In my opinion, the apparently new Virtual-fx has taken yet another dive, it seems they have recently re-designed the site and it now kind of looks empty! Although the site is still worth visiting, for the tutorials and the few open source files that exist. I am very dissapointed how this site has gone down hill so much since it was sold. This was once a GREAT resource 
Sack the web designer!!
Regarding your post, yes it is true that the site has become less than what it once was. In defense of the site as one of the principals of the company we lost the domain for over two years. Recently we recovered the domain so we have some work to-do.
We literally have over Hundreds of files and tutorials to place back online, as well as working on the rebuild of the system which we have thousands in. I think you will find this system within the next couple of months a system which will be dynamic as well as very user friendly.
Please don’t count us out yet!
We appreciate your comments and please look in Virtual-FX from time to time. Please feel free to contact me as well if you want more information, or if you have any suggestions. VFX is here for the public and for instruction.
Thanks
Jim Davies
VFX Director