Richard Branson has a history of turning 
industries on their ear. And now he has his eyes set on the video game world.
The billionaire entrepreneur’s re-entry into the gaming world with Virgin Gaming Tuesday caught a number of people by surprise. While it was hardly shocking that he’d want a piece of the $10.5 billion dollar industry, most expected Virgin would approach it from the publishing route.
Billionaire business mogul Richard Branson blazed
trails in the video game industry in the mid-1990s. Now he’s hoping to do it again.
Virgin Gaming, the new video game unit of Virgin Holdings, begins operations today, acting as a matchmaking and tournament service — s well as a vehicle for people to profit from their gaming skills via cash wagers. The company says it plans to give away $1 million in cash and prizes over the next year.
Chris Morris: Journalist 