Jagex

Jagex, the developers of massively multiplayer online role-playing game Runescape, could be acquired by a private equity firm for £900million. The Carlyle Group has owned the Cambridge-based developer since January 2021 but according to Sky News, CVC Capital Partners is looking to buy the studio in a bid to acquire more companies with a strong, international userbase. CVC Capital Partners is a ”leading global alternative investment manager” based in Luxembourg. They boast a portfolio worth over £142billion, covering…

UK developer Jagex has announced that it is currently working on an open-world survival game, built in Unreal Engine 5 and set in the world of RuneScape. On Tuesday (June 21), Jagex announced three new hires that will be working on an upcoming game from the studio. While Jagex has not shared too many details just yet, it did reveal that it is currently developing “an undisclosed Unreal Engine 5 open world survival game within the RuneScape universe”. With this upcoming game, Jagex aims to grow the RuneScape franchise…