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Addition to Runescape Old School celebrates ‘Falador Massacre’, when scores of players in ‘safe’ zones were accidentally able to be killed
Read More »Runescape ditches Java for NXT engine after 15 years
Quadrupled draw distances, water effects and dynamic light and shadows introduced to Jagex’s MMO
Read More »Bigpoint acquired by Chinese games giant Youzu
Online games giant Bigpoint has been acquired by Chinese games specialist Youzu Interactive. The deal will go through in April, subject to Chinese acquisition processes. Bigpoint is a specialist in free-to-play online and mobile games with offices around the world (including its native Hamburg, Lyon, Istanbul, San Francisco, Berlin and …
Read More »Report: Chinese mining company buys Jagex for $300m
Shandong Honda has reportedly acquired the Runescape developer
Read More »UPDATE: Chinese mining company in talks to buy Jagex for $300m
UPDATE: Jagex is in talks over a proposed buy-out by Chinese mining company Shandong Honda. The news was initially announced by the Financial Times, but Jagex has told MCV that the deal hasn’t been signed yet, and the firm is continuing as normal. "Jagex has entered into a non-exclusive, non-binding …
Read More »Media Molecul, Playground Games and Jagex to speak at QA summit
One-day event to also feature advice and insight from Universally Speaking, Testology and Localize Direct
Read More »SpecialEffect’s GameBlast16 kicks off tomorrow
A 24-hour Twitch stream kicking off tomorrow hopes to raise money for the really very wonderful SpecialEffect. The event is called GameBlast16. It will be broadcast live on Twitch from the Cambridge HQ of Runescape developer Jagex. Activities include the 1,000 litre gunging of the Runescape dev team, who will …
Read More »Jagex signs Hyper Hippo to make RuneScape clicker title
Hyper Hippo has become the first external developer to create a game based on the RuneScape IP after collaborating with franchise creator Jagex. The studio is best known for its simulation game AdVenture Capitalist, which has been downloaded more than 10m times, and will create Runescape: Idle Adventures. It’s a …
Read More »Jagex signs first third-party RuneScape dev deal with Hyper Hippo
AdVenture Capitalist creator will produce spin-off clicker title Idle Adventures
Read More »Former Jagex boss Gerhard teams with Tomy for indie toys-to-life venture
One of the key figures behind hit MMO Runescape is partnering with toy maker Tomy to launch a new toys-to-life competitor. Mark Gerhard’sPlayFusion has teamed with the Furby, Jenga and the Pokemon maker to launch a rival to existing toys-to-life franchises Skylanders, LEGO Dimensions and Disney Infinity. The as-yet untitled …
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