The Latest Breaking News from Jagex

Jagex acquisition won’t lead to RuneScape’s business models changing, CEO confirms

Jagex CEO Phil Mansell reassured RuneScape players that "there are no intentions of changing our [games'] business models."

TechRadar · Feb 12, 2024

After 20 years and 5 corporate owners, RuneScape players joke past reported $1.1 billion buyout of MMO icon Jagex: "Time to pool our money, boys."

The studio tried to reassure fans that games would not be "compromised" with shady business practices

GamesRadar · Feb 11, 2024

RuneScape developer Jagex is on the verge of being acquired again, this time by the backers of the Six Nations rugby tournament in a deal worth $900 million

It would be the fourth buyout of Jagex within a decade.

PC Gamer · Feb 7, 2024

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!"

PC Gamer · Nov 9, 2023

MMO devs give their blessing to an absurd exploit for a 16-year-old minigame, dedicate two themed worlds in its honor

The sq'irkin' don't never gotta stop

GamesRadar · Nov 7, 2023

MMO releases the sequel to an 18-year-old quest that features such rare drops the developer has to step in and reassure players: 'No need to put nan in the cage as the clock chimes midnight, just kill bosses'

After the developer said "they don't drop in the same way normal drops do", all bets were off.

PC Gamer · Jul 28, 2023

MMO dev reassures bamboozled players that mysterious new items are real, but only drop in a special new way

"What we can say for now is that they don't drop in the same way normal drops do..."

GamesRadar · Jul 28, 2023

Old School Runescape players were using a new bug to mass-murder each other and it got so bad the game had to be taken offline

A minor update introduced a major problem.

PC Gamer · Jul 20, 2023

OSRS devs answer our burning questions about Sailing, the MMO's first new skill in 17 years

Old School Runescape dev says "we've got to convince players we can be trusted to deliver"

GamesRadar · Apr 23, 2023

OSRS devs react to the MMO's massive Sailing vote: "It's almost certain, if we do this skill, we'll probably do another"

Shamanism could come next, but Taming is less likely

GamesRadar · Apr 14, 2023