Jagex announces new sci-fi MMO

A brand new sci-fi MMO is one the way from Jagex, the team behind the globally successful free-to-play MMO Runescape.

Called Stellar Dawn, the game will boast a variety of gameplay styles spread across a range of futuristic environments. It’s due for release some time in 2011.

Stellar Dawn will be Jagex’s biggest release to date and everyone at the studio is absolutely electric with excitement as we enter the final stages of development,” Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard stated.

We are really happy with how well Stellar Dawn has come together. The team has deftly blended art, content and technology to provide the entertaining, long-term game appeal that we have become famous for.”

As you’d expect, the game will be playable on more or less any PC or Mac with an internet browser and, in Jagex’s words, a sizeable proportion of the game will be playable free of charge”.

A closed beta is planned, details of which can be found at the official site.