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
Company Profile
Jagex
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www.jagex.com
About
Jagex is best known for the three versions of its RuneScape MMO, as well as for having produced the FunOrb games site.
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Emma Russell
Head of Human Resources
Phil Mansell
CEO
Rashid Varachia
Chief Financial Officer
John Burns
SVP of Publishing
Neil McClarty
VP of Product Management
Cassia Curran
Head of Business Development
Peter Lovell
Director of Talent Acquisition
Matt Casey
Product Director
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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
£££
Jagex subscription sales up 22.9 per cent in 2018
Offsets declines in microtransaction and advertising revenue
Financials
RuneScape maker Jagex revenue up almost 10 per cent year-on-year in 2018
Cambridge-based firm saw income of $120.7m
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
Data
UK games industry gender pay gap widens
Median hourly wage for women drops 4.78 per cent, mean figure down four per cent
Women In Games
Jagex's Cassia Curran on an international career in biz dev
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
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
For Sale?
Chinese owner of RuneScape developer Jagex considers sale of RuneScape developer
Company bullish that MMO, mobile and publishing initiatives will continue to fuel further growth despite news
Global Charts
Weekly global mobile game charts: Old School RuneScape racks up the downloads as Football Manager 2019 strikes gold
Google Play and App Store rankings in the US, Great Britain and Ireland, and China for the week of October 29th to November 4th
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
New-school
Subscribers can now access the RuneScape Mobile Beta
Mobile beta headlines a string of announcements made during this weekend’s Runefest event
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.
Co-op
Jagex launches third-party publishing label Partners as RuneScape revenue crosses $1bn
Will offer up live game publishing and operational services to third-party studios
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
Moneyscape
RuneScape generates more than $800 million in lifetime revenue
Racked up over 250 million player accounts, experiencing consistent user growth
Jobs News
Nordeus, Mobile Monsters and Ubisoft Massive vets move to Jagex
Three new hires at the RuneScape developer
A Good Cause
Jagex raises £225,000 for mental health charities
Beats goal of £150k for the year
Gender Pay Gap
UK games companies reveal gender pay gap
New figures show men earning more than women
Jobs News
Former Zynga, Naturalmotion and Multiplay vets head to Runescape developer Jagex
Three hires as the MMO firm preps for mobile launch
Beyond Runescape
Jagex CEO Phil Mansell on the evolution of live games and RuneScape
How to go beyond games-as-a-service
Jobs News
RuneScape developer Jagex explores investment opportunities with new senior hires
NetEase's Cassia Curran and former NCSoft exec John Burns join studio
Stellar Idea
Jagex R&D team working on new IP outside of RuneScape
But main focus still remains on its hit MMO
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
We Are Family
Jagex and Riot Games join Ukie's ever-growing network of developers
Jagex cementing relationship, Riot Games leading eSports
Jobs News
NaturalMotion’s head of talent acquisition Peter Lovell returns to Jagex
Leaves Dawn of Titans outfit after two years
Jagex Financials Fy16
Jagex posts second consecutive record financial year with revenues up 28% to £74.4 million
Profits also up 21.5% year-on-year
Mansell Takes Up Mantle
Jagex's Phil Mansell becomes acting CEO as Rod Cousens departs
No word on why Cousens has left
Heart Of China
New Chinese games company and Jagex owner Zhongji Holding eyes acquisitions
Looking to acquire more developers
Cambridge Calling
Jagex now hiring for marketing, art, and product management roles at its Cambridge HQ
Browser game giants continue mobile refocus
Gamehorizon 2014
Jagex: We "weren't brave enough" to really make it on mobile
Sacrifice your sacred cows, says CEO Gerhard
Getting in the game: Jagex reveals why now's the time for a major move on mobile
Successful companies adapt, says Robert Kinder