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SHANGHAI,
China – September 25, 2008 –
Vyk Global, Inc., one of the leading
game development service providers
for the video game industry, today
announced industry veteran, Mr.
Tom Sperry, as its new Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of global operations.
Sperry brings over a decade of video
game production and business development
expertise across multiple gaming
segments, and is charged with streamlining
operations and developing the company’s
worldwide presence. To kick off
its efforts, the company also announced
that it has renamed itself Vyk Games
Inc., in an effort to promote its
globalization efforts and game development
presence worldwide.
Prior
to joining Vyk Games, Sperry served
for three years as CEO of Exit Games
and held senior management positions
with HNC Software (Executive Director)
and Looking Glass Studios (Director).
Tom began his career at Microsoft
Corporation, where he served as
International Program Manager in
the Games Division.
“Video
game development is becoming more
and more difficult to manage as
consumer expectations continue to
rise and we challenge Hollywood
for leadership in the entertainment
market,” said Tom Sperry, CEO
of Vyk Games. “As developers
and publishers face increasingly
higher costs with development projects
and tighter deadlines to deliver
a high quality product, there are
many areas in which Vyk Games can
help our partners achieve those
goals. Our intention is to help
these companies develop great games,
deliver on time and achieve higher
profit margins. I look forward to
heading up our efforts globally
and offering great service in this
increasingly competitive market.”
In
a market where development costs
continue to spiral out of control
and schedules tighten, outsourcing
has become a necessary solution
to preserve and stabilize continued
industry growth. To meet this demand,
Vyk Games was established in 2006
by a group of industry veterans
to offer a full array of services
geared to help video game developers
and publishers achieve development
goals within a sensible budget.
Specializing in high quality art,
design and development services
with expertise in time management
and effective communications, the
company prepares itself for continued
growth and expansion worldwide.
“We
are excited to have a veteran leader
like Mr. Sperry on board to lead
the company in this exciting time
of growth.” said Mike Liao, Principal
of CSV Capital Partners – the
lead investor in Vyk Games. “The
global video game market is predicted
to reach US$50 billion in annual
revenues by the year 2011, and outsourcing
is anticipated to grow to US$3 billion
annually by 2010 representing 40%
of total game development spending.
This presents a unique opportunity
for Vyk Games’ continued leadership
in the industry working with some
of the most well known brands in
gaming as it expands its operations
worldwide.”
Sperry
has been officially appointed as
acting CEO and Chairman as of September
1, 2008.
About
Vyk Games
Vyk
Games, formerly known as Vykarian,
is a video game art, design and
development outsourcing studio headquartered
in Shanghai, China, with a regional
offices in Nanjing, China, and Portland,
Oregon. The company was founded
by a group of U.S. and Chinese video
game development veterans to provide
high quality and cost-effective
outsourcing services for the global
video game development and production
markets. Services include 2D concept
& design, modeling, texture
UV, rigging and weighting, level
design, virtual world building,
full flash and flex casual game
development, and project training.
The company has worked on a number
of AAA titles and with various publishers
including Activision, EA, Spicy
Horse, Eidos, Disney, Vivendi, Turbine,
Foundation 9, THQ, Midway, Sony
Online Entertainment, Sega, and
Gearbox. Vyk Games is a privately
held company and was established
in 2006. |