I do not think anyone saw this one coming, but it is happening: a Chinese mining company called Shandong Hongda Mining Co Ltd. has made a bid to buy Runescape developer Jagex for a sum of $300 million. The latter has contacted Eurogamer, and informed them that negotiations are still in the early stages:

“Jagex has entered into a non-exclusive, non-binding arrangement for a potential acquisition. The negotiations surrounding the acquisition are ongoing and it remains very much business as usual for the Company.” — Jagex

Despite the possible acquisition, it looks like no matter how this goes down, it may not have a massive impact on gamers. According to a forum post made by Runescape‘s community head, the development of Jagex’s upcoming titles will be proceeding as planned:

“As you may have seen through online news articles, Jagex is getting noticed. The company is getting attention from the east and the biggest market in the world, China, is knocking on our door. Jagex’s shareholders have received offers of interest and have responded positively to an approach from a Chinese company. “Jagex is in early stage discussions with the firm in question, but we must stress that they may – or may not – materialise into anything. However, should they come to fruition, it would potentially allow us access to the Asian marketplace to a high level. “What does this mean for the plans we have for our games and our fantastic community? Put simply, our plans, including the launch of NXT, Zeah, Chronicle: RuneScape Legends, God Wars Dungeon 2, and RuneScape: Idle Adventures, remain on track. It is business as usual across Gielinor!” — Mod Balance, Jagex

What do you think of all this? Is it as strange as it looks? Leave a comment with your thoughts!

Source: Eurogamer

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