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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Retro-themed EverEmber Online launches today
Just because an MMO is launching in 2015 doesn't mean that it is necessarily some ultra-gorgeous, physics engine-happy affair. Sometimes games look to the...
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s big anniversary plans (December 20, 2015)
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...
Student lands jail time for 2012 RuneScape robbery
Way back in 2012, Fordham University student Humza Bajwa was busted by New York cops for holding a pair of RuneScape players at (what...
Infiltrate Anti-Santa’s camp to save RuneScape’s Christmas
RuneScape's notorious Anti-Santa is back and plotting another war on Christmas festivities. It's up to players to infiltrate his camp in a new seasonal...
Not So Massively: An amazing revamp for LoL’s Poppy (November 30, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
Albion’s closed beta is live for legendary founders
It's closed beta time for Albion, and if you're a legendary founder, you can log in right now. Or not if you'd prefer to...
Not So Massively: StarCraft II Legacy of the Void sold 1M copies in three days (November 16 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
Not So Massively: LoL pro Doublelift kicked from e-sports team (November 2, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
The MOP Up: Free Tribes for all (November 1, 2015)
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...
Betawatch: Closed beta explosion (October 30, 2015)
It's a week of games entering closed beta. That is the joke here, if you want to call it a joke. Front and center,...
Old School RuneScape introduces Deadman Mode
Are RuneScape's 2007 servers not quite old school and hardcore enough for you? Well then, Jagex has a solution to help you keep your edge:...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2015
Halloween is an unstoppable force in the MMO industry and will not be denied to developers and their players. It's that time of year...
The MOP Up: The secret history of Destiny (October 25, 2015)
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...
Perfect Ten: The most innovative RuneScape experiments
RuneScape seems to be an MMO that's incredibly easy to dismiss by the wider MMO community for being "too kiddy" or being a little...
Take a look at RuneScape’s NXT client and the client’s design goals
With 15 years of history under its belt, RuneScape can't help but show its age. But there's a new client on the way, and...
Check out a teaser for RuneScape’s 15-year anniversary documentary
Next year, RuneScape will be celebrating 15 years of continual operation. Even if you don't play the game and consider it one of your...
RuneScape took down 1.4 million bots last year
RuneScape's customer service team has lined up for its very own horn-tooting infographic, and if the stats are accurate, the team deserves those toots.
According...
DarkScape raises the stakes for subscribers
DarkScape, the RuneScape spin-off with open-world PvP and a deeper economy, patched up yesterday to fix various issues but also to add a little incentive...
World of Warcraft and RuneScape make Twitch’s top games list for September
Don't put much stock in what people are playing on Raptr? What about what people are watching on Twitch?
The streaming giant recently released its September...
Jagex preps new RuneScape client, takes beta apps for Chronicle TCG
Jagex made bold declarations about the future of RuneScape at this past weekend's RuneFest in London.
2016 will be a big, big year for RuneScape....
