Editing Andrew Gower

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'''Andrew Gower''' is the founder of [[Fen Research]], and the designer of the game [[Brighter Shores]]. Before working on Brighter Shores, he was most known for the popular [[Wikipedia:Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG]] [[Wikipedia:RuneScape|RuneScape]], which he created while studying at the [[Wikipedia:University of Cambridge|University of Cambridge]].

In [[2010]], Andrew left the {{WP|Jagex}} board of directors. That same year, on [[6 June]] [[2010]],<ref>https://open.endole.co.uk/insight/company/07285955-fen-research-limited</ref> he founded a new company named "Fen Research", developing tools for game developers. Similar to when Andrew developed the JAGEx "Java Audio-Graphics Extension" Java library with the intention of licensing it to interested game developers (between the years of ca. 1997 and late [[2002]]),<ref name="gower-archive">https://web.archive.org/web/20080907105147/http://gowerarchive.googlepages.com/documents</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20021205223115/http://www.jagex.com:80/service.html</ref> Fen Research actually ended up using their "Fenforge"<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240118201610/https://www.fenforge.com/</ref> game engine & tooling to release their own games: [https://web.archive.org/web/20191118101542/http://www.solstrike.com/ Solstrike] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20220116040729/https://www.ionastoybox.com/ Iona's Toybox].

On [[12 March]] [[2024]], Fen Research announced their most ambitious and popular game yet: ''Andrew Gower's [[Brighter Shores]]'', a new graphical MMORPG with skilling elements and quests.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASIbNq_pLQQ Original announcement by MMOs.com]</ref> It had been previously teased under the name "Top secret game" on Fen Research's website for over ten years.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140517141853/http://www.fenresearch.com/</ref> On [[6 November]] [[2024]], ''Brighter Shores'' released publicly in early access, to a peak of approximately 20,000 concurrent online players.<ref>https://steamcharts.com/app/2791440</ref><ref>https://steamdb.info/app/2791440/charts/</ref> As of now,<!-- don't {{when}} me! --> Andrew Gower is still actively involved in developing ''Brighter Shores'', stating there are many plans for future expansions.

==External Links==
* [https://x.com/AndrewCGower @AndrewCGower] on X, (formerly known as Twitter)
* Andrew Gower article on [https://runescape.wiki/w/Andrew_Gower Runescape.wiki].

==References==
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For an in-depth profile on Andrew Gower, explore the article by BrighterShores.Pro: [https://brightershores.pro/andrew-gower-the-visionary-behind-runescape-and-brighter-shores Andrew Gower: The Visionary Behind RuneScape and Brighter Shores]
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