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    Default HTML5 won’t officially launch until 2014

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaud...and-smart-tvs/
    The free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Runescape, has attracted over 220 million registered users since launching 12 years ago. Developer Jagex is readying a brand new iteration of the game, Runescape 3, which will be the first big title to embrace HTML5 browser-based technology.

    According to Mark Gerhard, CEO of Jagex, the company will be expanding the Runescape experience beyond PCs. As early as this fall, the game will be going mobile, in part, thanks to the early adoption of HTML5 technology. With the proliferation of tablets and smartphones, gamers will soon be able to play the game while on the go. Gerhard also believes in Smart TVs, which is another platform the medieval fantasy game will be available on in the near future.

    “Tablets and other portable devices are in the future as we extend this ecosystem to any and all connected devices,” said Mark Ogilvie, design director on Runescape 3.

    Jagex, which is the largest independent game studio in Britain, has over 500 people working on its games. It was one of the early Western studios to embrace the free-to-play business model a decade ago, which has become all the rage over the past few years. The company has had success with micro-transactions to further expand revenues.

    “2012 was an incredible year for us for Runescape,” said Gerhard. “We doubled the size of our team and made big investments into the game and technology. 2013 will be a breakthrough year for us again and we have a few other exciting games to talk about down the line.”

    One of those games is Transformers Universe, a free-to-play game set in the Transformers Prime universe that the developer is collaborating on with Hasbro. The success of Runescape has opened the door for the company’s first licensed foray. And it’s using its technology expertise to deliver a brand new experience with Runescape 3.

    Ogilvie said the technology behind Runescape 3 has changed the way browser-based games can be experienced today, even though HTML5 won’t officially launch until 2014. The game is running now on Google Chrome in HTML5 and Jagex is working with Mozilla to implement the game for Firefox in the near future. The game employs on-demand content streaming so the exploration of this massive world is seamless for the player.

    “HTML5 gives us an improved in-game performance with almost no loading time, no loading bars, far better drawing distances, and a rich and vibrant feel thanks to effects like improved lighting, softer shadows and reflective water,” said Ogilvie. “This technology helps bring alive the narrative of the game and provides a more immersive experience for players, whether it’s the textures that bring sea monsters to life or the details in the water at beach parties or while fishing. There’s also a new color palette that complements the full range of environments in the game and a new sky box that brings the skies alive for the first time.”

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    I wonder, did jagex actually give a realistic date on their projects over a long time or can we expect sth like 2015 christmas and 1st release?

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    HTML5 is all over already, nearly every browser supports more than 60% of all of its abilities.. that can be raised another 20% if you take IE out of the equation.

    If they finished it, they could launch it today and it would run fine.

    WebGL, html5 etc have all come a long way

    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/...il/bananabread


    something doesn't need to "officially launch" for anyone to use it..
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    It is already HTML5 on google Chrome and soon on Mozilla...
    But always dates move to further in future

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