Jagex partners sign new Flying Wild Hog title

Jagex to release multi-format living game from leading Polish studio to players around the world in 2021.

First major deal for RuneScape creators’ third-party publishing programme.

Leading British games company Jagex have announced that it has signed a deal with Flying Wild Hog to launch a new multi-format living game, the first title to be signed to its third-party publishing division Jagex Partners.

The deal will see the game launch in 2021, with open and closed beta phases planned to allow players into the game ahead of release. The game will launch on Jagex’s new publishing platform, which is being developed using the extensive knowledge and skills that Jagex has built over almost two decades of running live game services.

Founded in 2009 and with more than 250 staff based in Poland at studios in Warsaw, Cracow and Rzeszów, Flying Wild Hog is best known for Hard Reset and the Shadow Warrior series. It was acquired last year by private equity firm Supernova Capital LLP, founded by former Splash Damage CEO Paul Wedgwood.

The new game – built using Unreal Engine 4 – will deliver a rich, deep, connected and customisable multiplayer action-RPG gaming experience of high adventure and explosive action set in a sci-fi universe.

Jagex, well known for the success of its $1billion RuneScape franchise, now in its 20th year of live service operations, launched Jagex Partners in 2018 to deliver live game publishing and operational services tailored specifically to the needs of third-party studios. Central to the offer is access to Jagex’s living games publishing suite of services, including user acquisition, digital marketing, analytic and audience insight systems, monetisation design, and community leadership.

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