The co-creator of RuneScape's next MMO, Brighter Shores, has caught a delay of exactly one day because there's some election coming up, apparently.
]]>Longtime RuneScape fans might have made private servers anyway, but Jagex is finally letting everyone make official community servers.
]]>RuneScape has been around for a long time now, so if you're looking for a new, also free-to-play MMO, one of its original co-creators might be able to help you out.
]]>I've given up writing brilliant intros to these, now. If you want them to return, simply leave a bag containing £100k in unmarked bank notes on the hill at the top of the road near the church, behind the bin. Thanks. Alternatively, write a comment saying how much you miss the wonderful intros. You have exactly one week.
]]>RuneScape, the popular MMORPG created by the lovely UK folk over at Jagex, has received its Fresh Start Worlds today, allowing players to jump in and start from scratch with a reset economy and all the unique quirks that aspect provides. Old School RuneScape players won’t have to wait too long either, as Fresh Start Worlds for that title are also due soon on October 19.
]]>Gaming is a pricey hobby, but not every game comes with an up-front cost — and indeed, the best free-to-play games never require you to spend a single penny of your own cash in order to enjoy them to the fullest.
]]>RuneScape has been around a while, it’s fair to say. Initially emerging onto the internet way back in 2001, developer Jagex has since spawned multiple versions of its popular MMORPG that retain a permanent space on the PCs (and now phones) of a growing community of players. The latest milestone is the conclusion of the Elder God Wars saga, a series of content drops that took up the majority of RuneScape updates over the past year and brought a chain of quests to the game (alongside a fancy new dungeon) in a format unusual to RuneScape updates of the past.
]]>Old School Runescape's iOS launch has seen it debut at No.1 in the App store in eight countries.
]]>Old School Runescape is out now on iOS and Android.
]]>You can download Old School Runescape from Google Play right now, while the iOS version will arrive at a later date.
]]>A cheater gets disqualified - and loses out on $20,000 as a result.
]]>RuneScape has bid adieu to Java after 15 years and relaunched today looking spiffier than ever.
]]>Old School Runescape players have been rewarded for their faithfulness.
]]>Hearthstone-like strategy card game based on popular MMORPG is accepting beta sign-ups.
]]>Developer Jagex is planning a new game set in the Runescape universe.
]]>Minecraft players have recreated the world of venerable free-to-play MMO Runescape inside Mojang's sandbox.
]]>Jagex's MMORPG RuneScape has evolved numerous times in its long lifespan, but now its getting its first full expansion pack in the form of The Lost City of the Elves.
]]>This is kind of cool and kind of silly; Runescape developer Jagex photographed a whole bunch of players in order to generate an "average Runescape gamer" image.
]]>RuneScape is celebrating its 13th anniversary today, and to help ring in the milestone, Jagex has released a video showing what's in store for players in 2014. According to the developer, the game is "going back to its roots," via a collaborative effort between developers and the community. "We want to give the power to the players to decide what we do and when it happens," said the firm. "In mid-January, we're going to launch a new in-game poll system, which will give members at least one new content poll to vote on each week." More information can be found through the official website. Thanks, TenTonHammer.
]]>Runescape 3 players raised over $90,000 to various charities using the free-to-play MMO's Well of Goodwill during the month of November. Jagex said "many tens of thousands" of players chipped in in-game wealth and Bonds to secure $90,838 in donations for the Willow Foundation, SpecialEffect, Action For Kids, Games Aid, Internet Watch Foundation, HART and the DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal. The Well of Appeal will remain in game but is currently closed as Jagex plots its next charitable drive.
]]>RuneScape's developer Jagex has launch a charity drive in which players can donate their in-game gold and bonds to the developers, who promise to donate $1 to charity for every 10 million gold pieces players donate for a month. The program has so far gathered more than $11,000 and according to Jagex, will serve as the gold sink RuneScape's economy needs, given that the game has been struggling with dramatic inflation over the last few years.
]]>While Jagex launched RuneScape 3 this year, it also launched Old School RuneScape, an older version of the immensely popular browser-based MMORPG. It's now had over 1 million players, and to celebrate Jagex will release the God Wars Dungeon.
]]>In the latest update to hugely popular free-to-play MMORPG Runescape developer Jagex has introduced in-game Bonds to act as a currency for tangible rewards. They can even be put toward membership.
]]>RuneScape 3 launched last month, and to help celebrate the third iteration along with the MMO turning 13 years old in January 2014, Jagex as sent over an infographic detailing some rather impressive stats for the franchise.
]]>Jagex wants to do right by its Latin American fans, and has announced that RuneScape 3 will launch in Spanish when it comes to Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela - among other territories. The localised release comes courtesy of axeso5, which will also provide support and community events. The Spanish-language announce follows on from word of a Brazilian release through UOL. The updated MMORPG goes live on Jul 22, worldwide.
]]>Runescape developer Jagex has posted sales of $50 million, marking its most successful year to date. The company now plans to invest its spoils back into its expansion, and to double the size of its development team.
]]>More than a decade on from its launch as one of the first browser-based MMOs, RuneScape is heading for big changes. Dave Owen checks in with the apparently immortal "Netflix of gaming" as it prepares to ditch Java.
]]>Jagex has even bigger plans for its long-running browser-based MMO beyond the upcoming launch of Runescape 3, including branching out to other platforms.
]]>RuneScape 3 has been announced by Jagex, and according to Massively, it seems to be building on RuneScape 2 instead of being released as something entirely new. Players will be able to log into the game with existing accounts, keep their avatars, and will run a bit faster thanks to its HTML5 engine and web GL. Players will still be able to play using Java if they wish. More information is expected in the coming weeks. A video announcing RuneScape 3 is below. It's out something this summer.
]]>Jagex will opened its promised Old School Runescape servers on Friday after 450,000 players voted to get an old 2007 build up and running. Thanks to the outpouring of support, the server will be free to all members for six months, and Jagex will hold regular polls to determine how the it should be administered and developed. Runescape was given a major overhaul shortly after this build was stored away; check out the free-to-play MMO as it once was here.
]]>Jagex has confirmed plans to launch a 2017-era build server for browser-based MMO RuneScape. In an announcement post, the publisher said voting slowed after 100,000 signatures, and it's still not sure whether the server will be free or premium. Vote in the poll, if you fancy a bit of old school gaming.
]]>Jagex has dug up a perfect build of Runescape dating back to 2007. As a result, the developer is considering launching an "old school" server devoted to the outdated version, allowing players to relieve their nostalgia-riddled memories. Since maintaining the older build would be a lot of work., Jagex has promise to hire a new, dedicated team to manage it - if the community demonstrates enough support. Voilà: a voting portal will open on February 15. More information is available on the MMO's blog.
]]>RuneScape, the free-to-play adventure game from Jagex, is celebrating its 12th anniversary with various community competitions and in-game events.
]]>RuneScape developer Jagex has announced that the next game it'll be publishing is Ace of Spades, a Minecraft-meets-FPS hybrid.
]]>RuneScape developer Jagex has taken new steps to ensure player security while enjoying the MMO. The studio has implemented a new Jagex Account Guardian system, or JAG, if you haven't got time to say the full thing.
]]>Blizzard issued a response regarding the inability to access Battle.net or World of Warcraft servers from Iran. According to the post, the issue stems from applied US sanctions instead of government bans on specific content - although the latter is still true as well.
]]>A number of MMOs have become inaccessible from inside Iran, apparently due to government bans on specific content.
]]>A Massachusetts teen may face up to 15 years of prison time for stealing Runescape currency.
]]>Jagex has announced RuneScape has 200 million registered users. To celebrate, developers published a few statistic on the free-to-play MMO.
]]>Jagex has announced The Evolution of Combat, a brand new update for Runescape that'll completely overhaul the game's combat system.
]]>One of the oldest subscription browser-based MMOs is making tentative steps towards microtransaction support.
]]>Jagex has announced former Codemasters Online VP and GM David Solari has joined the firm as its Chief Marketing Officer.
]]>Jagex has won a legal battle with a pair of Runescape bot makers, leaving the defendants "convincingly neutered".
]]>Shorts are short this afternoon. But that's, okay. Never heard anyone complain about such a thing unless they're being sported by large, hairy man.
]]>The Wilderness, Runescape's most dangerous, deadly and loot-tastic zone is back - and so is trading.
What does this mean to you? It mean you should gather up all your best gear and hide it somewhere very safe before somebody bangs you over the head and loots your corpse to trade it all off.
]]>NPD has released its annual survey results for online gaming, and according to the 19K people who participated in it, DDO Unlimited was the third most played MMO out there.
]]>According to a Today’s Gamers MMO Focus Report by Gamesindustry.com and TNS, Americans spent an eye-watering £2.55 billion on MMOs last year.
]]>Yahoo is reporting that a Dutch court has convicted two teenagers to 360 hours of community service after they stole a "virtual amulet and a virtual mask" and promptly added the items to their accounts in RuneScape.
]]>Vince Farquharson has been appointed the new head of UK-based developed Jagex's hugely popular MMO Runescape, writes Edge.
]]>Jagex has shown a video of stupidly popular browser MMO Runescape running in an all-new high detail, full-screen version. After the break.
The update is currently in beta and isn't dated as yet.
More than 130 million people have played the fantasy game since it launched in 1999.
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