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We’ve seen plenty of surprise partnerships in the games industry over the years. Valve teamed up with phone maker HTC to create Vive, for example, and even the once staunchest of platform rivals, Nintendo and Sega, are now working side by side – except during the Olympics, of course. But …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Mansell steps up at Jagex
Jagex has a new COO and acting CEO, while Mark Oxenham joins Good Catch. Mansell steps up at Jagex Phil Mansell has been promoted to chief operating officer and acting chief executive officer at Jagex. Previously vice president of the studio, Mansell takes on the role following the departure of …
Read More »Jagex brings RuneScape to Amazon Echo
Jagex has announced it’s bringing the RuneScape series to Amazon’s Alexa Engine. Entitled RuneScape Quests: One Piercing Note, Jagex describes the exclusive audio-based adaptation of the studio’s flagship MMORPG as an interactive murder mystery audio adventure game that lets players progress through the story via voice commands. The title has …
Read More »Jagex names Phil Mansell as COO and acting CEO
Mansell brings 18 years of industry experience to the role
Read More »Jagex appoints Phil Mansell as COO and acting CEO as Cousens departs
Jagex has appointed Phil Mansell as COO and acting CEO, the company has announced today. He replaces outgoing CEO Rod Cousens, who has now left the studio. Having worked at Jagex for over five years, Mansell was previously vice president of the studio and was responsible for its Runescape portfolio. …
Read More »Jagex parent Zhongji Holding officially launches in China
Company plans to expand in games market as acquisition of RuneScape dev plans to open London office
Read More »Jagex auctions off loot from banned players
'Bank Bidders' won't know what they're bidding for until they've won
Read More »Jagex to sell banned Runescape players’ loot in blind auctions
Banned Runescape players are to have their indignity heightened by watching their in game loot snapped up by other players. Rock Paper Shotgun reports that the game is to auction off the in-game items associated with characters owned by banned players in ‘Storage Wars’ style blind auctions. Called ‘Bank Bidders’ …
Read More »‘Business as usual’ for Jagex as Chinese acquisition proceeds
RuneScape dev will become a new Chinese-owned games firm, new Board of Directors drawn up
Read More »Jagex confirms Chinese acquisition
Chinese investors have completed the acquisition of UK studio Jagex. The deal, first revealed in March, sees a new board of directors put in place and is described as the first move in creating a dedicated, highly focused Chinese-owned games company within a newly created structure of a highly respected …
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