Press Releases


Jagex Games Studio Announces Stellar Dawn 14/07/2010

The eagerly-anticipated new sci-fi MMORPG by world-famous developer and publisher Jagex will be released in 2011

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Can You Dig It? Jagex Launches iPhone Miner Disturbance 08/06/2010

Jagex Games Studio publishes Miner Disturbance for the iPhone and iPod touch

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Jagex Games Studio appoints Nick Thompson as Chief Technical Officer 06/05/2010

Games Industry Veteran, Thompson, announced as newly promoted Chief Technical Officer at Jagex

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Jagex Announce On Sale Date For Highly Coveted RuneFest 2010 Tickets 29/04/2010

Jagex announce the on sale date for RuneFest 2010 tickets and expect to sell out fast as RuneScape fans rush to get theirs

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Jagex Founder Andrew Gower Revealed as Key Speaker at RuneFest 2010 as the Insider Sessions Are Announced 28/04/2010

Jagex announce some top speakers in the line up for the insider sessions at RuneFest 2010 including Andrew and Paul Gower and CEO Mark Gerhard

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RuneFest 2010 to host the first Golden Gnome Awards to honour the talent within the RuneScape community 27/04/2010

Brand new awards - The Golden Gnome Awards - Announced by Jagex for RuneFest 2010 for all RuneScape players with a talent for filmmaking

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RuneFest 2010 Announced as Jagex Offer the Event of the Year for its Valued RuneScape Players 26/04/2010

Jagex announce plans for the UK's first ever live player event for RuneScape players

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Jagex Blasts onto Mobiles by Launching Star Cannon for iPhone 15/04/2010

Following the huge success of its first mobile game, Bouncedown, Jagex publishes its second casual title, Star Cannon, for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

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War of Legends Marches Triumphantly Out of Beta 31/03/2010

Jagex's real-time strategy game, War of Legends, announces the end of beta testing.

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War of Legends Proves Victorious in Battle 18/03/2010

War of Legends emerges as a leading real-time strategy game as hundreds of thousands join the battle.

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Jagex Games Studio Releases War Of Legends 19/01/2010

The UK's largest independent studio unveils its new free-to-play multiplayer strategy game - War of Legends.

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RuneScape Launches in India 08/10/2009

Zapak launches RuneScape, the world's most popular free MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game).

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Jagex Games Studio Hailed One of Britain�s Fastest-growing Companies in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 Report 21/09/2009

The UK�s largest independent games developer has achieved a place in the table, which lists only the top 100 British technology companies.

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Jagex Games Studio Appoints Rob Smith as Chief Operating Officer 07/09/2009

Jagex Games Studio, the UK�s largest independent games developer and publisher, today promoted Rob Smith to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer.

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Jagex Joins TIGA 15/04/2009

Jagex Ltd, the UK�s largest independent games developer, was unveiled today as the newest member of Tiga, the UK�s game developer trade body.

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Jagex Appoints Mark Gerhard as Chief Executive Officer 30/01/2009

Jagex today announced the appointment of Mark Gerhard as the new Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of Geoff Iddison earlier this month. Mark Gerhard, who currently serves as the Chief Technical Officer at Jagex, has been appointed to lead the company from 1st February.

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RuneScape Tops NHL as Canada's Most Searched Online Subject in 2008 01/12/2008

Yahoo! Canada today released its annual list of the most popular online searches of 2008 - The Yahoo! Canada 2008 Buzz Index. In a stunner, NHL, the top ranked search for the past two years, falls to the number two spot behind newly-crowned RuneScape.

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Jagex launches FunOrb Brazil 20/11/2008

Jagex Ltd, the UK's largest independent games developer, today released a Brazilian version of FunOrb, Jagex's hugely popular browser games portal.

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Jagex launches members' beta of RuneScape High Detail 01/07/2008

Jagex Ltd, the UK's largest independent games developer, today launched RuneScape High Detail, the latest version of their hugely successful, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). RuneScape High Detail has been released as a beta to subscribers with the plan to offer the same functionality to free players in the future.

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Jagex voted the best UK games company to work for 10/03/2008

Jagex Ltd, the online games developer, today announced it has been named the 87th best place to work by the Sunday Times. Jagex has been voted one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for the second year in succession and is the only games company to make the prestigious Sunday Times poll.

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Jagex launches FunOrb games 27/02/2008

Jagex Ltd, the online games developer behind RuneScape, today launched FunOrb, their latest games offering. FunOrb is an engaging website that offers an array of online games, which have greater depth of play than traditional casual games.

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