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RuneScape's community head Jane Ryan on how to keep players coming back to your game
Read More »Understanding and delivering divergent story choices in MMORPGs
RuneScape senior narrative designer David Osborne on community-driven narrative in games
Read More »Jagex invests millions to curb RuneScape DDoS attacks
'This is a growing plague within the industry that many online services struggle with, and RuneScape appears to be one of the biggest targets,' says CEO Mark Gerhard
Read More »RuneScape launches charity campaign fuelled by in-game gold donations
Cambridge studio Jagex will convert virtual gifts into real donations for five charities
Read More »Runescape developers raising money for GamesAid
Jagex has teamed up with UK gaming charity GamesAid. The Runescape developer is running a month long campaign within the game that allows players to donate their in-game assets – for every 10m gold pieces donated, Jagex will donate $1 in real life. GamesAid will distribute the money between Willow, …
Read More »Jagex chokes RuneScape gold farmers with Bonds system
New payment scheme has had 'strong and immediate' impact on illegal practice
Read More »RuneScape 3 pulls in 300k players in first month
Jagex also claims 100,000 former players have re-activated their account
Read More »Jagex set for new round of layoffs
RuneScape developer undergoing review of player support functions
Read More »Developers should strive for consistency in UX design
Develop Conference: Game interfaces need to meet player expectations, says Jagex
Read More »RuneScape 3 makes transition to HTML5 July 22nd
Jagex labels new release 'most significant update' yet
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