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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Villagers & Heroes is coming to iOS ‘soon’
2011 MMORPG Villagers and Heroes has had a strong last 12 months. It launched on Android, rolled out a massive revamped called Starfall, tussled...
Get a glimpse into RuneScape’s die-hard fandom
Have you ever found yourself scratching your head and trying to understand the rabid devotion that has grown up around RuneScape? It seems that...
The MOP Up: Eden Falling brings the turn-based apocalypse (November 5, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
RuneScape unleashes ghastly stories and deadly stalkers for Halloween
Beware! RuneScape's lands are no longer safe for mere mortals to tread. Now that Halloween is upon us, Jagex has opened up its dungeons...
Halloween events across the MMORPG verse, 2017 edition
Hey, you. Yeah, you, dude leeching candy from the bucket you bought "for the neighborhood kids." And you, lady still trying to decide between...
The MOP Up: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet announced (October 29, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
RuneScape apologizes for microtransactions and lack of update clarity
RuneScape's Thomas "Mod Balance" Sweeney has a post on the official forums today showing how apologies ought to go. This one's in regard to...
The Stream Team: Daring to try RuneScape’s Dimension of the Damned
What if RuneScape was a survival game? It is now -- or at least in a way. In honor of the holiday season the...
RuneScape is overrun by undead, challenges players to survive the next 10 days of Dimension of the Damned
"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk Gielinor and there's 200 million in-game gold pieces to be won by the...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a hard time connecting with isometric MMOs?
Let's talk perspective today. No, not your general outlook on life -- which I'm sure is cheery and as non-cynical as can be --...
RuneScape runs Twitch promotion, adds more Old School quests
Don't mind trading some of your time for entertainment and free in-game goodies in RuneScape? If you're cool with this, you might want to...
The walking dead stagger into RuneScape for a new battle royale-style survival mode
Staggering and shuffling their way into players' worst nightmares, zombies have infested the normally cheery arena of RuneScape and need a little pruning. That's...
Jagex disqualifies botfarming winner of $20K Old School RuneScape tourney
Last weekend, Jagex held its annual RuneFest event in London, where the studio demoed its mobile edition and teased plenty of upcoming content for both...
The MMO Book Club votes between Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, DCUO, EverQuest, RuneScape, ArcheAge, and WoW
Hey, remember the MMO Book Club? That's the Reddit-and-Discord group that allows members to vote on a game to play, then organizes a guild...
RuneScape’s RuneFest features mobile clients, 2018 content plans (including the bank rework)
At this weekend's RuneFest event in London, Jagex homed in on RuneScape's promised mobile client and its upcoming content.
First, let's tackle mobile. Fans in...
Happy 20th birthday, Ultima Online! Here’s how to get caught up on the OG MMORPG
Just about 20 years ago, my boyfriend and I were wandering through Media Play (heh) when he picked up this box for some new...
RuneScape players accuse new lockbox promo of promoting gambling to children
RuneScape announced yesterday a new promo that works in conjunction with its existing Treasure Hunter system. It's a bit of a lockbox system, with...
Massively Overthinking: What keeps you from playing mobile MMOs?
Earlier this week, we wrote about Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss' IPO and its grand plans for the future - among them, four additional...
The MOP Up: Skyforge gets a dark rush with the Revenant (September 10, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Old School RuneScape is getting a new exclusive area, Fossil Island
It seems just the slightest bit off to call an area in Old School RuneScape Fossil Island, doesn't it? Like an insult that isn't...
