Runescape New Concurrent And Active Player Records

RuneScape new concurrent and
active player records

Java MMORPG sees 90,000 players
online at the same time as well passing the active player count of 2 million for
the first time

22nd December, Cambridge, UK. Jagex,
the developer and operator of the 3D Java online adventure game RuneScape today
announces that on Tuesday this week RuneScape had a record 90,000 players online
at the same time. This coincides with breaking the 2 million active player count
for the first time.

‘Our active player count, that’s the
number of people who have played RuneScape in the last 2 weeks, has been growing
dramatically over the last few months – so we’d expect to see the concurrent
player number record to be steadily increasing too. Last night we saw both
active player count and concurrent player numbers set new records.’ says
Managing Director, Constant Tedder. ‘RuneScape is proving that MMORPGs can
appeal to all gamers with fun and challenging adventures for all ages. To cope
with all these new players we’ve added new servers in Chicago, with more servers
coming online in Seattle soon.’

RuneScape can be played for free
unlimited at www.runescape.com . Players
can subscribe at any point for $5/month to gain access to a whole host of
benefits including a map that is three times as big, over twice as many quests,
whole new skills and priority customer support. Plus members get new content
updates every week at no extra cost.

Key facts:

• browser based 3D massive adventure
  game

• 2 million active players of free
  game (who have played in last 2 weeks)

• free game is unlimited

• 183,000 subscribers to members
  version

• membership costs: $5 per month
  

• 60 game worlds

About Jagex Ltd Jagex Ltd is an
independent developer and operator of online games. Jagex specializes in
persistent character games with immersive environments, all fully 3D and
playable in the browser. For more information about Jagex Ltd and its products
can be found on the Internet at
http://www.jagex.com/corporate