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With launch just a few weeks away, we talk with producer John Colgrave about the work involved in getting to this point

We interview Simon Bull on setting up the new arm of Jagex, finding those elusive 'living games', and defining a new way of engaging with partners.

music from virtual worlds can be an epic affair, following players on their journey through these vast worlds. Huge sweeping scores and haunting orchestral arrangements are now common. You only have to take a quick look on Spotify to find it brimming with albums from the latest AAA releases. Runescape recently joined these and released collection of music that picks from 17 years of this mythical world. At this year's Runefest, we were privy to a very special presentation of this.

Jagex has announced that the RuneScape Mobile Members Beta has officially kicked off for folks with both iOS and Android mobile devices. Those who are eligible to participate will be working with the dev team "to deliver the optimum player experience over the coming months".

Over the weekend during RuneFest, the RuneScape team revealed its plan for the winter, including both the main game and Old School RuneScape. Players have a lot to look forward to such as a month-long Halloween event called 'Til Death Do Us Part' and a special detective quest murder mystery that provide players with "glimpses of history". Lastly Elite Dungeon #3 "The Shadow Reef" will be coming out in February 2019 that includes narrative content with players facing off against The Ambassador.

You may remember that one of our biggest stories yesterday was the firing of an Old School Runescape employee, Jed "Mod Jed" Sanderson, after improprieties in his behavior were discovered. As a result of his actions and Jagex's promise to pursue legal charges against him, players were concerned that financial and personal data was stolen. However, in a new statement today, Jagex reassures its players that no account or financial data was compromised due to Sanderson's activities.

An Old School Runescape employee has been fired by Jagex for abusing staff privileges. Jed "Mod Jed" Sanderson has been removed from his position with the company after having removed wealth from accounts. Jagex didn't specify an amount or offer any further details, but had this to say: "We confirm that a Member of The Old School Team was dismissed from employment at Jagex following gross misuse of moderator privileges." reads the official announcement. Jump through to read it all.

If you're looking for a terrific mobile MMORPG, look no further than Old School RuneScape. Jagex has announced that both the iOS and Android versions of the game will be ready to roll on October 30th. Mobile players will be able to join their PC compatriots in true cross-platform gaming too. Interested fans can pre-order and / or pre-register for both versions on either the App Store of Google Play.

Jagex has announced the formation of a new publishing arm called Jagex Partners that will "become the home" of third-party "living games". In addition, the company also announced that its flagship title, RuneScape, has scored over a billion dollars in lifetime revenue.

RuneScape players who also are Twitch Prime members can snag a package that will yield some pretty sweet loot. The special package rewards Prime members with a month of membership to the game and Old School RuneScape, Umbral Armor, Umbral Flame Blade, a companion pet, 2 Umbral Chests, 15 Treasure Hunter Keys, 200 RuneCoins and Early access to the Twitch purple player skin.