Latest Jagex News and Stories

Old School Runescape Just Broke Its Concurrent Player Record

PC

5 months ago

Old School Runescape Just Broke Its Concurrent Player Record

Luke Plunkett

2

Player Spends $90,000 In Runescape, Reigniting Community Anger Around Microtransactions

In Real Life

2 years ago

Player Spends $90,000 In Runescape, Reigniting Community Anger Around Microtransactions

Cecilia D'Anastasio

5

Runescape Developer Cuts Ties With Twitch Streamers After Allegations Of Sexual Harassment, Violence

In Real Life

3 years ago

Runescape Developer Cuts Ties With Twitch Streamers After Allegations Of Sexual Harassment, Violence

Nathan Grayson

10

RuneFest, a convention run by the creators of RuneScape, is supposed to be an annual celebration of the fantasy MMO that came out in 2001 and has stayed improbably relevant in 2018 due to updates, iterations and an active streaming community. This year, some attendees raised concerns about one streamer…

Jagex Fires Old School RuneScape Employee After ‘Gross Misuse’ Of Mod Privileges

Retro

3 years ago

Jagex Fires Old School RuneScape Employee After ‘Gross Misuse’ Of Mod Privileges

Logan Booker

1

RuneScape Classic Servers To Be Shut Down Forever In August

Retro

3 years ago

RuneScape Classic Servers To Be Shut Down Forever In August

Logan Booker

1

The original RuneScape, now known as RuneScape Classic, was released all the way back in 2001. That’s 17 years ago. 17! Any online game that’s maintained some semblance of a population for nearly two decades should be respected. Sadly, come August, developer Jagex will pull the plug on the title,…

Runescape’s 13-Year Pirate Quest Is Coming To An End

In Real Life

3 years ago

Runescape’s 13-Year Pirate Quest Is Coming To An End

Gita Jackson

2

1000 RuneScape Players Tried To Outlast Each Other Against A Zombie Horde

In Real Life

3 years ago

1000 RuneScape Players Tried To Outlast Each Other Against A Zombie Horde

Eric Van Allen

Transformers Universe Is Closing, Six Months After Open Beta Launch

In Real Life

6 years ago

Transformers Universe Is Closing, Six Months After Open Beta Launch

Mike Fahey

5

Jagex’s multiplayer arena combat game Transformers Universe launched in open beta on July 4 of this year. On January 31 it’s shutting down for good. That was fast.