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==History==

'''Jagex Software''' was founded in November [[1999]] by Andrew Gower, Paul Gower, and Constant Tedder.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://kbase.runescape.com/viewarticle.ws?article_id=2449|title= What is Jagex?|accessdate= |accessmonthday= 09-10|accessyear= 2006|author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= 2006|month= |format= |work= |publisher= Jagex|pages= |language= English|archiveurl= |archivedate=}}</ref> The aim of this company was to create and license Java games for websites. In December [[2001]], the company focused on their primary game, the [[MMORPG]] ''[[RuneScape]]''. The company then became '''Jagex Ltd.''' At the time of the company's formation, ''RuneScape'' had already been created and more than one million accounts had been registered. The first tasks of the company were to create a version of the game with extra features that required a £3.20 ($5.00 [[USD]]) monthly fee, while still offering the free version, and to develop partnerships with advertisers. Both tasks were achieved, and the pay-to-play version of ''RuneScape'' was released on [[February 27]], [[2002]], gaining 5,000 subscriptions in the first week. Currently, ''RuneScape'' has over 9,000,000 free players as of and approximately 850,000 pay-to-play subscribers as of [[July 17]], [[2006]].<ref>[http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/adwatch/?id=13256&page=1 "WildTangent Explores RuneScape"] - GameDaily BIZ, [[17 July]] [[2006]]. Retrieved [[30 July]] [[2006]].</ref> In [[2006]], founders Andrew Gower and Paul Gower were calculated to be worth [[pound sterling|£32 million]] ($60 million [[United States dollar|USD]]). Andrew Gower is also known for his varieties of java games.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,39448,00.html www.timesonline.co.uk] - Rich List 2006, accessed 22 May 2006</ref>

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