Official Site:Â RuneScape
Studio: Jagex Games Studio
Launch Date:Â January 4, 2001
Genre:Â Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Browser
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Indie MMO TitanReach has apparently suspended development as ‘funds have dried up’
I have some bad news for fans of indie MMORPG TitanReach: The game has apparently suspended development thanks to a lack of funding. Australian studio...
RuneScape outlines plans for a new Treasure Hunter system and the end of the Hearts of Ice currency
The Treasure Hunter lootbox monetization scheme in RuneScape is going to be seeing some changes very soon. Starting tomorrow, August 26th, Jagex will be...
RuneScape adds an Elder Gods-themed Yak Track and unveils next part of the Elder God Wars dungeon
This week in RuneScape, it's almost entirely all about Elder God Wars-related things. This week's newsletter leads off with the newest Yak Track, which...
The MOP Up: Ankama, the studio behind Wakfu and Dofus, turns 20
This past week marked a huge milestone for the parent studio of Wakfu and Dofus, as Ankama turned 20 years old. To celebrate, Ankama...
Former RuneScape composer sentenced to 22 months in prison for sexual assault
Ian Taylor, the former composer for both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, has admitted to the sexual assault of a young girl and has...
RuneScape opens the Senntisten mini dig site and hands out free action bar presents in latest update
Last week RuneScape talked up the small scale Senntisten Archaeology dig site that was coming today, so it stands to reason that this week's...
Old School RuneScape talks up its third raid, RuneScape details a mini dig site and Nodon Front fixes
The week's news for both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape are mostly about things that are coming soon as opposed to what's new. At...
Old School RuneScape’s new round of client feature updates improve the minimap, draw distance, and more
This past June saw Old School RuneScape begin the work of applying Steam client updates to make life in Gielinor a little better. As...
Massively Uplifting: Summer goodness from SOLO, EVE, Bungie, Warframe, and Guild Wars
When the news gets filled with dark and horrible things (and maybe you start to be disgusted with companies and people), it is natural...
Old School RuneScape became a gold seller’s paradise fueled by Venezuelan hyperinflation
We can all agree that gold farmers in an MMORPG are a blight and that people shouldn't support such "businesses," but the problem of...
Old School RuneScape talks about combat achievements, RuneScape announces the Nodon Front
Chasing achievements is a thing that many gamers seem to love, so players of Old School RuneScape who are cut from the same cloth...
Battle Bards Episode 197: A royal affair
Bow to your king and queens of MMO music royalty, for the Battle Bards have donned the crown, taking up the majestic scepter, and...
The MOP Up: World War II Online divides into two battle fronts
Even as World War II Online (aka Battleground Europe) kicked off its 183rd campaign this past week, the studio is running a spin-off game...
Old School RuneScape makes several Slayer improvements and talks about bug abuse
This week in Old School RuneScape, Slayers are seeing a lot of love with the introduction of Poll 75 improvements for the skill line....
RuneScape’s latest update applies a quality-of-life Ninja Strike to various combat matters
Fights happen in RuneScape. It's just the way of things. As of this week's patch, fighting in the MMORPG is getting some likely helpful...
RuneScape prepares for Elder God War and a summertime event, Old School RuneScape makes smaller updates
Soon, players of RuneScape will have to face the ominous approach of both a realm-defining war and a summery celebration event. Whichever poison players...
TitanReach attempts to put its controversies in the past with new details on early access development
Indie MMO TitanReach has had a strange run to date. It caught our attention in 2020, when it launched a $430,000 US Kickstarter, which...
The Game Archaeologist: Anarchy Online, from launch to now
July 27th 2001. On this date, Funcom pulled the trigger on Anarchy Online, launching it in North America with a planned release in Europe a...
Old School RuneScape outlines future patch updates and releases its first wave of Steam client updates
Last week, Old School RuneScape kicked out an update that was headlined with its 150th quest, and since then the devs at Jagex have...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 327: Ducks all the way down
Justin and Bree discuss WoW 9.1, Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO Classic, RuneScape Mobile, and Black Desert's Corsair, with adventures in Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Classic, Albion Online, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on developer promises and skills we learned in MMOs.
