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| '''Jagex''' ], based in the United Kingdom, is a producer of ]-based online games. | |||
| '''Jagex''' is a producer of ]-based online games and is a small thus not very well-known company. Its most famous game platform is called "]", and is now at its ending as its future successor Runescape 2 is due to be out anytime in 2004. The chief of Jagex is Andrew Gower, and under his direction, Runescape's virtual-world gaming ability widely-spread over the world. The details of Jagex are all uncertain, but during some random patrols performed by Jagex staffs in the Runescape world some were spotted. They include (all Runescape names) Mod (Moderator) Daniel, Mod Dylan, Mod Simon, Mod Mark, Mod Paul, Mod Ian, Mod Tom, Mod Tytn and Mod James. The only profiting method known of Jagex is from the payings of the Runescape ] (Pay-to-play) who enjoy more feature, quests and landscape exploration in member servers. | |||
| =History of Jagex= | |||
| Jagex was founded in December 2001 by Andrew Gower, Paul Gower, and Constant Tedder. The company was made in order to run their prime game, ], a ] (massively multiplayer online role playing game), which allowed you to fight monsters, train skills such as mining and fishing to become rich, solve quests, and many more abilities. At the time of the company formation, Runescape had already been created and had over one million accounts created. The first tasks of the company were to create a version of the game with extra features that required a monthly fee, while still offering the free version, and to develop parterships with advertisers. Both tasks were achieved, and the pay to play (or P2P) version of Runescape was released on ], ], gaining 5000 subscriptions in the first week. | |||
| =The Operation of Jagex= | |||
| Jagex has grown since the founding of the company. Jagex has two offices; one in ] and one in ]. Jagex currently has over 35 staff members who work on different aspects of Runescape, and on ], ], "player moderators" (regular Runescape players who earned the respect of Jagex) were introduced into the game. | |||
| ==List of Jagex Staff== | |||
| The current moderators of Runescape (listed with their name in Runescape and excluding player moderators), are: | |||
| *Andrew | |||
| *Ian | |||
| *Mod Adam | |||
| *Mod Alex | |||
| *Mod Ash | |||
| *Mod Bennett | |||
| *Mod Brian | |||
| *Mod Chris | |||
| *Mod Chris E | |||
| *Mod Cloughie | |||
| *Mod Constant | |||
| *Mod Daniel | |||
| *Mod David | |||
| *Mod Dylan | |||
| *Mod Fib | |||
| *Mod Gavin | |||
| *Mod Halford | |||
| *Mod Ian | |||
| *Mod James | |||
| *Mod Jay | |||
| *Mod Joe | |||
| *Mod John | |||
| *Mod Jon | |||
| *Mod Liz | |||
| *Mod Lm | |||
| *Mod Mark | |||
| *Mod Noldor | |||
| *Mod Phil | |||
| *Mod Rob | |||
| *Mod Simon | |||
| *Mod Slake | |||
| *Mod Steven | |||
| *Mod Tom | |||
| *Mod Tomd | |||
| *Mod Tomr | |||
| *Mod Tytn | |||
| *Mod Zak | |||
| *Paul | |||
| =Beyond Runescape= | |||
| While almost all work by Jagex staff is now towards Runescape, they still maintain a few other games that you can play online with other people. While nowhere near as popular as Runescape, you can still find people to play with. | |||
| ==List of Other Jagex Games== | |||
| The current games Jagex offers are (besides Runescape): | |||
| *Meltdown | |||
| *Flea Circus | |||
| *Monkey Puzzle | |||
| *Vertigo | |||
| *Gold Mine | |||
| *Fuel Critical | |||
| *Tetralink | |||
| *Warships | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *Go-mad | |||
| *SlimeWar | |||
| =See Also= | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| =References= | |||
| *Jagex Ltd. . Retrieved Aug. 9, 2004. | |||
| =External Links= | |||
| * | |||
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Revision as of 01:19, 10 August 2004
Jagex Ltd., based in the United Kingdom, is a producer of Java-based online games.
History of Jagex
Jagex was founded in December 2001 by Andrew Gower, Paul Gower, and Constant Tedder. The company was made in order to run their prime game, Runescape, a MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game), which allowed you to fight monsters, train skills such as mining and fishing to become rich, solve quests, and many more abilities. At the time of the company formation, Runescape had already been created and had over one million accounts created. The first tasks of the company were to create a version of the game with extra features that required a monthly fee, while still offering the free version, and to develop parterships with advertisers. Both tasks were achieved, and the pay to play (or P2P) version of Runescape was released on February 27, 2002, gaining 5000 subscriptions in the first week.
The Operation of Jagex
Jagex has grown since the founding of the company. Jagex has two offices; one in Cambridge and one in London. Jagex currently has over 35 staff members who work on different aspects of Runescape, and on June 14, 2004, "player moderators" (regular Runescape players who earned the respect of Jagex) were introduced into the game.
List of Jagex Staff
The current moderators of Runescape (listed with their name in Runescape and excluding player moderators), are:
- Andrew
- Ian
- Mod Adam
- Mod Alex
- Mod Ash
- Mod Bennett
- Mod Brian
- Mod Chris
- Mod Chris E
- Mod Cloughie
- Mod Constant
- Mod Daniel
- Mod David
- Mod Dylan
- Mod Fib
- Mod Gavin
- Mod Halford
- Mod Ian
- Mod James
- Mod Jay
- Mod Joe
- Mod John
- Mod Jon
- Mod Liz
- Mod Lm
- Mod Mark
- Mod Noldor
- Mod Phil
- Mod Rob
- Mod Simon
- Mod Slake
- Mod Steven
- Mod Tom
- Mod Tomd
- Mod Tomr
- Mod Tytn
- Mod Zak
- Paul
Beyond Runescape
While almost all work by Jagex staff is now towards Runescape, they still maintain a few other games that you can play online with other people. While nowhere near as popular as Runescape, you can still find people to play with.
List of Other Jagex Games
The current games Jagex offers are (besides Runescape):
- Meltdown
- Flea Circus
- Monkey Puzzle
- Vertigo
- Gold Mine
- Fuel Critical
- Tetralink
- Warships
- Checkers
- Chess
- Reversi
- Backgammon
- Go-mad
- SlimeWar
See Also
References
- Jagex Ltd. Jagex Company History. Retrieved Aug. 9, 2004.