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Paltalk Sues Multiplayer Game Publishers Over Chat Technology

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2009 - 10:35am.
New York - Paltalk, a provider of online chat and instant messaging technology, has filed patent infringement claims against a number of massively multiplayer online game publishers, alleging they are using its real-time messaging technology without licenses, Mass High Tech reported.
tags: Games | Law | Lawsuits | Sony | Microsoft | NCsoft | Patents | Jagex | Paltalk | MMOG | Activision Blizzard |

Jagex Says "RuneScape" MMOG Hits 1 Million Subscribers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 3, 2007 - 2:40pm.

Cambridge, England - U.K.-based game developer Jagex said on Thursday that its "RuneScape" massively multiplayer online roleplaying game has now surpassed one million subscribers. The game claims subscribers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and Scandinavia; Jagex also recently launched a German-language beta of RuneScape.
tags: Games | Jagex | MMOG | Runescape |

Morning Links: July 13, 2006

Authored by Robert Spears on July 12, 2006 - 9:33pm.
WSJ: Upfront Signals Cable-Ad Slowdown
WSJ: WPP Moves Into Social Networking with LiveWorld Joint Venture
AP: News Corp. Launches Online Safety Campaign
AP: Toshiba Delays Sale of 1st HD DVD Recorder
WSJ: Jagex Partners with WildTangent to Place Ads in RuneScape
NYTimes: Latest Roundup of Teen-Targeted Cellphones
WiredNews: Jack FM Succeeding with “iPod Shuffle” Format
AFP: Microsoft, Yahoo Link Their Online Instant Messaging Systems
Reuters: Prince Shuts Down Online Music Site
NYTimes: Paralyzed Man Uses Brain-Implant to Move Cursor
tags: Video | Advertising | Social Networking | WildTangent | News Corp. | Cable | Jagex | WPP | Jack FM |

U.K. Online Game Developer Jagex Gets Investment from Insight

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 25, 2005 - 6:54am.
London - Jagex, a developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online games, announced on Tuesday that it has received an undisclosed equity investment from Insight Venture Partners. U.K.-based Jagex operates the online game "RuneScape," which currently claims 3.5 million active players and 500,000 paying subscribers; other Jagex titles include "Meltdown" and "SlimeWar," and a number of free-to-play mini-games. The company will use the funds to expand its games into non-English-language markets, and for ongoing development of "RuneScape" and other titles.
tags: U.K | Investment | Online Game Developer | Jagex | Insight |