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Jagex has hired Jon Hare as its head of publishing, the firm announced this morning. Hare, who is well known for his work on titles such as Sensible Soccer, Mega-Lo-Mania and Cannon Fodder, will have particular focus on further developing FunOrb.com, the developer’s casual games portal. In his 24 year …

British designer joins Cambridge studio as head of publishing

The developer behind the world’s most popular free MMO is in discussion with the main platform holders in a bid to bring the free-to-play model to consoles. RuneScape developer Jagex is aiming to turn console digital distribution services such as WiiWare, XBLA and PSN into platforms that can host free …

But RuneScape developer Jagex warns that these â??freeâ?? games may come to consoles with a price-tag attached

UK's largest independent studio joins trade body

Jagex has appointed Mark Gerhard as its new CEO, effective from February 2nd. Gerhard joined the firm in 2008 as its chief technology officer. He was previously at GTECH, where he was principle security architect for the National Lottery. To read the story in full, head over the MCV’s sister …

Former CTO Mark Gerhard to take post from Feb 2nd after Geoff Iddison's departure

Former creative director Vince Farquharson becomes head of RuneScape

Runescape developer reveals ambitious release plan for its casual offer

But CEO says that infrastructure, not IP, is secret to the firmâ??s success