Jagex

Jagex Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Founders
Headquarters
Cambridge
,
England
Key people
Phil Mansell (CEO, COO)
ProductsSee § Games
Number of employees
Increase 337 (2018)[1]
Parent
SubsidiariesGamepires
Pipeworks Studios
Websitewww.jagex.com Edit this at Wikidata

Jagex Limited is a British video game developer and publisher based at the Cambridge Science Park in Cambridge, England. It is best known for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, both free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing games. The company's name is derived from the company's original slogan, "Java Gaming Experts".

In addition to RuneScape, Jagex has released multiple casual games on its FunOrb portal, as well as other titles. Jagex was owned by U.S. investors between 2012 and 2016, by Chinese investors from 2016 to 2020, by Macarthur Fortune Holding LLC in 2020, by The Carlyle Group from 2020 to 2024, and is presently owned by CVC Capital Partners.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Jagex Limited Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018". Companies House. 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ Curtis, Tom (9 January 2012). "Report: US firm takes control of UK-based Runescape developer Jagex". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ Barraclough, Leo (16 March 2016). "'RuneScape' Developer Jagex Set to Be Bought by China's Shandong Hongda". Variety. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ Ltd, Jagex (28 April 2020). "Macarthur Fortune Holding LLC acquires Jagex". Jagex. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. ^ Kerr, Chris (28 April 2020). "Macarthur Fortune Holding acquires Runescape dev Jagex for $530 million". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Carlyle Agrees to Sell Jagex to CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments". CVC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Carlyle to sell UK video games maker Jagex for £910mn". www.ft.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.