Earlier this month, we talked a bit about the impressive
revenue and profits that
Jagex have seen over the past few years, mostly thanks to the long-running success of
Runescape. The company began small but saw steadily increasing success over the years, eventually pulling in record profits.
The revenue numbers gave
Jagex another feather in their cap as founders Andrew and Paul Gower joined the
Sunday Times Rich List with their £138 million fortune. The brothers earned another £39 million in 2009, making them the
"483rd richest in the UK, ahead of the likes of David Bowie (£100m), Sir Tom Jones (£135m) and Phil Collins (£108m)." Solely from a game industry standpoint, the runner-up for the richest developer title goes to Jon Burton, the developer of
Traveller's Tales. He netted a respectable £75 million when his company was purchased by
Time Warner.
Check out the full story at
Develop Online.
[
via Gamasutra]
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