Official Site: RuneScape
Studio: Jagex Games Studio
Launch Date: January 4, 2001
Genre: Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Browser
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RuneScape deleted its RTS minigame-within-a-game with today’s patch
RuneScape dev Jagex is clearly feeling the Christmas madness already with today's update. "Remember when they used to count down to Christmas with shopping...
RuneScape decks the halls for its Winter Weekends holiday event
It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas, at least in the world of Jagex's popular free-to-play MMO RuneScape, which this week announced that...
RuneScape rolls out a time-traveling whodunnit quest today
RuneScape's got a fun romp planned for launch today: It's a murder mystery dubbed The Needle Skips, as first teased at this year's RuneFest....
Perfect Ten: MMOs that cater to the time-limited player
Every once in a while we receive emails here at Massively OP that share a similar sentiment. Usually that boils down to, "I love...
The MOP Up: Pagan Online slams ARPGs and MOBAs together
Tack this on your list of action-RPGs to watch. Mad Head Games announced that it is developing a blend of ARPG and MOBA with...
Jukebox Heroes: RuneScape’s orchestral album
I have been saying for years that RuneScape has a truly impressive yet overlooked body of video game music. To my knowledge, it's the...
Old School RuneScape mobile gets over a million downloads in first week of iOS release
It's a proud day for RuneScape creator Jagex, as it has announced that its mobile title Old School RuneScape has seen huge success in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 195: April fools at BlizzCon
Justin and Bree cover the BlizzCon mess, Diablo Immortal, WoW Classic, WoW's content plans, Torchlight Frontiers, Shroud of the Avatar, Old School RuneScape, and LOTRO's legendary server, with a mailbag question on noobing it up in WoW.
Perfect Ten: Compliments to MMOs I don’t play
Back in September, Bree posed a Daily Grind question that I thought was genuinely intriguing. You know, for once. Just kidding, Bree! She asked...
Old School RuneScape has officially launched on mobile today
Is RuneScape a mainstream PC MMORPG? Even as big as it is, I might not have applied that moniker before, but Jagex has done...
LOTRO Legendarium: Wistmead surprises and progression servers
What a week this has been! Originally I was all gung-ho to talk about nothing else than all of the new Halloween content that...
MassivelyOP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2018
Whether or not you consider yourself too old to put on that Hulk or Sparkle Twilight costume and prance ("HULK PRANCE") around the neighborhood...
The MOP Up: Dark Age of Camelot allows name, gender, and race changes
Dark Age of Camelot is testing its next major patch, and it has a major surprise in store for its playerbase.
"Patch 1.125 is chock...
Battle Bards Episode 130: Oddballs 2
While every Battle Bards episode is a cavalcade of strangeness, this week the team is ratcheting it up with the return of “Oddball” MMORPG...
Jagex investigates streamer following allegations of assault and sexual misconduct at RuneFest 2018
According to a recent report from Polygon, RuneScape creator Jagex is currently conducting an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual harassment leveled against streamer...
Runefest 2018: RuneScape Mobile Android beta launches as RuneScape sees new October events
Twas a big weekend for RuneScape fans thanks to RuneFest! Jagex has posted up a rundown of all the happenings for everybody who couldn't...
MMO wikis are leaving Wikia in larger numbers – RuneScape is just the latest
What are your thoughts on Wikia? If you're like most people, you likely don't have any and might even respond to that question with...
Old School RuneScape boots employee for in-game cheating, police are involved
Jagex has apparently fired a member of the Old School RuneScape mod team for "gross misuse of moderator privileges."
"During our rigorous routine system checks,...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s starbase defense
With the Age of Discovery pack on its way this fall, players of Star Trek Online are probably curious what the studio has up its sleeve...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 186: The perfect storm of MMO news
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's sunset, Pearl Abyss' acquisition of CCP and EVE Online, the new Lord of the Rings MMO, THQ Nordic's buy-up of 38 Studios MMO Project Copernicus, the Daybreak NantWorks investment/venture, Old School RuneScape, and MMO emulation.
