United Kingdom-based Jagex, the developers behind 2001 massively multiplayer online game RuneScape, was obtained Monday for $530 million by asset management company Macarthur Fortune Holding. Morning macarthur purchased Jagex through one RuneScape gold of its own funds, Platinum Fortune LP, the company said Tuesday.

Jagex will keep its group of roughly 400 and headquarters in Cambridge, U.K. while now working as a subsidiary of Macarthur Fortune Holding,'' the business said in a statement.

"The combined strength of Macarthur Fortune and Jagex will both support and enhance our strategic plan to supply great gaming experiences to our communities of RuneScape players and build on our portfolio using more alive games for a global audience," Jagex chief executive Phil Mansell said in a statement.

RuneScape can be accessible on mobile through the Old School RuneScape program for iPhone and Android.

The Old School RuneScape group has shown in its most recent blog post the temporary game mode, Deadman Mode's yield. The temporary game style returns as a four-week-long championship, with an unannounced charity trophy pool.With the ongoing situation regarding the COVID-19 virus, so many gaming businesses are stepping up to keep gamers occupied during these times of quarantine.

Jagex, the company behind Old School RuneScape, is doing its part by hosting a new four-week-long Deadman Mode championship beginning May 1. Deadman Mode is a mode where players hazard what they carry on them and some of their items hidden from the bank. To make up for this, all players have access to greater experience rates, which range from five to 10 times the normal encounter prices.

Besides the rise in experience prices, certain regions of Geilinor, the Old School RuneScape universe, are unavailable in Deadman Mode. Another area inaccessible to players is Zulrah, the endgame boss.

In previous editions of Deadman Mode, the"Venom" mechanic was too powerful for the typical player, as it can deal up to 20 damage every few seconds. The reason the mechanic was so unbalanced was the inability of players to clear the impact, since the cure for this venom was secured behind the endgame boss, Zulrah itself.

There is no information available on the Deadman Mode championship's prize pool's size. In years past the Deadman Mode tournaments rewarded prizes up to buy 2007 runescape gold. In the most recent blog, the programmers describe the prize pool as"a significant charity prize pool, again with some fantastic prizes from our partners" The concluding day of this tournament is broadcast over the official Old School RuneScape Twitch channel, using commentators hosting the last couple of hours of this event.