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RuneScape’s CEO makes a bold claim, saying the team is aiming to beat World of Warcraft and become the biggest MMO on the planet

In a lengthy interview with The Game Business, the boss of RuneScape, one of the oldest MMOs in the business, has declared his ambitions to make the 25-year-old game the best in the genre while expanding the franchise to new pastures.

Windows Central · Jul 22

RuneScape CEO is serious about taking World of Warcraft's MMO crown: "Why not swing for the top?"

Jagex is coming for Blizzard

GamesRadar · Jul 21

RuneScape details its plans to scrap its 'Treasure Hunter' microtransactions, rework combat, and dole out other 'integrity-focused releases' for its 25th anniversary

The roadmap released today promises it "changes RuneScape forever."

PC Gamer · Jan 19

Jagex CEO says he's happy to take revenue hits to fix RuneScape 3's microtransaction and 'integrity' problem

Pride events? Bit of a gamble. Microtransactions? Defcon 3.

PC Gamer · Sep 26, 2025

You can use "a tenth" of the AAA "$400 million budget" and still get "not so different results" if you do it right, RuneScape CEO says: "We've seen that from Clair Obscur and a bunch of others"

"I think that that is a guiding light for many"

GamesRadar · Sep 24, 2025

"The French make wine and the Germans make cars and Jagex makes RuneScape": In 5 years, new CEO wants RuneScape to be at least "the second biggest MMO" in the West behind World of Warcraft, and says "we're already very close to that"

Old School RuneScape is currently doing the majority of that heavy lifting

GamesRadar · Sep 23, 2025

RuneScape boss says he killed new Pride events to keep things going 'as apolitically as possible,' which doesn't sound very apolitical to me

Apolitical, or just easy?

PC Gamer · Sep 4, 2025

Jagex CEO breaks glass, hits PR emergency button by promising an end to a 'tainted RuneScape 3' via microtransaction overhaul

DEFCON 3-to-Play.

PC Gamer · Jun 26, 2025

MMO dev admits egregious microtransactions are "harming" its game, the player base "isn't really growing," and it's time to clean up: "The era of a tainted RuneScape 3 is coming to an end"

Anti-MTX "Experiments" will start next month with Treasure Hunter being disabled

GamesRadar · Jun 25, 2025

'No gay, no pay': The RuneScape community is absolutely mauling Jagex's new CEO over his decision to cancel new Pride Month events

Jon Bellamy claimed the choice to dramatically curtail pride was to prevent backlash. That's caused an even bigger backlash.

PC Gamer · Jun 13, 2025