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Jagex are buying the Scum devsThey’re looking to bring the open-world survival game out of early access
They’re looking to bring the open-world survival game out of early access
Cambridge-based Runescape publisher Jagex have announced they’ve acquired Gamepires, the devs behind open-world survival sandboxScum. The deal was made for an undisclosed amount. Both companies said they’re now looking to work together to “accelerate Scum”, and release it in 1.0 across multiple platforms in the future.SCUM - Going Nuclear v0.8 TrailerScum added nuclear power plants in an update last month.Watch on YouTubeGamepires, founded in 2010, launched Scum into early access on Steam in 2018, and the game’s still doing pretty well for itself inconcurrent player counts. Scum’s sold more than 3 million copies in that time, and is sitting around the middle of Steam’sTop 100 most playedgames. “Partnering with Jagex provides us the opportunity to take Scum to the next level,” said Gamepires’ creative director and co-founder Tomislav Pongrac.Fraser Brown took Scum’s survival sandboxfor a spinback at its early access launch. “Scum’s wall of data is mesmerising,” he said. “From the moment I arrived on the island, every spare second, and even seconds I couldn’t spare, was dedicated to staring at it. The readings and statistics told me everything I needed to know about my body, from how many teeth I had left to when I should squeeze out a big poo. It’s immensely convenient, but like so many human advancements, from ploughing fields to social media, it can take over your life.”Scum is available onSteamfor £28/$35/€30. I don’t think I’ve ever typed the word scum this much before, which is probably a good thing.
Cambridge-based Runescape publisher Jagex have announced they’ve acquired Gamepires, the devs behind open-world survival sandboxScum. The deal was made for an undisclosed amount. Both companies said they’re now looking to work together to “accelerate Scum”, and release it in 1.0 across multiple platforms in the future.SCUM - Going Nuclear v0.8 TrailerScum added nuclear power plants in an update last month.Watch on YouTubeGamepires, founded in 2010, launched Scum into early access on Steam in 2018, and the game’s still doing pretty well for itself inconcurrent player counts. Scum’s sold more than 3 million copies in that time, and is sitting around the middle of Steam’sTop 100 most playedgames. “Partnering with Jagex provides us the opportunity to take Scum to the next level,” said Gamepires’ creative director and co-founder Tomislav Pongrac.Fraser Brown took Scum’s survival sandboxfor a spinback at its early access launch. “Scum’s wall of data is mesmerising,” he said. “From the moment I arrived on the island, every spare second, and even seconds I couldn’t spare, was dedicated to staring at it. The readings and statistics told me everything I needed to know about my body, from how many teeth I had left to when I should squeeze out a big poo. It’s immensely convenient, but like so many human advancements, from ploughing fields to social media, it can take over your life.”Scum is available onSteamfor £28/$35/€30. I don’t think I’ve ever typed the word scum this much before, which is probably a good thing.
Cambridge-based Runescape publisher Jagex have announced they’ve acquired Gamepires, the devs behind open-world survival sandboxScum. The deal was made for an undisclosed amount. Both companies said they’re now looking to work together to “accelerate Scum”, and release it in 1.0 across multiple platforms in the future.
SCUM - Going Nuclear v0.8 TrailerScum added nuclear power plants in an update last month.Watch on YouTube
SCUM - Going Nuclear v0.8 Trailer
Gamepires, founded in 2010, launched Scum into early access on Steam in 2018, and the game’s still doing pretty well for itself inconcurrent player counts. Scum’s sold more than 3 million copies in that time, and is sitting around the middle of Steam’sTop 100 most playedgames. “Partnering with Jagex provides us the opportunity to take Scum to the next level,” said Gamepires’ creative director and co-founder Tomislav Pongrac.
Fraser Brown took Scum’s survival sandboxfor a spinback at its early access launch. “Scum’s wall of data is mesmerising,” he said. “From the moment I arrived on the island, every spare second, and even seconds I couldn’t spare, was dedicated to staring at it. The readings and statistics told me everything I needed to know about my body, from how many teeth I had left to when I should squeeze out a big poo. It’s immensely convenient, but like so many human advancements, from ploughing fields to social media, it can take over your life.”
Scum is available onSteamfor £28/$35/€30. I don’t think I’ve ever typed the word scum this much before, which is probably a good thing.
