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| '''Jagex Ltd.''' (or '''Jagex Software''') is a ]-based producer of ]-based online ]s. According to developer Paul Gower, Jagex stands for Java Gaming Experts.<ref name="whatisjagex">{{cite web|url=http://www.runescape.com/lang/en/aff/runescape/kbase/viewarticle.ws?article_id=2449|title=What is Jagex?|accessdate=2007-03-12|work=RuneScape knowledge base|publisher=Jagex}}</ref> The company is best-known for its ], ''].'' | '''Jagex Ltd.''' (or '''Jagex Software''') is a ]-based producer of ]-based online ]s. According to developer Paul Gower, Jagex stands for Java Gaming Experts.<ref name="whatisjagex">{{cite web|url=http://www.runescape.com/lang/en/aff/runescape/kbase/viewarticle.ws?article_id=2449|title=What is Jagex?|accessdate=2007-03-12|work=RuneScape knowledge base|publisher=Jagex}}</ref> The company is best-known for its ], ''].'' | ||
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| ==History== | |||
| The name ''Jagex Software'' has been in use since at least 1999, and was originally described as a "small software company based in England specialise in producing top-quality Java-games for webpages".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/19991129010103/http://www.jagex.com/|title=Jagex Software|publisher=Jagex|date=1999-11-29|accessdate=2007-06-11}}</ref> | |||
| Jagex Ltd. was founded in December 2001 by ], Paul Gower, and Constant Tedder<ref name="whatisjagex"/>. The aim of this company was to operate its ], '']'', which had been in development since 1999. By the time of the company's founding, one year after the release of the game, ''RuneScape'' already had over one million free accounts registered. The first tasks of the company were to create a version of the game with extra features that required a £3.20 ($5]) monthly fee, while still offering the free version, and to develop partnerships with advertisers. Both tasks were achieved, and the pay-to-play version of ''RuneScape'' was released on ] ], gaining 5,000 subscriptions in the first week making | |||
| ''RuneScape'' one of the largest ] pay to play games in the world. Currently, ''RuneScape'' has over 9,000,000 free players and over 1,000,000 pay-to-play subscribers as of ] ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.runescape.com/newsitem.ws?id=789|title=RuneScape reaches one million members!|publisher=Jagex|date=], ]|accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref> In 2006, founders Andrew Gower and Paul Gower were calculated to be worth ]. On "The Rich List 2007" Andrew and Paul are under claims to be worth ] ($190 million ]). Andrew Gower is also known for his varieties of Java games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,39448,00.html|title=Rich List 2006|accessdate=2007-03-12|publisher=Sunday Times Online}}</ref> Jagex received an investment from ] in October of 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamingblog.org/entry/runescape-developers-secure-investment-from-insight-venture-partners|title=RuneScape Developers Jagex Ltd. Secure Investment from Insight Venture Partners|publisher=GamingBlog|date=], ]|accessdate=2007-01-29}}</ref> The company had been self-funded before this investment. ''RuneScape'' has since been translated into a ] open ], which was released on ] ].<ref name="GermanRelease">{{cite web|url= http://news.runescape.com/lang/en/aff/runescape/newsitem.ws?id=713|title=RuneScape: German Language Beta Launch|accessdate=2007-03-12|author= Jagex|date=], ]|publisher= Jagex}}</ref><ref name="GermanOpenBeta">{{cite web|url= http://news.runescape.com/lang/de/newsitem.ws?id=707|title=Hereinspaziert - die Open Beta der deutschen Version beginnt!|accessdate=2007-03-08|author= Jagex|date=2007-02-07|publisher= Jagex|language=German}}</ref> Jagex was ranked 59th on the list of The Best 100 Companies to work for by the Sunday Times.<ref name="100bestcompanies">{{cite web|url=http://timesonlinesmall.madgex.com/best100Companies.aspx?liPage=3&#top100|title=The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For|accessdate=2007-03-22|publisher= Sunday Times Online}}</ref> | |||
| ==Future development== | ==Future development== | ||
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Interactive entertainment, MMORPG |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Key people | Andrew Gower, Paul Gower, and Constant Tedder, Founders |
| Products | RuneScape RuneScape Classic |
| Number of employees | 330 (June, 2007) |
| Website | http://www.jagex.com/ |
Jagex Ltd. (or Jagex Software) is a United Kingdom-based producer of Java-based online computer games. According to developer Paul Gower, Jagex stands for Java Gaming Experts. The company is best-known for its MMORPG, RuneScape.
Know for fucking.
Future development
We plan on gay sex.
Operation
Child molesters.
Beyond MacroScape
We have a game called "Big balls"
References
- "Full Credits List". Jagex. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
- "What is Jagex?". RuneScape knowledge base. Jagex. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
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