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. PC Gamer · Jul 30
"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 GamesRadar · Jul 21
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. PC Gamer · Jul 13
MMO players get a sailing skill, immediately become pirates channeling a famous 2006 disaster: "Piracy as emergent gameplay is honestly perfect" Old School RuneScape also added pirates, it turns out GamesRadar · Nov 20, 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
Illegal MMO gold seller earns nearly $500,000, becomes a tax issue, and days later devs announce plans to curb real-world trading Old School RuneScape Lithuanian gold farmers aren't tax exempt, it appears, while RuneScape law is pretty clear about it GamesRadar · Sep 19, 2025
"When I explained to her that everyone at Zeke was a real player who came to pay their respects, she burst out in tears": Parents of late baby son overwhelmed by huge in-game MMO tribute Old School RuneScape players give humanity a much-needed win GamesRadar · Sep 11, 2025
2 years ago an MMO player locked himself in a virtual cage of his own making – "after 10,000 hours" he is finally free Old School RuneScape challenge modes strike again GamesRadar · Jun 17, 2025
"Games and studios are being cancelled because of content that is perceived to be 'woke' or representative," new RuneScape CEO reportedly said in internal meeting explaining decision to stop or shrink the MMO's Pride events Old School RuneScape's Pride event was also scaled down to a community event GamesRadar · Jun 11, 2025
Old School RuneScape Adds New Boss Encounter in Latest Update Old School RuneScape has added a new boss encounter in its recent update. Yama, the Master of Packs, is the new endgame duo boss fight available for RuneScape members. The fiery boss is part of the fan-favorite questline, “Great Kourend,” which was last updated in 2021. inkl · Jun 3, 2025
You can finally try out Old School RuneScape’s first new skill in nearly two decades right now If you voted for shamanism like I did, you’ve got a boatload of consolation prizes in store. PC Gamer · Mar 20, 2025
20 years of MMO history comes full circle as Old School RuneScape reveals official "community servers" that give players "full control over gameplay modifiers" The ghost of Moparscape, is that you? GamesRadar · Sep 7, 2024
After burning down an iconic MMO casino, Old School RuneScape spends 2 years crafting a new anti-gambling bomb because 'Deathmatching' was a huge source of real-world trading Deathmatching is "majorly, if not always, linked to real world trading" GamesRadar · Aug 8, 2024
"People could've made billions": MMO legend returns from 2-year hiatus to share a game-breaking Old School RuneScape bug so dangerous even a former dev is shocked It's no Falador Massacre, but this could've been a disaster GamesRadar · Jun 5, 2024
GamesRadar · Nov 24, 2023 Thousands of MMO players wage the ultimate war in a race to break their game: infinite money vs infinite inventory space Old School RuneScape's Trailblazer Reloaded League sparks a blood feud
PC Gamer · Nov 9, 2023 Old School RuneScape players upend a 16-year-old minigame when they realise the cops can't possibly arrest all of them The game's devs say "Keep it going!"
TechRadar · Aug 21, 2023 Old School RuneScape could soon get sailing as its first new skill, but only if it wins a vote A lock-in poll is now live to determine whether sailing will be added to Old School RuneScape.
GamesRadar · Apr 11, 2023 178,000 players just voted for their MMO's first new skill in 17 years, and the race was unbelievably close Old School Runescape players have spoken, and they want to be pirates
GamesRadar · Mar 24, 2023 MMO community jazzed as "useless" 22-year-old item becomes key to an impossibly complex loot riddle It's finally time for Runescape's Tiles to shine