Virtual sports software company VSoftCo has teamed up with football comic Striker to create a branded virtual soccer game.
The partnership - between VSoftCo and Striker creator Pete Nash – creates a joint venture called VStriker that will produce 3D-animated versions of an online betting game and a social game based on a new concept called Striker World Soccer League.
Both game versions will integrate with the serialised Striker storylines in leading UK tabloid newspaper The Sun and the Planet Striker YouTube channel.
Simon Westbury, managing director at VSoftCo, said: “This joint venture is a hugely exciting opportunity to extend the audience and geographical reach of our gaming software products and to help develop Striker into a global brand.”
Striker creator Nash added: “Striker is already produced with 3D software but VSoftCo’s expertise in animation and gaming will help to make Striker even more realistic, while Striker in turn will inject drama and fun into virtual gaming.”
