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OpenAI employee takes down ChatGPT-coded RuneScape clone following Jagex cease-and-desist
OpenAI employee Rohan Varma has taken down the browser-based, AI-coded RuneScape clone called Elderwood following negative attention from the RuneScape community and a cease-and-desist request from developer Jagex... Read more.
OpenAI employee takes down ChatGPT-coded RuneScape clone following Jagex cease-and-desist
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ChatGPT employee’s vibecoded Old School RuneScape ripoff lived for three days before a legal takedown
We might have a new record for the shortest length of time for an MMO to release and then shut down, which would normally be a sad moment but for the fact that this is related to some AI vibecoded slop. This is the story of Elderwood, a game “created” by a ChatGPT employee that faced […]
"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. Read more
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
On September 6, ChatGPT employee Rohan Varma, who works on the company's Codex coding tool and previously worked at Palantir, proudly revealed Elderwood, a vibe-coded multiplayer game which he later openly described as a "RuneScape clone." By September 9, actual RuneScape developer Jagex had filed...
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
PlayStation Plus September 2026 Game Catalog Adds RuneScape: Dragonwilds, WWE 2K26, Mega Man X Command Mission, and More
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for September 2026. The arrivals are as follows for the Extra and Premium tiers: RuneScape: Dragonwilds | PS5 WWE 2K26 | PS5 Ball x Pit | PS5 Date Everything! | PS5 Slitterhead | PS5, PS4 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound | PS5, PS4 Dungeons of...
RuneScape Dragonwilds announces that its price won’t change when it makes its 1.0 launch
Most of the time when a game enters early access, it does so at a reduced price and then raises its cost when it makes it to a 1.0 launch. Not so with RuneScape: Dragonwilds, which Jagex has confirmed will remain at its current price point of $30, even after it hits 1.0. “Since we launched into...
RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Slitterhead and More Coming to PS Plus Extra/Premium on September 15
Premium subscribers also gain access to Classics like Metro 2033 Redux, Metro: Last Light Redux, and Mega Man X Command Mission.
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for September 2026 Confirmed
Sony has confirmed the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for September 2026, which is headlined by RuneScape: Dragonwilds, WWE 2K26 and Ball x Pit. Indie romance simulator Date Everything!, suspenseful adventure Slitterhead and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound are also all worth a look. A personal favorite this...
PlayStation Plus Extra, Premium September Games Have Something for Everyone
Sony has revealed the list of PS Plus Extra and Premium September 2026 games. As previously confirmed, popular Jagex IP RuneScape is making its console debut, with RuneScape: Dragonwilds launching straight into the catalog on day one. Complete list of games joining PS Plus Extra, Premium catalog in...
PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium Games For September 2026 Include WWE 2K26 And More
Sony has confirmed which games are coming to the PlayStation Plus games catalog for September 2026 for Extra and Premium subscribers. This month, subscribers can look for ward to WWE 2K26, Ball x Pit, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, and Date Everything. Slitterhead, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Dungeons of...
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for September: RuneScape: Dragonwilds, WWE 2K26, Ball x Pit, Date Everything! and more
This month, master survival and uncover ancient secrets in RuneScape: Dragonwilds, run the squared circle your way in WWE 2K26, descend into the monster-filled ruins of Ballbylon in Ball x Pit, or turn everyday household objects into lovers, friends or enemies in Date Everything!. All these titles...
Sony reveals new PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games for September
Sony has announced September’s new batch of PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium titles. This month’s update brings a mix of brand‑new releases and recent favourites, including RuneScape: Dragonwilds, a fresh spin‑off set in the long‑running RuneScape universe, and Sniper Elite: Resistance, which...
Humanity's best friend is coming to Old School RuneScape, and seeing a low-poly shiba has me temporally disoriented
"Low-poly dogs!" I hear you chant in the distance. "Low-poly dogs!" The war cry gets louder. "Low-poly dogs!" It's inescapable now, the low-poly dogs requested by the masses are here… Or, well, in the digital world of Old School RuneScape at the very least, as Jagex have added in a new members-only...
Old School RuneScape adds a litter of new in-game dogs with its latest quest
Cry “hecc” and let slip the dogs of friendship! We’re twisting this classic Shakespearean line around because Old School RuneScape has released a quest that opens a path to new in-game doggies. Clearly, this is the finest hour for the classic sandbox yet. This new quest line is called A Ruff...
Old School RuneScape makes sure you're not feeling ruff with the inclusion of dogs in latest update
Old School RuneScape is the rare case where an older version of game stands on its own merits. Even so, Jagex have been slowly updating and adding to it over the years, and this time around Old School RuneScape is getting nothing less than man's best friend with the debut of A Ruff Situation. A...
It’s Officially the End of an Era for Old School RuneScape
After 13 years, Old School RuneScape has reached the end of an era in a way that will leave most players extremely pleased. Old School RuneScape is a game filled with legacy, but there's one area in which it has historically been slacking until now.
It’s Officially the End of an Era for Old School RuneScape
A new update officially marks the end of a 13-year-old era for Old School RuneScape.
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.
Former Old School RuneScape developer sentenced to 150 hours community service for in-game gold theft
Crime is crime, even if it happens in an MMORPG, and it’s just as prosecutable as any other crime. This is the lesson that former Jagex developer Andrew Lakeman learned this month as UK courts sentenced him to 150 hours of community service, 25 days of rehabilitation, and a suspended three-year...
We got a look at RuneScape: Dragonwilds’ console release, here are our thoughts
RuneScape has been a staple in PC gaming culture for decades now. Though perhaps it isn’t looked at with the same prestige and esteem generally by console gamers, the series has been hugely influential in the upbringing of a whole generation of gamers. I wasn’t one of them, sadly, as the era I grew...
Former Old School RuneScape Developer Sentenced For Stealing In-Game Gold From Players
Under investigation since 2019, Andrew ‘Mod Jed’ Lakeman could face three years in prison after crypto laundering half a million worth of in-game loot
8-year Old School RuneScape saga comes to a close with former dev sentenced for stealing $400K in gold and items from players
First reported by Dexerto, former Jagex employee Andrew "Mod Jed" Lakeman has been sentenced to three years in prison (suspended for two years) for using dev tools to remove items from player accounts, then selling them online. An investigation found that Lakeman had earned more than $400,000...
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