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Avalon Interactive Group, Ltd.
Company typeSubsidiary of Titus Software
IndustryVideo Games
PredecessorVirgin Interactive
FoundedJuly 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)
Defunct2005 (2005)
FateClosed following Titus' bankruptcy
Headquarters
OwnerTitus Software
ParentTitus Software

Avalon Interactive was a video game distribution company, originally named Virgin Interactive. It was acquired in 1999 by the French publisher Titus Software, and its name was changed to Avalon Interactive on July 1, 2003.

Avalon Interactive was a subsidiary of Titus Software, responsible for the UK distribution of the group's games as well as Interplay's games. Avalon distributed games for the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox. Avalon France was also a subsidiary of Titus who did distribution in France. In other countries other distributors did the work such as Virgin Play in Spain.

In 2005, Avalon Interactive's parent company, Titus Software filed for bankruptcy in January 2005 with €33 million ($43.8 million) debt.[1] Avalon France and all of Titus' french operations were closed down a while later. the UK branch closed in 2006.

List of Games

References

  1. ^ "Titus bankrupt, Interplay's future uncertain". Gamespot. 2005-01-05. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-05-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)