Jagex has introduced a fourth entry in its long-running MMO sequence, Runescape, which it says is in early growth utilizing Unreal Engine.
Introduced at RuneFest in Birmingham, UK, this weekend, ‘RuneScape 4’ (which Jagex says is a brief identify) will sit alongside the opposite branches of the sequence, RuneScape, Outdated College RuneScape and Dragonwilds.
A teaser trailer was shared at RuneFest, confirming that the subsequent entry shall be set on the planet of Gielinor through the Sixth Age, starting in Ashenfal, which first appeared in Dragonwilds.
The sport will happen years after the occasions of Dragonwilds and the destruction of the Dragon Queen Kuldra. Jagex desires to develop past Ashenfall over time, it stated, shifting into each new and acquainted locations.
In accordance with Jagex, RuneScape 4 remains to be a number of years away from launch, and it determined to announce the sport early in order that it may very well be developed alongside its neighborhood.
“We thought lengthy and onerous about revealing this venture so early,” it stated. “We may have saved it behind closed doorways for for much longer, particularly provided that we’re nonetheless proper at the start of a massively bold venture and the sport remains to be just a few years away.
“However in the end, that didn’t really feel very RuneScape, or very us. For 25 years, RuneScape has been formed by its gamers. We’ve discovered that our video games are at their greatest after we construct with you, not only for you.
“So we wish to try this from the start, and which means bringing you into the event journey sooner than you may count on – sharing concepts, testing issues, listening and studying as we go.”
In accordance with Jagex, RuneScape 4 “will not be a alternative for any of our video games” and may have its personal devoted growth staff.
“We predict having totally different RuneScape experiences could make the entire household stronger,” it defined. “Gamers could spend most of their time in a single recreation, transfer between a number of, or uncover Gielinor for the very first time by means of RS4. The ambition isn’t to switch the RuneScape video games you like. It’s to make the RuneScape universe larger.”
