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RuneScape Reignited Is Dead, but the Problem Jagex Was Trying to Solve Still Exists
This aged much faster than I ever expected. When I sat down to chat with Creative Director Ryan Philpott (Mod Ryan) and Game Designer Molly Mason at RuneFest 2026, RuneScape: Reignited was supposed to be one of Jagex's biggest announcements for the future of its 25-year-old MMO. It was announced on...
WccftechMassively OP Podcast Episode 584: Old men with old phrases
Justin and Chris discuss Funcom's layoffs, Enshrouded's launch, RuneScape's canceled Reignited, DDO's promo, and Dark Age of Camelot's 25th birthday, with adventures in RimWorld, LOTRO, Fallout 76, and Skate, plus a mailbag topic on essential MMO hooks.
Massively Overpowered
Old School RuneScape opens its new Fractured Archive raid for players today
You might be surprised to learn that Old School RuneScape doesn’t have that many raids in it. As a matter of fact, it only has four. Well, it has four now because this week’s update has officially introduced the Fractured Archive, the sandbox MMORPG’s newest high-tier encounter for players to take...
Massively Overpowered
Old School RuneScape's hardest raid yet, The Fractured Archive, comes to mobile
It's been a couple of weeks now since I attended RuneFest 2026. And for a first-time visitor and only a once-or-twice RuneScape player, it succeeded in getting me hyped for what was coming to the hit MMO. Now, fans of Old School RuneScape can look forward to the hardest raid yet, The Fractured...
Pocket Gamer
I've been covering MMOs for 13 years, and this is by far the most disgusting grind I've ever seen
In January 2023, one Old School RuneScape player made history by rocketing to 200 million experience in the MMO's laborious Agility skill in under one minute by cashing in eight years worth of collected minigame tickets. It was unprecedented – a 'see it to believe it' moment, like watching someone...
Steam NewsI've been covering MMOs for 13 years, and this is by far the most disgusting grind I've ever seen
It takes a lot to stun Old School RuneScape players
GamesRadar
RuneScape launches its in-game plugin hub and tweaks its new duo boss in latest patch
Who’s ready for patch week in RuneScape? Presumably fans of the MMORPG are, particularly since this is a regular occurrence. What’s all-new this week, though, is the launch of an in-game plugin browser to let players use fan-crafted mods through a more official means instead of outside sites or...
Massively Overpowered
RuneScape launches its first wave of community plugins, and you can use them now
RuneScape's first batch of official community plugins are live, bringing quest guidance and other handy tools directly to Jagex's MMO. Read the full story on PCGamesN: RuneScape launches its first wave of community plugins, and you can use them now
Steam NewsRuneScape launches its first wave of community plugins, and you can use them now
RuneScape's first batch of official community plugins are live, bringing quest guidance and other handy tools directly to Jagex’s MMO.
PCGamesN
RuneScape: Song of Rebellion Officially Confirmed for 2027
RuneScape has a long history of expanding its fantasy world with new quests, skills, enemies, and locations, giving players plenty of reasons to return to Gielinor. Jagex is continuing that approach with a new slate of content for all RuneScape games planned for the coming months, including updates...
Steam NewsRuneScape: Song of Rebellion Officially Confirmed for 2027
Song of Rebellion gives the new RuneScape continent of Ashenfall even more content.
Game RantWildercrown Unveils New Trailer for Its RuneScape-Inspired MMO Experience
Talk Alice Labs has released a brand-new trailer for Wildercrown, its upcoming RuneScape-inspired MMORPG. Click here for more details! The post Wildercrown Unveils New Trailer for Its RuneScape-Inspired MMO Experience appeared first on COGconnected.
Cogconnected
The MOP Up: Jagex prepares to migrate all of its legacy RuneScape accounts
Big things are afoot on RuneScape’s backend, as Jagex is preparing to migrate its legacy accounts (all accounts will be given 50 character slots total to help) to the new system and bringing out a MacOS Silicon launcher by the end of this month. “Earlier this year, we gave you a heads up that the...
Massively Overpowered
Veteran Players Manage To Kill New RuneScape In Just Two Weeks
RuneScape Reignited was set to launch in early December
Kotaku
RuneScape Reignited Is Cancelled, Just Two Weeks After Announcement
Jagex has announced that it’s cancelling RuneScape Reignited, a new version of the long-running MMO, just two weeks after its initial announcement. In a lengthy community post, creative director Mod Ryan says, “First of all, thank you for all the feedback since the announcement at Runefest. We...
Steam News
‘It is clear that we missed the mark on this’: RuneScape halts its Reignited character plan
Ever since RuneScape unveiled the Reignited character type at RuneFest, the game’s devs have been on the back foot, facing veteran player pushback and outlining plans to rejigger its release in order to make long-standing players feel included. But now, Jagex has officially thrown in the towel and...
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RuneScape Reignited axed by development team but temporary free membership will go ahead
It was one of the more surprising and divisive reveals at RuneFest 2026. RuneScape Reignited was a separate, siloed-off economy where players began at level three and could explore Gielinor at their own pace. While the excitement was palpable, so was the discontent, and now, RuneScape Reignited has...
Pocket Gamer
Jagex quickly cancels RuneScape Reignited
It has only been a couple of weeks since Jagex announced RuneScape Reignited but the company is already changing up its plans. The studio has announced in a new update that it has decided to cancel the project following fan feedback. Jagex quickly cancels RuneScape Reignited first appeared on...
KitGuru
Runescape Reignited's cancellation is the right move, despite my own hype
I was excited for Runescape Reignited, but Jagex is correct to pull its plans for the new incarnation of its MMORPG amid a community split.
PCGamesN
Jagex cancels RuneScape Reignited less than two weeks after it was announced, due to "a ton" of player feedback
RuneScape: Reignited, a shiny new version of the long-running British MMORPG, has been cancelled less than two weeks after it was revealed. Read more
Eurogamer
Welp, all of you RuneScape folks who hate Reignited have gotten your wish, as the controversial MMO rejig has been cancelled
Welp, that was short lived. Earlier this month, Jagex made some big RuneScape announcements, namely that they're making a fourth version of the MMO (aptly, currently called RuneScape 4), but also the arrival of RuneScape Reignited, a new character type that would come with its own, new economy. The...
Rock Paper Shotgun
Less than 2 weeks after announcing RuneScape Reignited, Jagex is scrapping the whole thing
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Steam NewsLess than 2 weeks after announcing RuneScape Reignited, Jagex is scrapping the whole thing
In the wake of a furious backlash from players, Jagex admits it "missed the mark."
PC Gamer
Jagex Cancels Runescape Reignited In Response To Player Complaints
Despite nearly being ready for release, Jagex has just scrapped the release of its newest project.
TheGamer
Valheim vs Enshrouded vs RuneScape: Dragonwilds: Let's settle this
ttention fellow base-building ghouls and survival masochists, I've got good news and bad news. Starting with the good: Some of the best survival crafting games are no longer in early access, and have hit their 1.0 milestones. The bad news? Three of them piled into the same one-month window... Read...
Steam NewsValheim vs Enshrouded vs RuneScape: Dragonwilds: Let's settle this
Three top-tier survival crafting games have entered their 1.0 era.
PC Gamer
RuneScape Reignited Canceled Less Than Two Weeks After Being Announced
Creative director Mod Ryan announced that RuneScape Reignited, a new game mode designed for both old and seasoned players to start fresh, has been canceled less than two weeks after it was first announced.
IGN
Jagex cancels MMO reset RuneScape Reignited after player backlash
RuneScape developer Jagex has canceled RuneScape Reignited, a recently announced and hugely controversial plan to soft-reset the MMO by spinning up forked servers with fresh economies and characters, after widespread player criticism. Jagex only just apologized for neglecting players and announced...
Steam News
Old School RuneScape discusses November quest rewards and new gathering efficiencies
This week in Old School RuneScape is kind of thin in terms of content, considering next week will bring the Fractured Archive raid. Even so, there’s still some items of interest for those who are playing the elder sandbox that may be of interest. We’ll start with another set of polls posted by...
Massively OverpoweredJagex cancels MMO reset RuneScape Reignited after player backlash
The new version of RuneScape would have launched new worlds with exclusive, fresh characters
GamesRadar
Interview: RuneScape devs talk Reignited and the Road to Restoration
Believe it or not, it's already been a week since I attended RuneFest 2026! And one subject I've been excited to touch on was my interview with RuneScape devs Mod Ryan and Mod Luma. We got into the weeds of Reignited, the content schedule for 2028 and much more, so read on and find out what I...
Pocket Gamer
Old School RuneScape player completes challenge so difficult it took nearly 4 years
Coxie began the challenge three years and nine months ago, having already collected every pet on a different account.
Dexerto
One MMO player spent 6,572 hours setting a new world record – about 30% of the last 4 waking years
Almost nowhere but in MMOs will you find speedruns measured in months, not minutes or hours. One Old School RuneScape diehard recently shattered one of the most time-consuming records around, racking up 6,572 hours played on a quest to collect every pet in the game as fast as possible. Our champion...
Steam NewsOne MMO player spent 6,572 hours setting a new world record – about 30% of the last 4 waking years
Old School RuneScape crowns a new king of pets
GamesRadar
"He was one of us": Unexpected tributes to RJ Mitte from MMO fans after Breaking Bad star dies
Mitte said he'd maxed his RuneScape account and several World of Warcraft characters
GamesRadar
RuneScape: Dragonwilds Is Closing In on 3 Million Players, and Jagex Is Already Planning “a String of Sagas”
Every now and then, there’s confidence and success in a game, where they don’t need to hide behind vague lines like “it was a success” or “it failed to hit targets”. During my conversation with the team behind RuneScape: Dragonwilds, I’m used to not getting numbers, so I said I wouldn’t ask for...
Wccftech
RuneScape's New Reveal Makes Dragonwilds Look Like a Secret First Chapter
Despite Dragonwilds' surprising survival genre successes, Jagex are set to build another MMO, RuneScape 4, out of it's Unreal Engine bones.
Game Rant
RuneScape outlines more granular plans to reward and include veteran players into Reignited’s launch
Last week, we reported on a mea culpa from he devs of RuneScape, as its plans for the Reignited character type incensed the sandbox’s veteran players, who argued that they were being pushed aside in favor of new players or that the release would split the population in half. Jagex has since started...
Massively Overpowered
MMO Week in Review: RuneScape 4, Aion 2
We’ve had three RuneScapes, yes, but what about fourth RuneScape? Hope you wanted that because this week, Jagex finally put a name on the new MMORPG it’s been working on for years, and it is indeed RuneScape 4, which the studio says will operate alongside the other versions. Meanwhile, Aion 2 made...
Massively Overpowered
The MOP Up: A RuneScape animated show is in the works
A RuneScape animated series is in development: “Jagex unveiled plans to expand RuneScape beyond games, partnering with creator and internet phenomenon, Charlie White aka MoistCr1TiKaL as well as acclaimed LA-based production business Lyrical Media, to bring the world, characters and stories of...
Massively Overpowered
RuneFest 2026: RuneScape Seeks To Rekindle The Flame
Since its release 25 years ago, the legendary MMO RuneScape has, for better and for worse, been changed into something unrecognizable. In fact, some of these changes have been so divisive that, in February 2013, at the request of fans, the British company behind the game, Jagex, released Old School...
Steam News
MMO Jukebox Song of the Week: ‘Give It Your Pest Shot’ from RuneScape
Three things you need to know about RuneScape’s soundtrack. First, it’s one of the largest and most diverse OSTs out there, and I’m totally serious about that. Second, it’s full of interesting and excellent pieces. And third, it’s populated by the most groan-worthy pun titles ever devised. Ladies...
Massively Overpowered
2 New RuneScape Skills Officially Confirmed for 2027
The RuneScape franchise has spent more than two decades giving players new ways to explore its fantasy world, from fighting dangerous monsters to gathering resources and developing their characters through a wide range of skills, and some new ones are coming to the franchise's latest iteration in...
Steam News
Old School RuneScape’s PvP tutor added a bug that saw bosses double-killing players and wiping their gear
Yesterday, we reported on a pretty helpful-sounding feature added to Old School RuneScape: an NPC whose sole purpose was to show people the ropse of PvP in the sandbox. But what had happened instead was that this character’s introduction – or the patch that added him – introduced a bug that saw...
Massively Overpowered2 New RuneScape Skills Officially Confirmed for 2027
RuneScape's roadmap for 2027 confirms a couple of new skills coming to the open-world survival-crafting game.
Game Rant
RuneFest 2026: The Future of Old School RuneScape Is Being Built Together With The Community
Originally developed and released in early 2001 by brothers Andrew and Paul Gower, under the company they founded together, Jagex, fantasy MMORPG RuneScape has proven immensely popular over a remarkable period of time. However, the road to such success has been anything but an easy one, as multiple...
Steam News
RuneScape begins beta testing plugin support, Old School RuneScape breaks down its Fractured Archive raid
While many of the old salts of RuneScape are likely still talking about the Reignited character kerfuffle, this week did indeed bring something more to the sandbox MMORPG, namely a beta test of direct plugin support for those who want to modify their in-game experience without risking their account...
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After accidentally killing players and deleting billions, Old School RuneScape devs rush out a fix
It has been zero days since an Old School RuneScape update gave players a heart attack. Following the rollout of a new training arena led by the NPC Pete Kayer, ironically meant to help players practice their PvP skills and survive, OSRS fans quickly noticed a bug that was interfering with the...
Steam NewsAfter accidentally killing players and deleting billions, Old School RuneScape devs rush out a fix
Impacted OSRS players had their items restored, thankfully
GamesRadar
Old School RuneScape Is Nearly 20 Years Old, but Jagex Thinks Its Best Years May Still Be Ahead of It
How many games can you say that the players have been waiting almost twenty years to enter a city in the game? Until this weekend, I'd have said none. Then again, until this weekend, I'd only ever dabbled in a bit of RuneScape over the many years, the first time when Old School RuneScape was just...
Wccftech
RuneScape issues apologies and promises for its Reignited characters after the reveal enrages veterans
What likely was intended as a big reveal from RuneScape instead kind of blew up in Jagex’s face. Readers will likely recall the Reignited character reveal that was made during this year’s RuneFest, which basically promised a way for new and existing players to experience the sandbox MMORPG in a new...
Massively OverpoweredRuneScape studio pulls trailer, says a partner broke its anti-AI rule without its knowledge, and it’s happened before
Players spotted that the Dragon Slayer 2 trailer used generative AI art
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The Pocket Gamer Podcast Episode 97 - RuneScape RuneFest, Warhammer Survivors, and, well, more Warhammer Survivors
Are you a fan of all things low-poly, or are you into old-school cool? Have you ever dabbled in RuneScape, or are you more of a Warhammer enthusiast? You can certainly be both in this week's (New and Improved!) Pocket Gamer Podcast, where Iwan recaps everything that went down during RuneFest over...
Pocket Gamer
Massively OP Podcast Episode 582: The year of MMO sequels is upon us
Justin and Chris discuss RuneScape 4, Aion 2, Monsters & Memories, Dune Awakening, LOTRO, EverQuest, EverQuest II, WoW Forever, and Farever, with adventures in LOTRO, Skate, and Fallout 76, plus a mailbag topic on our favorite MMORPG achievements.
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RuneScape devs apologize for plan to reset and divide the MMO with Reignited servers
RuneScape developer Jagex is reconsidering its plans after one of the biggest announcements at its recent RuneFest event sparked widespread outrage among the game's player base. RuneScape Reignited, a proposed plan to fork the MMO into new worlds with fresh economies and leaderboards, is going back...
Steam NewsRuneScape devs apologize for plan to reset and divide the MMO with Reignited servers
"We are re-evaluating RuneScape Reignited," says Jagex after players revolt
GamesRadar
Jagex pull Runescape trailer and apologise for genAI use after complaints about six-fingered knights, pinning the blame on a "trusted external partner"
I'm really tired of writing about genAI today. It's my first news shift with RPS, and within a few hours, I've written three stories that are solely about genAI use by modders, indie outfits and now, somehow, Jagex. Still, the horrors persist, and so I must continue reporting on them. As part of...
Rock Paper ShotgunGames Industry News Roundup- October 6th, 2026
It's the news! A lot of miniatures/boardgames/TCG stuff this week, and a weird AI story involving RuneScape.
Goonhammer
RuneScape RuneFest 2026 Recap - The biggest news and what it was like on the ground
While many of you were probably spending your weekend doing whatever it is you do to de-stress after the week, I made my way to Birmingham. I know, terrifying. Fortunately, the reason that I was there was that I was visiting RuneFest 2026, hosted by Jagex to celebrate their massive MMORPG...
Pocket Gamer
RuneScape Dev Pulls Trailer After 6-Fingered Knight Leads to Generative AI Allegations
RuneScape developer Jagex has pulled a new trailer after a six-fingered knight led to allegations of generative AI use from fans.
IGN