Virtuos, the worldwide online game improvement that contributed to iconic video games like Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty, Demon’s Souls, and Final Fantasy, has introduced the official launch of its new studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Virtuos Kuala Lumpur studio goals to ship full recreation improvement, engineering, and artwork manufacturing providers to a number of the world’s greatest recreation builders and publishers.

Virtuos CEO Gilles Langourieux stated, “With the launch of Virtuos Kuala Lumpur, we are excited to contribute to Malaysia’s digitalization and growth as a regional game development hub.” 

“We have ambitions to grow our local headcount to 300 by the end of 2025, and become one of Malaysia’s top studios that deliver full-cycle game development expertise and quality projects for our partners worldwide.”

Malaysia is a part of the plan

Helmed by Mufizal Mokhtar as normal supervisor, a workforce of veterans who every has over 20 years of expertise in AAA recreation improvement based Virtuos Kuala Lumpur. They have now returned dwelling to launch the studio.

“I am pleased to return home to build Virtuos Kuala Lumpur alongside some of my closest friends and pioneers in the industry,” stated Virtuos Kuala Lumpur normal supervisor Mufizal Mokhtar.

“We are excited to play an active part in Malaysia’s game development industry and the growth of its digital ecosystem. Thanks to the support of the Malaysian Government and our global Virtuos network, we look forward to welcoming the best talent to our multicultural team and making games better, together.”

The Malaysian video video games sector is rising at an unbelievable price, so opening a brand new studio within the coronary heart of the nation solely is smart. Early this yr, the Malaysian fintech firm Boost, launched its “one-stop” storefront answer Game Connect to hyperlink video games publishers to over 20 million Malaysian avid gamers.

Virtuos will seemingly try to get a slice of that energetic 20 million Malaysian avid gamers with its collaboration with the Malaysian Government. The agency intends to concentrate on additional growth and coaching new expertise.

The final time the Singapore-based recreation improvement firm opened new worldwide workplaces was in September 2019, when it expanded with new workplaces in Montreal and South Korea. The new Kuala Lumpur studio growth builds on these launches in Montreal and South Korea, strategically positioned between Virtuos’ Singapore headquarters and its largest Asian studios in China and Vietnam.

This yr we’ve got seen Virtuos take important actions in its growth course of. The agency acquired Ukrainian artwork manufacturing studio Volmi Games for an undisclosed quantity again in January.