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As the popular MMO reaches 200m registered users, Jagex plans to take RPG to new devices

Dev team working on experimental game

Jagex’s long-running, massively popular MMO RuneScape is perhaps even more popular than we thought. The developer has announced their free-to-play MMO now boasts over 200m registered users from more than 150 countries since its launch in 2001. In that time users have logged some seven billion hours of playing time. …

MMO attracts players from players form 150 countries clocking up in excess of 443bn minutes in game time

RuneScape creator developing games-specific programming language at Fen Research

Develop speaks to the Jagex co-founder about setting up Fen Research

Consider voice acting from the design stage, advises RuneScape studio Jagex and audio outfit OM

Jagex is closing its MMO 8Realms after little more than a year since the game’s closed beta was released. Develop understands that as a result of the closure, a number of Jagex staff are to lose their jobs, while others will have their positions moved within the company. Jagex has …

Staff losses reported as MMO studio calls empire-building game 8Realms to a close

Combat system to be 'completely redesigned' to offer users a more 'fluid and interactive system'