Chinese mining company buys Runescape dev for $300m - report

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Here's an odd one: a Chinese mining company has bought Runescape developer Jagex for $300m.
That's according to the Financial Times and DealStreetAsia, which reports Shandong Hongda Mining Co Ltd, a ferrous metal mining firm that produces iron powder, copper powder and iron ore, picked up the British game company.
Jagex told Eurogamer it had yet to sign on the dotted line, but it looks like that's all that's left to do. Here's a statement:
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