MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
UK independent studio Jagex has scored a global publishing deal with social MMO New York children’s media firm Herotainment. The Runescape studio will use its online games expertise to publish Herotopia, an award-winning social online game for children”. The landmark agreement makes Herotopia the second third-party game released by Jagex’s …
Read More »Jagex scores global release deal for Herotopia
Children's freemium MMO to re-launch in the summer
Read More »Jagex deal to develop Transformers MMO
Contract with Hasbro follows surprise investment round
Read More »Jagex making Transformers MMO
The powerhouse Transformers IP will next year get a brand new MMO following an agreement between casual behemoth Jagex and rights holder Hasbro. The game has been pencilled in for a 2012 release in Europe, North America, Latin America, New Zealand and Australia. Transformers is one of the most iconic …
Read More »RuneScape heads East
RuneScape studio Jagex has signed an agreement with TripleACodes to distribute the game in Eastern Europe. TripleACodes will offer digital subscription codes in areas of low credit card penetration such as Poland. This means Eastern European players will now have the option to sign up to the MMO’s paid-for service …
Read More »Immigration cap ‘already punishing UK studios’
Jagex and The Creative Assembly rally against coalition measure
Read More »Are game job vacancies really on the up?
Develop speaks to experts across the industry to find out
Read More »Jagex announces surprise investment round
VC funds bring in four new board members
Read More »The top five games job vacancies (w/e 14.01.11)
Develop presents the best new openings of the week
Read More »‘UK devs should unite for greater good’ – Jagex
Collaboration can secure future of Britain's games industry
Read More »