kab012345
03-22-2008, 01:01 PM
(Searched and didn't find any other posts or threads, and read rules again) MechScape is a futuristic & Sci-Fi Version of RuneScape under development for a number of years. Even thought its not going to come out for a few more months, What do you think about it? Opinions on how it will turn out for Jagex? Will you play it or no?
(Images from MS World and M @ GooglePages)
http://mechscape.googlepages.com/trooper4.jpg/trooper4-full.jpg
http://mechscape.googlepages.com/space_ships1.jpg/space_ships1-full.jpg
http://www.imagefilez.com/out.php/i229991_thumbswalk1.gif
Proof from M @ GooglePages:
It is pretty definite that Jagex are working on a sci-fi/space MMORPG, and highly probably that it is called MechScape. Their recruitment material indicates that it will be made in Java as they are recruiting people to create low-polygon models "for environments, objects, vehicles, characters and special effects" (source).
The evidence:
1. Jagex has registered a trademark for "MechScape" (source) - the US entry places it in a category for "Entertainment services, namely, providing an on-line computer game; and providing on-line multi-user computer games via local computer networks, global computer networks and the Internet".
2. Thomas Woode's CV and Concept Art ("I have more recently moved to the role of Lead concepter for a exciting new MMORPG title currently in development ... Producing designs and plans for all in game vehicles (a few hundred").
3. John Seru's CV ("Lead modeller, for an online space mmorpg").
4. This discussion thread at MiniClip.
5. This discussion thread on the RuneScape boards ("Iv heard from a source. Jagex are making a futuristic version of rs").
6. In some of their job vacancies they say they want someone with a "general sci-fi interest" and ask prospective content developers to provide a story with a sci-fi theme. One role is "to build creatures, shape virtual worlds, design quests and storylines for our new, undisclosed game".
7. The following domain names are registered to Jagex Ltd (verify with DomainTools):
mechscape2.com (2005-08-24)
mechscape.biz (2005-08-26)
mechscapecoin.com (2006-05-15)
mechscape.com (2003-12-15)
mechscape.es (2006-07-12)
mechscape.biz (2005-08-24)
mechscape.co.uk (2003-12-16)
mechscape.tk (2006-10-04)
mechscape.info (2005-08-24)
mechscape.mobi (2006-09-26)
mechscape.net (2003-12-16)
mechscape.org (2003-12-16)
mechscapecommunity.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapecredit.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapegold.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapeguide.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapehq.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapeinfinite.com (2006-05-15)
mechscape.info (2005-08-24)
mechscapemillions.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapemoderators.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapeproject.com (2006-05-15)
mechscaper.com (2006-05-15)
mechscaperealm.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapeshopping.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapetrades.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapetrading.com (2006-05-15)
mechscape.us (2005-08-24)
mechhq.com (2006-05-15)
From jack-moderator at M Capital
1999
Jagex release Cyber Wars, an online strategy game featuring battlemechs, mechanoids and aliens.
15/12/2003
The domain mechscape.com is registered.
16/12/2003
The domains Mechscape.net, Mechscape.org, and Mechscape.co.uk are registered.
??/04/2005
John Seru becomes “Lead modeller, for an online space mmorpg” at Jagex.
10/08/2005
Constant Tedder, one of the founding members and managing director of Jagex Ltd, is listed as the registered owner for the domain, with Jagex Ltd listed as the company.
11/10/2005
Jagex Ltd files for a UK trade mark on the word Mechscape. This trademark was successfully registered on June 16, 2006.
25/10/2005
Press release announces that Jagex has secured an investment from Insight Venture Partners, who say that Jagex “has a dedicated community of users, innovative technology that allows for maximum player experience, and more exciting games in the pipeline”.
31/03/2006
Jagex file for a US trademark for the term MechScape. Amongst other things, the usage covers “entertainment services, namely, providing an online computer game”. The trademark was published for opposition on the 23rd of October 2007.
30/06/2006
Jagex advertises a job vacancy, and want a content developer to “build creatures, shape virtual worlds, design quests and storylines for our new, undisclosed game”.
04/09/2006
The domain records are updated to to show Jagex Ltd at Legal Surfing Centre as the registered owner. Jagex is the owner of the listed domains, as updated on 12/11/2007.
17/05/2007
User claims a J Mod told them a game called MechScape would be “a whole new RPG, as a sister RPG to Runescape”.
03/09/2007
Different user claims a Jagex accountant informed them that “Jagex are making a futurustic version of rs” to be called “Mechscape”. The thread was swiftly deleted from the official RuneScape forums.
23/10/2007
Geoff Iddison, former head of PayPal Europe, is hired as Jagex CEO. The press release says he will “drive the continued growth of RuneScape and bring new online games to market”.
??/10/2006
Oscar Gillespie is hired as a content developer to work on “a new MMORPG”.
13/11/2007
Jagex CEO reveals that Jagex “plans to launch a couple of new titles” in 2008.
16/11/2007
Jagex re-designs their billing system and re-brand it with the Jagex logo.
16/11/2007
The Junior Graphics Artist Job Vacancy features a Junior Graphics Test which contains a Word document sporting a logo debatably featuring a mech or robot.
27/11/2007
Jagex advertise for a RuneScape Game Team Leader to lead a team of 15 content developers, but the Jagex credits list 25 people doing content development. Could 10 content developers be working on non-RuneScape projects?
30/11/2007
Jagex is advertising for a 3D Modeller to create “models for environments, objects, vehicles, characters and special effects”.
They are are/were hiring recently Game Developers and designers, but they haven't publicly said anything about it. There are a couple of fansites like M Capital and MS World, and various YouTube videos, but I didn't want to link them because they may be counted as spam.
(Images from MS World and M @ GooglePages)
http://mechscape.googlepages.com/trooper4.jpg/trooper4-full.jpg
http://mechscape.googlepages.com/space_ships1.jpg/space_ships1-full.jpg
http://www.imagefilez.com/out.php/i229991_thumbswalk1.gif
Proof from M @ GooglePages:
It is pretty definite that Jagex are working on a sci-fi/space MMORPG, and highly probably that it is called MechScape. Their recruitment material indicates that it will be made in Java as they are recruiting people to create low-polygon models "for environments, objects, vehicles, characters and special effects" (source).
The evidence:
1. Jagex has registered a trademark for "MechScape" (source) - the US entry places it in a category for "Entertainment services, namely, providing an on-line computer game; and providing on-line multi-user computer games via local computer networks, global computer networks and the Internet".
2. Thomas Woode's CV and Concept Art ("I have more recently moved to the role of Lead concepter for a exciting new MMORPG title currently in development ... Producing designs and plans for all in game vehicles (a few hundred").
3. John Seru's CV ("Lead modeller, for an online space mmorpg").
4. This discussion thread at MiniClip.
5. This discussion thread on the RuneScape boards ("Iv heard from a source. Jagex are making a futuristic version of rs").
6. In some of their job vacancies they say they want someone with a "general sci-fi interest" and ask prospective content developers to provide a story with a sci-fi theme. One role is "to build creatures, shape virtual worlds, design quests and storylines for our new, undisclosed game".
7. The following domain names are registered to Jagex Ltd (verify with DomainTools):
mechscape2.com (2005-08-24)
mechscape.biz (2005-08-26)
mechscapecoin.com (2006-05-15)
mechscape.com (2003-12-15)
mechscape.es (2006-07-12)
mechscape.biz (2005-08-24)
mechscape.co.uk (2003-12-16)
mechscape.tk (2006-10-04)
mechscape.info (2005-08-24)
mechscape.mobi (2006-09-26)
mechscape.net (2003-12-16)
mechscape.org (2003-12-16)
mechscapecommunity.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapecredit.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapegold.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapeguide.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapehq.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapeinfinite.com (2006-05-15)
mechscape.info (2005-08-24)
mechscapemillions.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapemoderators.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapeproject.com (2006-05-15)
mechscaper.com (2006-05-15)
mechscaperealm.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapeshopping.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapetrades.com (2006-05-15)
mechscapetrading.com (2006-05-15)
mechscape.us (2005-08-24)
mechhq.com (2006-05-15)
From jack-moderator at M Capital
1999
Jagex release Cyber Wars, an online strategy game featuring battlemechs, mechanoids and aliens.
15/12/2003
The domain mechscape.com is registered.
16/12/2003
The domains Mechscape.net, Mechscape.org, and Mechscape.co.uk are registered.
??/04/2005
John Seru becomes “Lead modeller, for an online space mmorpg” at Jagex.
10/08/2005
Constant Tedder, one of the founding members and managing director of Jagex Ltd, is listed as the registered owner for the domain, with Jagex Ltd listed as the company.
11/10/2005
Jagex Ltd files for a UK trade mark on the word Mechscape. This trademark was successfully registered on June 16, 2006.
25/10/2005
Press release announces that Jagex has secured an investment from Insight Venture Partners, who say that Jagex “has a dedicated community of users, innovative technology that allows for maximum player experience, and more exciting games in the pipeline”.
31/03/2006
Jagex file for a US trademark for the term MechScape. Amongst other things, the usage covers “entertainment services, namely, providing an online computer game”. The trademark was published for opposition on the 23rd of October 2007.
30/06/2006
Jagex advertises a job vacancy, and want a content developer to “build creatures, shape virtual worlds, design quests and storylines for our new, undisclosed game”.
04/09/2006
The domain records are updated to to show Jagex Ltd at Legal Surfing Centre as the registered owner. Jagex is the owner of the listed domains, as updated on 12/11/2007.
17/05/2007
User claims a J Mod told them a game called MechScape would be “a whole new RPG, as a sister RPG to Runescape”.
03/09/2007
Different user claims a Jagex accountant informed them that “Jagex are making a futurustic version of rs” to be called “Mechscape”. The thread was swiftly deleted from the official RuneScape forums.
23/10/2007
Geoff Iddison, former head of PayPal Europe, is hired as Jagex CEO. The press release says he will “drive the continued growth of RuneScape and bring new online games to market”.
??/10/2006
Oscar Gillespie is hired as a content developer to work on “a new MMORPG”.
13/11/2007
Jagex CEO reveals that Jagex “plans to launch a couple of new titles” in 2008.
16/11/2007
Jagex re-designs their billing system and re-brand it with the Jagex logo.
16/11/2007
The Junior Graphics Artist Job Vacancy features a Junior Graphics Test which contains a Word document sporting a logo debatably featuring a mech or robot.
27/11/2007
Jagex advertise for a RuneScape Game Team Leader to lead a team of 15 content developers, but the Jagex credits list 25 people doing content development. Could 10 content developers be working on non-RuneScape projects?
30/11/2007
Jagex is advertising for a 3D Modeller to create “models for environments, objects, vehicles, characters and special effects”.
They are are/were hiring recently Game Developers and designers, but they haven't publicly said anything about it. There are a couple of fansites like M Capital and MS World, and various YouTube videos, but I didn't want to link them because they may be counted as spam.