RuneScape just turned 25, and Jagex is betting everything on what comes next. The long-running MMO hit its anniversary with a massive cash push, a rebrand into Jagex The RuneScape Company, and promises of serious long term support across the entire franchise. The plan covers fresh content, expanded development, and bigger ambitions rather than nostalgia laps.
The studio rolled out a celebratory video outlining its direction, highlighting the return of RuneFest at a scale larger than any previous version and revisiting the game’s evolution from a browser experiment into a genre lifter. Leadership framed the milestone as shared territory, crediting the community as the reason the game still exists at this size.
Future plans stretch across multiple fronts. Old School RuneScape is set to receive a new roadmap revealed during an upcoming summit stream, while RuneScape Dragonwilds gets its own event focused on expansions and long-term direction. A separate livestream is planned ahead of both to outline how the next era is supposed to feel.
Actual gameplay details remain mostly locked up, though the studio confirmed a sweeping refresh aimed at visuals, player avatars, and support systems. Developers emphasized integrity and core identity as guiding ideas rather than chasing trends. One confirmed change already landed well with players: the removal of the Treasure Hunter microtransaction system after a community vote.
The quiet headline might be the most important one. Jagex announced the Future Talent Pathway, built with Into Games, targeting aspiring developers from low-income and working-class backgrounds. The program focuses on mentorship, training, and real access to industry pipelines at a time when studio closures keep shrinking those paths.
Leadership framed the anniversary as a starting point rather than a victory lap, committing record funding toward content, tools, and technology meant to carry RuneScape forward for decades rather than seasons.
The studio rolled out a celebratory video outlining its direction, highlighting the return of RuneFest at a scale larger than any previous version and revisiting the game’s evolution from a browser experiment into a genre lifter. Leadership framed the milestone as shared territory, crediting the community as the reason the game still exists at this size.
Future plans stretch across multiple fronts. Old School RuneScape is set to receive a new roadmap revealed during an upcoming summit stream, while RuneScape Dragonwilds gets its own event focused on expansions and long-term direction. A separate livestream is planned ahead of both to outline how the next era is supposed to feel.
Actual gameplay details remain mostly locked up, though the studio confirmed a sweeping refresh aimed at visuals, player avatars, and support systems. Developers emphasized integrity and core identity as guiding ideas rather than chasing trends. One confirmed change already landed well with players: the removal of the Treasure Hunter microtransaction system after a community vote.
The quiet headline might be the most important one. Jagex announced the Future Talent Pathway, built with Into Games, targeting aspiring developers from low-income and working-class backgrounds. The program focuses on mentorship, training, and real access to industry pipelines at a time when studio closures keep shrinking those paths.
Leadership framed the anniversary as a starting point rather than a victory lap, committing record funding toward content, tools, and technology meant to carry RuneScape forward for decades rather than seasons.
