Schedule I lost its leadership in the sales chart among paid games. During the week of April 15 to April 22, it was surpassed by Jagex’s new release—a cooperative survival game, RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

On April 15, Jagex released RuneScape: Dragonwilds on Steam as an early access title. This cooperative survival game is set in the universe of the iconic MMORPG RuneScape. Judging by the initial numbers, the game has had a successful launch.

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that Electronic Arts (EA), Miniclip and Jagex misled users by not telling their game ads about the presence of loot boxes in those games. Companies have been banned from using this advertisement in the country.

Jagex has announced the acquisition of Croatian Gamepires, best known for SCUM survival. She did not disclose the purchase price.

The British studio Jagex has changed its owner for the third time. The authors of RuneScape have moved under the leadership of an investment firm Carlyle Group. It is unknown how much the investors paid. But the media suggest that the deal cost at least $530 million. That’s how much the studio was bought for last time.

One of the oldest MMORPGs — RuneScape — is gaining popularity. Thanks to this, the income of the Jagex developer has been growing for the fifth year. In 2019, the company earned a record $137.6 million.

The British studio Jagex, known for RuneScape, has changed its owner. A Chinese group of companies sold it along with another asset to an American fund. The deal cost the Americans $530 million.

Three veterans of the gaming industry joined the British studio Jagex, which created one of the oldest role—playing MMO – Runescape. The staff of Jagex includes Ben Clarke, Steven Tarry and Steve Wilson.