October 27, 2022 News RuneScape developer Jagex report record breaking revenue for 2021, their seventh successive year of growth According to the studio’s latest financials, the company raked in £124.86m in revenue for 2021, marking its seventh year of sustained growth.
October 21, 2021 Return To Source Jagex Partners to publish RuneScape-inspired Melvor Idle First game from Perth-based Games by Malcs
August 23, 2021 Sentenced Runescape composer Ian Taylor imprisoned for sexually assaulting a minor Taylor has also been placed on the Sex Offenders Register
August 17, 2021 20 Years Experience Jagex continues hiring spree with former Codemasters CFO Rashid Varachia Varachia will take on same role at the RuneScape developer
July 15, 2021 Rune For One More RuneScape developer Jagex picks up new hires from EA, Smilegate and Ubisoft "We’re extremely happy to be in a position where we can bring so many new and talented people…"
June 17, 2021 Everywhere RuneScape goes cross-platform with mobile release Hit 1.8 million pre-registrations
June 4, 2021 Industry Veterans Jagex goes on hiring spree with experience from PlayStation, Bethesda and Insomniac Games "Each of these new hires brings a wealth of industry experience…"
April 22, 2021 To Battle! Jagex launching RuneScape for mobile this summer Pre-registrations open on the App Store and Google Play
March 16, 2021 Booked Up Jagex and Dark Horse team up to release RuneScape companion book The history of the iconic RPG will be documented
February 9, 2021 Pgc Digital PGC Digital: 'Community management is a great support system towards monetisation,' says Gear Inc game producer Saumya Iyer The advice was shared as part of a panel on 'Lessons Learnt in Game Monetisation'
January 27, 2021 Here's The Facts Jagex insists Plutos Sama's lawsuit claiming company ownership is "meritless" Follows the RuneScape maker being bought by private equity giant The Carlyle Group
January 25, 2021 Another Owner RuneScape dev Jagex has been acquired by The Carlyle Group Reported to be more than the $530 million valuation
December 29, 2020 2020 In Review Runescape product director Matt Casey looks ahead to 20th anniversary in 2021 "We’re launching it all over again"
November 3, 2020 Going Old School Old School RuneScape hits new concurrent record of 157k players Follows launch of new Leagues II: Trailblazer content
June 26, 2020 Financials RuneScape subscriptions hit all-time high as Jagex revenues hit $137.6 million "2019 was an extraordinary year," says CEO Phil Mansell
June 10, 2020 Mental Health Jagex and its players are donating $250,000 to mental health charities CPSL Mind, The Prince's Trust and Rise Above the Disorder
April 28, 2020 Acquisition Asset firm Macarthur Fortune Holding acquires Jagex for $530 million "The combined strength of Macarthur Fortune and Jagex will both support and enhance our strategic plan"
January 22, 2020 Jagex Hiring Spree Jagex bolsters team with six new hires for 2020 All come from a strong industry background
January 16, 2020 Huge Success Old School RuneScape battles to 8 million downloads on mobile "Most successful year to date"
October 31, 2019 Soft Launch RuneScape enters early access on Android Supports cross-play with desktop
October 25, 2019 New Hires Jagex adds Epic Games and Bungie veterans to senior leadership team Ryan Ward, Rob Hendry and Gavin Irby have all took up new positions within the firm
July 12, 2019 Develop: Brighton Weather Factory, Sumo Digital and Jagex pick up the accolades at Develop: Star Awards Overcooked 2 takes game of the year
July 9, 2019 Old School The challenge of taking Old School RuneScape to mobile Senior game engine developer Christopher Knowles discusses old codebases and getting company-wide buy-in
July 4, 2019 Latest Hires Jagex recruits new VP of studio, technical director and QA boss Mark Faulkner returns to head up firm's publishing platform and Ben Alton is promoted to IT director
June 14, 2019 £££ Jagex subscription sales up 22.9 per cent in 2018 Offsets declines in microtransaction and advertising revenue
April 30, 2019 Financials RuneScape maker Jagex revenue up almost 10 per cent year-on-year in 2018 Cambridge-based firm saw income of $120.7m
April 9, 2019 Job News Jagex looks to expand studio headcount by more than 25 per cent come the end of 2019 RuneScape maker hoping to bring "almost 100" new faces to the Cambridge-based company, reveals two new senior hires
February 27, 2019 Jobs News Riot, Amazon, PlayStation, EA and NaturalMotion vets join RuneScape developer Jagex New executive producer, director of community, head of CRM and player engagement, RuneScape technical director and senior director of game engineering
November 6, 2018 Online Old School Runescape launched on iOS to over one million installs Apple version of the venerable MMORPG joins another million currently playing on Android
October 8, 2018 New-school Subscribers can now access the RuneScape Mobile Beta Mobile beta headlines a string of announcements made during this weekend’s Runefest event
August 23, 2018 Merges And Acquisitions RuneScape firm Jagex on eye out for mobile games acquisitions CEO Mansell says the historically PC-focused company is looking to expand its PC expertise.
August 14, 2018 Job News Klaxon RuneScape dev Jagex snags ZeniMax and Trion Worlds vets for senior roles New starters take on SVP of game development and VP of tech roles
July 11, 2018 Moneyscape RuneScape generates more than $800 million in lifetime revenue Racked up over 250 million player accounts, experiencing consistent user growth
July 10, 2018 Classic Old-School Runescape comes to mobile with an open beta on Android Subscription-paying Members to playtest mobile port of the venerable MMORPG
January 22, 2018 Beyond Runescape Jagex CEO Phil Mansell on the evolution of live games and RuneScape How to go beyond games-as-a-service
July 19, 2017 Stellar Idea Jagex R&D team working on new IP outside of RuneScape But main focus still remains on its hit MMO
July 17, 2017 Mobilescape Why Jagex is finally bringing RuneScape to mobile with cross-platform play Neil McClarty offers up the details MMO's big jump to smartphones and tablets