Jagex appoints Marc Allera as Chairman
Cambridge, UK - Jagex, a leading UK video game company and developer of the RuneScape franchise of games, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Allera as Chairman of the Board.
Jagex expands growth marketing team with new VP of Marketing
Cambridge, UK - Leading UK game studio Jagex, publisher and developer of community-driven games, announces it has hired Matt Saunders as its new Vice President of Marketing. He will oversee the marketing vision & strategy at Jagex linking data with creative thinking and Marketing technologies across Jagex's portfolio of living games.
Jagex announces revenues of £125m for 2021
Leading UK video game studio Jagex, developer and publisher of the award winning RuneScape franchise, has announced its seventh successive year of growth - with revenue reaching £124.86million for 2021. This growth was fuelled by its flagship franchise RuneScape reaching its highest ever number of paying members, cementing the significant gains made during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jagex signals latest round of expansion with three new hires
Cambridge, UK - Jagex, the UK’s leading games developer, publisher and pioneer in creating community-driven living games, expands its internal team with three new hires from across the games industry.
Outlier Games announces launch of This Means Warp on Steam Early Access
This Means Warp is the third title to be published by Jagex Partners, Jagex’s third-party publishing initiative.
Jagex Partners signs deal with Outlier Games to publish ‘This Means Warp’
Jagex supports the launch of Outlier Games’ first title. The roguelike title is the third deal of the RuneScape creators’ third-party publishing initiative, following ‘Space Punks’ and ‘Melvor Idle’.
Version 1.0 of 'Melvor Idle' game launches on PC and mobile
Australian-based game studio Games by Malcs, together with publisher Jagex Partners, has announced the full launch of popular feature-rich idle game Melvor Idle. Since its first public early access release in September, Melvor Idle has welcomed more than a million players across Steam, App Store and Google Play Store.
Jagex announces partnership with indie studio to publish Melvor Idle, a RuneScape-inspired idle game
Leading British video game publisher and developer Jagex, creator of the iconic living game RuneScape franchise, today announced that it will be working with indie developer Brendan Malcolm to publish Melvor Idle under the Jagex Partners banner. Currently in Early Access, Melvor Idle is a game heavily inspired by Jagex’s renowned RuneScape franchise and has already been downloaded more than 600…
Jagex strengthens executive leadership as Rashid Varachia is appointed Chief Financial Officer
Jagex, a leader in online living games and developer and publisher of the iconic RuneScape role-playing games, today announced the appointment of Rashid Varachia as Chief Financial Officer (CFO); Rashid will also be joining the company’s board of directors.
Jagex bolsters its development teams with a slew of new hires
Jagex, a global leader in the development and publishing of living games, has announced an expansion of its internal production teams with a slew of new hires from across the games industry.
Jagex Partners continues to grow its capabilities with new key team additions
Leading UK game developer and publisher of living games, Jagex, has today announced that it has further expanded the studio’s partnerships and third-party publishing capabilities. The hires are made as Jagex Partners readies for the upcoming announcement and release of its maiden title, developed by Flying Wild Hogs and its Cracow studio development team.
Jagex expands product and analytics teams, further strengthening its live games expertise
Leading UK games developer and publisher Jagex has announced it is expanding its Product and Analytics & Data Science teams with a bumper batch of new hires.
Jagex forges partnerships with three charities
In an exceptional year, 2020 saw Jagex donate more than £445,000 to its charity partners thanks to the amazing support from its player communities in RuneScape and Old School RuneScape – the largest donation the company has been able to make in its 20 years of operation.
The Carlyle Group acquires Jagex
Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) today announced it has acquired Jagex, a leading developer and publisher of video games. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
RuneScape celebrates 20 glorious years
With 7,306 consecutive days of non-stop play, RuneScape becomes one of the world’s longest-running online games and announces a year of epic 20th anniversary-themed content.
Jagex Partners signs new Flying Wild Hog title
Leading British games company Jagex has announced that it has signed a deal with Flying Wild Hog to launch a new multi-format living game, the first title to be signed to its third-party publishing division Jagex Partners.
Jagex announces record £110.9 million revenue
Jagex, the award-winning developer and publisher of the RuneScape videogames, has revealed its fifth successive year of growth with revenue increasing by 19.4% year-on-year to £110.9million in 2019.
Macarthur Fortune Holding LLC acquires Jagex for $530m
Macarthur Fortune Holding LLC, a global asset management company, has announced that it has acquired Cambridge-based Jagex, one of the UK’s largest video game developers and publishers, for $530million through one of its funds, Platinum Fortune LP, from Shanghai Hongtou Network Technology.
Jagex builds out development team leadership to create new games
Jagex, a leading UK developer and publisher of living games, has announced it has further strengthened the studio’s development team. The hires will drive forward the company’s plans to continue growing the RuneScape franchise and to build new game experiences. Even with the current coronavirus situation, 2020 is poised to be yet another year of significant investment in recruiting.
Jagex Games Studio crowned Best Internship Provider
Cambridge-based Jagex Games Studio, the UK’s largest independent Games developer and publisher, has been crowned overall winner as the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) reveals its 2012 award winners.