Jagex acquires Pipeworks Studio to grow in North America

Jagex, the game company best known for Runescape, announced it has acquired Pipeworks Studio. The newly acquired studio has shipped over 120 games. It’s the first acquisition Jagex has made of an external studio.

Pipeworks is an Oregon-based studio with over 200 employees. Its most recent title was spectator game The Walking Dead: Last Mile, which it made in collaboration with Genvid and which launched earlier this year. According to Jagex, it’s interested in growing in North America following its own acquisition by The Carlyle Group for $530 million last year. It also plans to give Pipeworks access to Runescape’s IP.