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100 Thieves admits “we messed up” after AI design sparks RuneScape merch backlash
100 Thieves says one designer used AI to rush an edit for its Old School RuneScape collaboration after fans spotted warped skill icons in the teaser.
RuneScape: Havenhythe Part II opens four new areas after 25 years
You'd think a world that's been around for 25 years would have run out of places to put things. Evidently, RuneScape hasn't. Jagex has just opened another chunk of Gielinor. Havenhythe part II is the follow-up, and it's the largest area expansion RuneScape has had in all that tim…
RuneScape releases the second part of Havenhythe with new story content and skill line activities
It’s time for the second act of RuneScape’s Havenhythe content this week, as the spooky area has gotten several updates as promised, including new story content, new skilling activities, and as one might expect, new dangers and rewards to find along the way. Obviously this update…
Revisiting Gielinor: RuneScape's Past, Present, and Future
We sat down with Kieren Charles, Creative Director of Old School RuneScape, to talk past, present, and future of the legendary MMORPG.
RuneScape outlines plans to revise, retain, or remove microtransaction items November 23
Readers might recall how RuneScape was plotting to overhaul its monetization, which began at the top of this year with the end of its Treasure Hunter lockboxes. It looks like Jagex is ready to take the next major step in that plan, with a list of piece-by-piece adjustments to mic…
RuneScape previews the second half of Havenhythe Island
The next big content update for RuneScape is on the way, and when it arrives, the second half of Havenhythe Island will be open for business. Jagex posted a preview of the many sights and challenges that await for players who push into this high-level region. Havenhythe Part II c…
RuneScape nears the end of its current league and releases a quality-of-life ‘deep clean’ patch
It’s time for Jagex to pull out its buckets, mops, brooms, and fancy feather dusters because this week’s RuneScape update is bringing a “deep clean” to the MMORPG. Which is the studio’s way of saying that the latest patch has done a whole lot of quality-of-life adjustment to addr…
Pixel Sundays: RuneScape – From Browser MMO to an Entire Gaming Universe
Today, RuneScape stands as one of the most enduring MMORPGs in existence. This year, the franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary. However, its history begins much earlier with an initial version in the late 1990s. At the time, it was merely a small project by the Gower brothers…
RuneScape and WWE headline September’s PlayStation Plus lineup
The PlayStation Plus September games arrive in waves, with RuneScape: Dragonwilds, WWE 2K26 and eight more titles across PS4 and PS5.
Viral AI-made RuneScape clone shut down after Jagex demands takedown
Just days after thousands of players started joining, the AI-generated clone confirmed it had removed access after Jagex requested it be taken down.
OpenAI employee takes down ChatGPT-coded RuneScape clone following Jagex cease-and-desist
Black Lodge Nintendo fan game life cycle.
"What in the vibe-coded s*** is this" - RuneScape players revolt as gen-AI copycat game appears and eventually attracts the eye of Jagex
A clone of Old School RuneScape that appeared on the internet this week, and stoked the ire of the RuneScape community, has quickly been shut down.
ChatGPT employee makes a "RuneScape clone," immediately gets slapped by Jagex lawyers, then acts like he's leaving some great legacy behind in a goodbye post surely written by AI
Elderwood died as it lived: quickly
AI-made RuneScape clone goes viral with playable browser version
Rohan Varma created Elderwood Realms using GPT-6 Astra in Codex, drawing heavily on Old School RuneScape and recreating familiar locations.
RuneScape Dev Given 3-Year Suspended Sentence For Stealing $400,000
Mod Jed has been handed a three-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, after pawning stolen RuneScape goods on the black market.
September's first wave of Xbox Game Pass games revealed, and it brings RuneScape to console for the first time
The first wave of games coming to PC and Xbox Game Pass in September have been revealed, and it's a little barren. Probably the highlight is the arrival of new RuneScape co-op survival game Dragonwilds.
RuneScape teases a higher housing furniture cap in the near future, makes rats prettier and ferrets shinier
Take a deep breath and jump, ’cause RuneScape is plunging right into September with a Tuesday patch that focuses on player housing, dungeoneering, and leagues. Jagex emphasized that there’s a hard limit for decorating your abode in RuneScape: “Re-enforced a 300 furniture limit in…
Old School RuneScape player hits 99 fishing by just catching shrimp and anchovies. Jagex approves
After spending two years and three months catching solely anchovies and shrimp, Old School RuneScape player 'Bosby' has hit 99 fishing.
In a fascinating use of free will, Old School RuneScape player spent 4,304 hours catching 275,196 shrimp and 257,064 anchovies to max out his fishing skill in the worst way possible
"This is getting entirely too much attention."
Make Meaningful Choices to Fuel Your Fast-Paced Journey: Leagues II: Equilibrium is Live in RuneScape
Leagues II: Equilibrium is live now in RuneScape. The limited-time mode is back, with a fresh start run full of tasks, relics to acquire, and choices to make on your accelerated run through Gielinor.
RuneScape player spends over 2 years maxing one skill in slowest way possible
According to their final stats, the journey involved catching 275,196 raw shrimp and 257,064 raw anchovies, for a combined 532,260 fish.
RuneScape is Adding One of Its Most-Requested Features: Quest Helper
This month, RuneScape will be adding Quest Helper as part of the RuneScape API Project. Leagues II is also on the way, endgame discussions, new stuff, and more.
After promising less invasive microtransactions, RuneScape dev Jagex rolls out one-time-use microtransactions then immediately backpedals
Jagex quickly changed the terms of the new items after player uproar
Old School RuneScape players are getting their boats stuck Suez Canal-style thanks to a narrow river in its new island: 'Helmp mee'
Helmp, I need somebody, helmp, not just anybody.
Wyrmscraig, a New Sailing Destination in Old School RuneScape, is Open, With New Skilling Activities & Much More
Today, Old School RuneScape has opened, Wyrmscraig, a tough new Sailing destination with new Skilling Activities, new Slayer Master, and a new quest.
Why Dropping Microtransactions Gives RuneScape a Shot at World of Warcraft's Crown
The team behind RuneScape wants the long-running MMO to take the throne from World of Warcraft, and it might have a fighting chance.
RuneScape Reveals First Powerful Relics That Will Shape Your Experience in Leagues II: Equilibrium
Leagues returns for another round in RuneScape in August with Equilibrium. Today, Jagex is detailing some of the relics that will shape the whole experience.
RuneScape Previews This Week's Grand Exchange Improvements for Frequently Updated, Clearer Trading
Jagex previews RuneScape's Grand Exchange improvements, which are on the way this week.
Pass Go, Earn GP, and Acquire Pieces of Gielinor in Jagex' Monopoly: RuneScape Edition
Jagex has revealed a special RuneScape edition of Monopoly that lets you acquire properties all around Gielinor, from Varrock to Prifddinas, using themed tokens like Bob the Cat and a cabbage.
A PvP holy war has broken out in the Wilderness of Old School RuneScape
Sometimes when an MMO dev claims its PvP sandbox will encourage “emergent gameplay,” it’s shorthand for “we don’t feel like designing anything.” In the case of Old School RuneScape, however, that emergent interaction has indeed sprung forth in the form of an in-game holy war betw…
Jagex wants classic British point-and-click MMO RuneScape to be bigger than World of Warcraft
Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy has shared his lofty aspiration for RuneScape to be the biggest MMO in the world in the next five years. That, for those unaware, would mean toppling World of Warcraft from the top spot.
"What makes an MMO truly special": Hundreds of Old School RuneScape players have become monks and started a holy war after a pilgrimage got out of control
Your skull concerns us
Runescape: Dragonwilds dev thinks there's 12 million legacy Runescape players on Switch who'll be interested
You'll Rune the day
RuneScape rebalances the mid-game, Old School RuneScape adds the isle of Wyrmscraig July 29
Like most things RuneScape, Jagex has been talking up its mid-game rebalance effort for some time now, but at last that talk has transformed into a full content release as the MMORPG now makes several adjustments to improve the middle levels of character progress in very granular…
A religious war is raging right now, as people are dressing in robes and rushing into danger in Old School RuneScape
Do you ever get a hankering to bust out the fancy robes, grab a staff, and venture out into the wild with a gaggle of your friends? Well, good news! Religious war is back in a big way, in Old School RuneScape .
World of Warcraft and RuneScape Fans Want Official Jimothy Support After Game Devs Show Love for Viral Raccoon
The internet has fallen in love with a viral raccoon named Jimothy, and so has the gaming industry.
Jagex Launcher Linux Beta released for Old School Runescape
Jagex today announced the official release of the Jagex Launcher Linux Beta, making it hopefully simpler and easier to get into Old School Runescape. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
RuneScape studio says this week’s housing upgrade is not a ‘one-and-done’ feature
Yesterday’s massive RuneScape housing upgrade did not go off without a hitch, meaning that Jagex is already hard at work shoring up the revised systems. In its follow-up dev blog today, the studio says it’s fixed multiple issues, has dozens more on deck, and is considering a numb…
RuneScape Adds the Much-Anticipated Housing Update
Build your dream home
RuneScape launches major Player-Owned Housing overhaul as part of its bigger 25-year feature revamps
Even though Old School RuneScape was 'not built to have a LAN setup at all,' it just had a live esports tournament with 4,000 attendees: 'We were doubting at times whether we actually can pull it off'
Deadman All Stars is the biggest live event Jagex has put together to date.
RuneScape Player-Owned Housing Rework is Live, With Flexible Options, and Construction 120 to Unlock Even More
The Player-Owned Housing rework is live in RuneScape. An expanded Build mode offers many flexible new options. Make communities with Homesteads. Skill up in Construction for even more options.
RuneScape Announces The Revamp of Player-Owned Housing And Construction Skill Increased Level Cap
As the beloved MMORPG continues to thrive, Jagex launches RuneScape's latest player-owned housing update and increases the Construction skill level cap.
RuneScape Dragonwilds teases Scorned Wilderness and its September 15 boss raid
With Umbral Sands in the rearview mirror, RuneScape Dragonwilds is shaking off complaints about grind and setting expectations for Scorned Wilderness, which is the major update set for this fall. “Until now, we’ve shipped Major Updates that are expansive continents that add a new…