Jagex

British video game developer and publisher
Organization video_game_developer Q958101
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Jagex is a video game developer . The company was founded in 2001 in Cambridge, United Kingdom . Jagex is best known for creating and maintaining *RuneScape*, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) . *RuneScape* launched in January 2001 and operates under a free-to-play model with optional membership subscriptions .

Jagex has also developed other titles, including *War of Legends*, *8Realms*, and *Transformers Universe* . The company has faced challenges, such as the shutdown of *Transformers Universe* in 2015 due to insufficient player interest . In 2020, Jagex was acquired by The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm . Its headquarters remain in Cambridge .

Jagex

Summary

Jagex is a video game developer[1]. Jagex draws 512 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_developer category, ranking #164 of 1,500).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jagex is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Jagex's instance of is recorded as video game developer[4].
  • Jagex's instance of is recorded as video game publisher[5].
  • Jagex's founder is recorded as Andrew Gower[6].
  • Jagex's founder is recorded as Paul Gower[7].
  • Jagex's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[8].
  • The location of Jagex was Cambridge Science Park[9].
  • Jagex's industry is recorded as video game industry[10].
  • 2001 marks the founding of Jagex[11].
  • 1999 marks the founding of Jagex[12].
  • Jagex's official website is recorded as https://www.jagex.com/[13].
  • Jagex's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jagex[14].
  • Jagex's product or material produced is recorded as RuneScape[15].
  • Jagex's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+433'}[16].
  • Jagex's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+474'}[17].
  • Jagex's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+416'}[18].
  • Jagex's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+377'}[19].
  • Jagex's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+337'}[20].
  • Jagex's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+307'}[21].
  • Jagex's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+454'}[22].
  • Jagex's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+495'}[23].
  • Jagex's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+39500'}[24].
  • Jagex's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+69299'}[25].
  • Jagex's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+39400'}[26].
  • Jagex's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+39400'}[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Andrew Gower[6] and Paul Gower[7]. Recorded inception include 2001[11] and 1999[12].

Operations

Jagex's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[8].

Industry

Jagex's industry is recorded as video game industry[10].

Ownership

Jagex's product or material produced is recorded as RuneScape[15].

Why It Matters

Jagex draws 512 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_developer category, ranking #164 of 1,500).[2] Jagex has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Jagex is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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