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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Vague Patch Notes: Learning to hate the MMORPGs you love
I had to teach myself how to hate Star Trek Online. It didn't come naturally to me.
If you've read the stuff that I've written...
Old School RuneScape applies new charms, boss breaches, and changes to PvP and gear to its permanent Deadman server
If you're the sort who likes to rumble around in the always-on Deadman mode server of Old School RuneScape, then there's good news for...
Jagex’s new CEO discusses the legacy of RuneScape and OSRS, managing its devs, and microtransaction concerns
Last week saw a pretty significant shakeup for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape fans when Jagex CEO Phil Mansell announced he stepped down as...
Brighter Shores launches the first phase of its combat rework
I don't think anyone was going to argue that Brighter Shores had the most engaging and thrilling combat system in the MMO space. In...
RuneScape is getting a new boss as Jagex CEO Phil Mansell is stepping down
On the heels of RuneFest, we're witnessing a changing of the guard at Jagex: CEO Phil Mansell is stepping down. Mansell has served as...
RuneFest 2025: Old School RuneScape’s new Sailing skill enters open alpha later this month
The revivified RuneFest event brought Old School RuneScape fans a 2025 update plan of its own, and as one might expect, there was a...
RuneFest 2025: RuneScape gets Leagues and new profession level caps in 2025, new vampiric region in 2026
Are you ready to deal with vampires in RuneScape? You'd better be because the major reveal from this year's returning RuneFest event is the...
Here’s how to watch RuneScape’s Runefest this morning from the comfort of your couch
We're lucky to be getting a RuneFest this year: Readers will recall that we haven't seen Jagex hold its annual RuneScape event since 2019,...
Old School RuneScape celebrates 12 years in-game with digital cake and a deviled eggs-loving imp guy
What do deviled eggs, a guy named Dave, and a twelfth birthday have in common? They're the ingredients being thrown into the stew pot...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the very best soundtracks
I've long had an affection for video game music and feel content to live in an age where I can actually obtain it and...
RuneScape releases combat mastery achievements, OSRS prepares to celebrate 12 years
The feeling of achievement is now dead and the chase for an achievement to earn direct rewards is here. RuneScape's combat mastery achievement system...
Here is the schedule of events for the upcoming return of RuneFest this year
March 1st and March 2nd is heralding the triumphant return of RuneScape's in-person fan festival RuneFest (in spite of the event's original showrunner imploding),...
RuneScape goes on a self-improvement tour with relic presets and combat mastery achievements
Who's ready for some FOOTBALL? Oh, that's done for now? OK, well, how about this: Who's ready for some QUALITY-OF-LIFE IMPROOOOOVEMENTS? RuneScape hopes you...
Old School RuneScape releases a fight against twin giants and decides to rejigger delve boss rewards
It's a busy week in the world of Old School RuneScape as Jagex has released a pair of elemental giants to fight, marks its...
Choose My Adventure: Murder mysteries and paywalls in RuneScape
This week... was a weird one. A weird and rough one. And it's going to get a tiny bit personal - some might say...
RuneScape’s latest patch lets players trade their interface loadouts among themselves
Ah, the customized MMORPG user interface. It's the command center for a game. A window into the organizational skills (or lack thereof) of a...
RuneScape outlines tweaks to level 110 Runecrafting that include a new rune and new craftable items
With Woodcutting and Fletching having a new high-level mark in RuneScape, the time is soon coming for another crafting profession to hit a max...
RuneScape makes it easier for players to build boss weapons in its latest patch
Anything that makes crafting boss weapons better has got to be a good thing, right? Ideally that's the case for fans of RuneScape thanks...
RuneScape delays combat mastery achievements feature to February 17 for fine-tuning
RuneScape players who were looking forward to the combat mastery achievements system projected for later this month are going to have to wait a...
RuneScape updates latest quest, 110 woodcutting and fletching, and Ironman mode
The weekly patch for RuneScape is once again about tuning and adjusting existing content instead of adding all-new things to do, but then that...
