Singapore, 16 January 2026 — Virtuos, a leading video game development company, today announced the appointment of Karl Stricker as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), effective as of December 1, 2025. His appointment supports Virtuos’ efforts to strengthen its global presence and partner relations, advancing the company’s ambition to become the world’s top external game developer.
With over 20 years of experience in the games and technology industries, Karl brings a strong strategic perspective on partnerships, growth, and a proven ability to unite cross-functional teams. Prior to joining Virtuos, he served as Senior Vice President of Business Development at Xsolla, a global video game commerce company. He also held leadership roles at Microsoft as part of the Xbox organization for more than a decade, working closely with some of the world’s largest game creators across publishing, digital storefronts, portfolio strategy, and third-party partnerships. In his publishing role at Xbox, he supported the launch and growth of titles such as Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, Super Lucky’s Tale, Ryse: Son of Rome, Quantum Break, Sunset Overdrive and more.
Additionally, Karl brings early-stage platform experience with Amazon, where he was a founding member of Amazon Luna and led business development for games on the Amazon Appstore.
“The games industry is evolving quickly, and strong, trusted partnerships matter more than ever,” said Karl Stricker, CRO of Virtuos. “What drew me to Virtuos is the way teams work closely with partners to solve real problems and deliver consistently high-quality results. I’m excited to work alongside passionate teams across the company by operating as One Team, to create more value for our clients and ultimately help bring better games to players.”
Karl reports directly to Virtuos CEO Gilles Langourieux as part of the executive leadership team. He is based in Redmond, Washington.
Karl succeeds Jake DiGennaro, who will leverage his deep organizational knowledge to drive operational initiatives that bring the company’s “One Team” vision to life—ensuring everyone at Virtuos plays flawlessly together, both internally and with clients.
About Virtuos
Founded in 2004, Virtuos is one of the largest independent video game development companies. We are headquartered in Singapore with offices in Asia, Europe, and North America. Specializing in full-cycle game development and art production, we have delivered high-quality content for more than 1,500 console, PC, and mobile games. Our clients include 23 of the top 25 gaming companies worldwide. Visit www.virtuosgames.com to find out how we can make games better, together.
For media inquiries, please contact pr@virtuosgames.com.
For business or partnership inquiries, please contact partner_relations@virtuosgames.com.
