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Jagex Cancels RuneScape Reignited Two Weeks After Reveal
The new update was described as a "relaunch" of RuneScape, but many players voiced concerns about fracturing the game's player base The post Jagex Cancels RuneScape Reignited Two Weeks After Reveal appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.
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.
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 intention here seemingly was to bring new people in to breathe some life back into the game. This did not go down well with the old timers. And now, it's been flat out cancelled.
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.
RuneScape 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
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 RuneFest 2026, Jagex unveiled a new trailer for RuneScape 3's Hoard of Dragons expansion, featuring the Dragon Slayer II quest, arriving in 2027. That video I linked to is a reupload by another channel,
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.
RuneScape Reignited launches 2 December
Jagex is offering long-time, lapsed, and new RuneScape players a clean slate with RuneScape Reignited.
RuneScape to “Relaunch” with Reignited Update in December 2026
Jagex has released sizable content roadmaps for RuneScape, Old School RuneScape, and RuneScape: Dragonwilds The post RuneScape to “Relaunch” with Reignited Update in December 2026 appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.
Jagex wants classic British point-and-click MMO RuneScape to be bigger than World of Warcraft
Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy has shared his lofty aspiration for RuneScape to be the biggest MMO in the world in the next five years. That, for those unaware, would mean toppling World of Warcraft from the top spot.
RuneScape boss wants to overtake World of Warcraft as the number 1 MMO, promises big things in October
"If you’re going to set lofty and ambitious goals, why not swing for the top?"
RuneScape revamps its housing customisation with a snazzy looking build mode and the option to make your own neighbourhood with your pals
RuneScape is having a bit of a home improvement moment, quite literally. An update went live yesterday that focused completely on player-owned housing, revamping how you both use and construct it, bringing it honestly quite close to The Sims in how it handles house building, amongst other tweaks and additions.
RuneScape initiates emergency patch rollback for the most ironic reason possible: Giving players so many runes it would cause 'irreparable economic damage'
A bug introduced in the latest update showed players with literally trillions of runes.
Solve a crab housing crisis and fight a Dreadhog in part one of Runescape's big Havenhythe expansion, which is out now
That sound you can hear in the distance is someone mumbling in-teh-grih-teh, because a key bit of RuneScape's in-teh-grih-teh-focused 2026 additions has gone live today, March 23rd. It's part one of the Havenhythe expansion, which Jagex are touting as the MMORPG's largest area embiggening yet.
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September's first wave of Xbox Game Pass games revealed, and it brings RuneScape to console for the first time
The first wave of games coming to PC and Xbox Game Pass in September have been revealed, and it's a little barren. Probably the highlight is the arrival of new RuneScape co-op survival game Dragonwilds.
World of Warcraft and RuneScape Fans Want Official Jimothy Support After Game Devs Show Love for Viral Raccoon
The internet has fallen in love with a viral raccoon named Jimothy, and so has the gaming industry.