MechScape is Jagex’s upcoming sci-fi MMORPG which they have been working on since 2006 and expect to release this year. The game is based on the RuneScape engine and will be browser based, but will be a few steps ahead of RuneScape in terms of technology. Jagex currently have 70 staff working on the game and it has been described as a “very, very big investment”. While it is aimed at an older audience, Jagex claims it will “appeal to everyone who is interested in Science Fiction”.

‘This is not RuneScape in space’ has been our motto since day one on the development front. It’s a completely different game, from every possible perspective, not only from RuneScape but from other MMOGs out there” -Head of MechScape, Henrique Olifiers

More information

The MechScape World website contains quite a bit of information on MechScape, and these are the highlights:

• Head of MechScape Henrique Olifier’s answers to MechScape questions
• Laura’s interview with Jagex’s Head of PR Adam Tuckwell regarding MechScape
• Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard’s answers to MechScape questions
• Ren’s 2008 Research Summary
• …And our “Frequently Asked Questions” Page
  

You can find even more information in the Confirmed News section of our forum.

MechScape Post

Also check out or new weekly editorial and news release, the MechScape Post:

• MechScape Post #5: The Hype Surrounding the Release Date of MechScape (04 April 2009)
• MechScape Post #4: Gerhard’s Influence on MechScape and Jagex (28 March 2009)
• MechScape Post #3: A Great MechScape Flood? (21 March 2009)
• MechScape Post #2: The MechScape Environment and Concepts (14 March 2009)
• MechScape Post #1: MechScape Clan Leadership (07 March 2009)

External sources

• Jagex discussing MechScape at E3 2008 (ignore their relesase estimate)
• Massively’s article on MechScape from E3 2008
• Approved MechScape Discussion thread on the official RuneScape forums

Note: If you don’t believe our legitimacy then check out Jagex’s twitter post and Jagex’s RSOF post.

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