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[[File:Jagex.svg|right|thumb|The official Jagex logo.]]
 
'''Jagex''' also known as '''Jagex Software '''or '''JaGeX Games Studio''', is a British video game developer and publisher, responsible for creating ''[[RuneScape: Dragonwilds]]'', and is best known for its MMORPGs ''{{RSL|RuneScape}}'' and ''{{OSL|Old School RuneScape}}''. The company's name is contracted from "'''Ja'''va '''G'''aming '''Ex'''perts" or "Just About the Gaming Experience".{{CiteGeneral|url=https://services.runescape.com/m=rswiki/en/About_Jagex|title=About Jagex|quote=Jagex, which stands for Java Gaming Experts, is the name of the company which produces the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, MMORPG, RuneScape, and the Java Activities site, FunOrb, as well as some other small games. In December 2001, Andrew Gower, Paul Gower, and Constant Tedder got together and founded Jagex Limited as a commercial operation to take over the running of RuneScape, its underlying technologies, and other games developed by Andrew.|name=aboutjagex}}
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}}'''Jagex Limited''', ('''[https://runescape.wiki/w/Transcript:Pronunciation_guide pronounced] {{IPAc-en|dʒ|æ|.|ɡ|ɛ|k|s}}{{CiteGeneral|url=http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/42852|title=Video: RuneScape HD Details from Leipzig GC|publisher=Ten Ton Hammer|timestamp=0:30|notes=Geoff Iddison pronounces the name of the company.|archivedate=5 November 2023|archiveurl=reldo.runescape.com}}''') also known as '''Jagex: The RuneScape Company''', is a British video game developer and publisher headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, best known for its key ''RuneScape'' titles, the MMORPG ''[https://runescape.wiki/w/RuneScape RuneScape]''. In December [https://runescape.wiki/w/2001 2001], brothers [https://runescape.wiki/w/Andrew_Gower Andrew Gower] and [https://runescape.wiki/w/Paul_Gower Paul Gower] with [https://runescape.wiki/w/Constant_Tedder Constant Tedder] founded the company, which specialised in browser-based online games and has grown into one of the largest game studios in the UK. As of [https://runescape.wiki/w/2024 2024], the company employed approximately 700 people.{{CiteGeneral|url=https://www.cvc.com/media/news/2024/2024-02-09-carlyle-agrees-to-sell-jagex-to-cvc-capital-partners-and-haveli-investments/|title=Carlyle Agrees to Sell Jagex to CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments {{!}} CVC|date=9 February 2024|author=CVC Capital Partners|archiveurl=reldo.runescape.com|archivedate=17 Jan 2025}}
 
Jagex ranked 59th on the Sunday Times' 100 Best Companies in the UK to Work For list in 2007.{{CiteGeneral|url=http://timesonlinesmall.madgex.com/best100Companies.aspx?liPage=3&|title=The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For|date=2007|publisher=Madgex, on behalf of Times Online|archiveurl=reldo.runescape.com|archivedate=2007-09-30|accessdate=2019-05-15}} In 2008, they were ranked 87th.{{CiteGeneral|url=http://timesonlinesmall08.madgex.com/best100companies.aspx?liPage=4&#top100|title=The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For|date=2008|publisher=Madgex, on behalf of Times Online|archiveurl=reldo.runescape.com|archivedate=2008-06-26|accessdate=2019-05-15}}
 
The studio has undergone several changes of ownership, including accepting investment from [https://runescape.wiki/w/Insight_Venture_Partners Insight Venture Partners] and [https://runescape.wiki/w/Spectrum_Equity_Investors Spectrum Equity Investors] in the 2010s, being sold to Chinese investors in [https://runescape.wiki/w/2016 2016], acquired by [https://runescape.wiki/w/Macarthur_Fortune_Holding Macarthur Fortune Holding] and [https://runescape.wiki/w/The_Carlyle_Group The Carlyle Group] in [https://runescape.wiki/w/2020 2020] and [https://runescape.wiki/w/2021 2021] respectively, and transferred to [https://runescape.wiki/w/CVC_Capital_Partners CVC Capital Partners] and [https://runescape.wiki/w/Haveli_Investments Haveli Investments] in [https://runescape.wiki/w/2024 2024]. In March [https://runescape.wiki/w/2025 2025], Jagex appointed [https://runescape.wiki/w/Mod_North Mod North] as CEO, succeeding [https://runescape.wiki/w/Mod_Pips Mod Pips], and refocused on development centred around ''RuneScape'', community-driven updates, and experiments to improve [https://runescape.wiki/w/Microtransactions microtransactions] based on player feedback.{{CiteGeneral|url=https://www.jagex.com/news/jagex-announces-ceo-transition-jon-bellamy-appointed-as-ceo|title=Jagex announces CEO Transition: Jon Bellamy appointed as CEO|author=Jagex|date=4 March 2025|accessdate=3 February 2026|archiveurl=reldo.runescape.com|archivedate=3 February 2026}}


==Development team==
==Development team==

Revision as of 11:00, 4 October 2026

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Template:Infobox PlatformJagex Limited, (pronounced Template:IPAc-enTemplate:CiteGeneral) also known as Jagex: The RuneScape Company, is a British video game developer and publisher headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, best known for its key RuneScape titles, the MMORPG RuneScape. In December 2001, brothers Andrew Gower and Paul Gower with Constant Tedder founded the company, which specialised in browser-based online games and has grown into one of the largest game studios in the UK. As of 2024, the company employed approximately 700 people.Template:CiteGeneral

Jagex ranked 59th on the Sunday Times' 100 Best Companies in the UK to Work For list in 2007.Template:CiteGeneral In 2008, they were ranked 87th.Template:CiteGeneral

The studio has undergone several changes of ownership, including accepting investment from Insight Venture Partners and Spectrum Equity Investors in the 2010s, being sold to Chinese investors in 2016, acquired by Macarthur Fortune Holding and The Carlyle Group in 2020 and 2021 respectively, and transferred to CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments in 2024. In March 2025, Jagex appointed Mod North as CEO, succeeding Mod Pips, and refocused on development centred around RuneScape, community-driven updates, and experiments to improve microtransactions based on player feedback.Template:CiteGeneral

Development team

Template:Sectstub The RuneScape: Dragonwilds team at Jagex is comprised of the following:

Project leadership

Production

Game design

Art department

Audio department

Community management

Quality Assurance

References

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Template:Dragonwilds Team

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