Virtual Fairground (2008–2011) was a Dutch video game developer from

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. In 2008 it acquired the Dutch Flash development studio Flashclub (and renamed it BigWheel Studio) to serve as main development outfit. Virtual Fairground created ''Club Galactik'' (2010), a

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based virtual world and MMO based on an international animated television series called ''

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''. With the game Virtual Fairground targeted a younger audience. In 2010 the company collaborated with Dutch DJ

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and announced ''Pulse'', a dance themed rhythm game for

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and

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. It was promised Ferry Corsten would produce 7 new music tracks exclusively for ''Pulse''. The final iOS version of ''Pulse: The Game'' was released in March 2010 after being completed by Dutch game developer Rough Cookie. In the same year Virtual Fairground also developed a development platform for Flash-based 3D MMO's; this engine was called ''The Ride''. In 2011 Virtual Fairground went bankrupt. The company had financial problems due to some cancelled projects and to a disappointing number of visitors of ''Club Galactik'', the game version of ''

''.

Games

* ''Club Galactik'' (online, 2010) * ''Pulse: The Game'' (iOS, 2010, completed by developer Rough Cookie)

References

{{Reflist Defunct video game companies of the Netherlands