]]<br />[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || [[Interplay Entertainment|Interplay]]
|}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.vie.com Official website (archived through 2003)]
* [http://www.vie.co.uk Avalon Interactive Portal] (offline)
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/avalon-interactive Virgin Interactive] profile on [[MobyGames]]

{{Virgin Group}}

[[Category:Companies based in Orange County, California]]
[[Category:Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Golden Joystick Award winners]]
[[Category:Virgin Group|I]]
[[Category:Video game companies established in 1983]]
[[Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2005]]