So far Jagex hasn’t had a great track record with their in-house titles that are not named RuneScape. MechScape was cancelled to the tune of millions back in 2009 and revived as Stellar Dawn which was “paused” a couple of months ago so Jagex could focus on a strong list of games set for release this year, including 8Realms and Transformers Online, not to mention the major combat upgrade we learned is coming to RuneScape.
Well, take 8Realms off of that list. Gamesindustry is reporting that 8Realms only received 10% of the audience necessary to turn a profit, and will be shut down. Jagex’s Daniel Clough gave a comment on the matter:
“During the 8Realms beta it has become clear that the game doesn’t meet our high expectations for success and we are therefore channelling our focus on other exciting opportunities in the pipeline.”
(Source: Gamesindustry.biz)
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