The Escapist Issue #75 Now Available

The seventy-fifth issue of Escapist Magazine contains five new articles, including one that profiles several small MMORPGs that are surprisingly successful.
Jagex Limited's RuneScape launched quite slowly in 2001. Cambridge University undergrad Andrew Gowers formed Jagex with his brother, Paul, and Constant Tedder; the three stuck with the game, built it slowly, and now employ hundreds. An October 2006 Wall Street Journal story says RuneScape has over five million players and may gross $50 million annually. "RuneScape" is one of the 10 most-edited Wikipedia articles, surpassing "Islam" and even "Michael Jackson."