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2026

There are currently no website updates for 2026.

2025

There were no website updates for 2025.

2024

28 August – New Prices 2024

2023

There were no website updates for 2023.

2022

There were no website updates for 2022.

2021

2020

2019

25 December – Merry Christmas!
12 December – The Nightmare Poll Results
9 December – Old School Connectivity Issues
30 October – Another Message About Unofficial Clients
24 October – Account Security Features - Status Update
30 September – A Message About Unofficial Clients
24 July – Warding Poll Results
5 July – An Update On Partnerships and Old School
25 June – Player Support - Account Security Blog
11 June – Summer Special - 2019
13 May – Dev Blog: New Player Experience
10 May – Song of the Elves Poll Blog II
16 April – Warding Design Blog
10 April – Hiding Poll Results
5 April – Deadman: Spring Finals re-run & Summer Finals
1 April – Deadman Spring Finals - In Retrospect
23 January – Chambers of Xeric Revisited
21 January – Maintenance: Wednesday 23rd January
15 January – Poll Blog: Post Kebos Changes

2018

2017

2016

1 December – December - The Month Ahead (2016)
28 November – Premier Club - Buy Now
22 November – Premier Club Pricing - 30% Off 12 Months
21 November – Deadman Winter Invitational Tickets!
11 November – Deadman Invitational - December 17th
9 November – Dev Blog: Silver Jewellery & Poll 49
4 November – High Stakes Last Man Standing
2 November – Hardcore Ironman - Coming Nov 10th
1 November – November - The Month Ahead (2016)
1 November – Dev Blog: Raids Rewards Update
28 October – Dev Blog: Raids Rewards
20 October – Hardcore Ironman Mode (20th October 2016)
19 October – Dev Blog: Deadman Changes
7 October – October - The Month Ahead (2016)
23 September – Deadman Invitational III - Live from TwitchCon!
22 September – Reboot incoming...
21 September – Dev Blog: Ourania Altar
19 September – Deadman Invitational III
6 September – Dev Blog: Deadman Season 3
2 September – September - The Month Ahead (2016)
30 August – Golden Gnomes Poll
26 August – Dev Blog: Raids Armours & Rewards
24 August – Dev Blog: Duel Arena Changes
16 August – Dev Blog: Raids Rewards 3
10 August – Dev Blog: Wintertodt Rewards & Superior Slayer
5 August – Third-Party Clients
2 August – August - The Month Ahead (2016)
20 July – Last Man Standing: Patch Notes
13 July – Dev Blog: Raids Rewards 2
8 July – RuneFest 2016 – 17th September - Get Your Tickets
4 July – July - The Month Ahead (2016)
1 July – Last Man Standing Beta Application
28 June – Dev Blog: Raid Rewards
27 June – Design the OSRS Xmas Jumper
17 June – Dev Blog: PvP & POH Rooms
14 June – Deadman Invitational II - All the Info!
3 June – The Summer Ahead
20 May – Dev Blog: Last Man Standing
11 May – Dev Blog: Great Kourend Content
4 May – May - The Month Ahead (2016)
26 April – Monkey Madness II: Log In Competition
15 April – Player Designed Clue Contest!
15 April – Old School Priority Survey
15 April – Dev Blog: Seasonal Deadman Changes
15 April – Ask us anything!
12 April – Dev Blog: Clue Scroll Expansion
8 April – April - The Month Ahead (2016)
29 March – Deadman Invitational Winner & Retrospective
23 March – Chronicle: RuneScape Legends - Open Beta - Play Now!
21 March – The Deadman Invitational Has Begun!
16 March – Deadman Invitational & Seasonal Update
9 March – The Deadman Invitational
4 March – Dev Blog: LootShare
1 March – March - The Month Ahead (2016)
1 March – GameBlast16 - Thank You!
26 February – GameBlast16 is live!
25 February – GameBlast16 Charity Auction – live now!
23 February – Dev Blog: Monkey Madness II
19 February – Clan Cup: The Conclusion
17 February – Dev Blog: General Quality of Life
9 February – Dev Blog: Shard Share
2 February – Dev Blog: LootShare 2
1 February – February - The Month Ahead (2016)
29 January – Lootshare Dev Blog
25 January – Dev Blog: The Month of QoL
20 January – Dev Blog: The Inferno v2
19 January – Dev Blog: The Inferno
11 January – Devblog 38 - Zeah, Deadman Mode and Jad 2
1 January – Old School in 2016

2015

21 December – Christmas & Zeah
10 December – The Future of Deadman Mode
8 December – December - The Month Ahead (2015)
27 November – Dev Blog: Christmas 2015
20 November – Clan Cup: Registration Now Open
13 November – This Weekend on Twitch (13 November 2015)
13 November – Dev Blog: Clan Cup 2015
10 November – Dev Blog: Blood & Soul Altars
3 November – November - The Month Ahead (2015)
30 October – This Weekend on Twitch (30 October 2015)
28 October – Chronicle Closed Beta - Starts 25th November
23 October – This Weekend on Twitch (23 October 2015)
21 October – Dev Blog: Content Poll 37
16 October – This Weekend on Twitch (16 October 2015)
12 October – Deadman mode
7 October – October - The Month Ahead (2015)
6 October – RuneFest: Old School Reveals
5 October – Customer Service Week
25 September – This Weekend on Twitch (25 September 2015)
22 September – Dev Blog: Halloween 2015
18 September – This Weekend on Twitch (18 September 2015)
18 September – Dev Blog: Skillcape Perks
15 September – Dev Blog: Content Poll 36
11 September – This Weekend on Twitch (11 September 2015)
11 September – Sailing: Vote now!
8 September – Dev Blog: Sailing - An Overview
4 September – This Weekend on Twitch (4 September 2015)
1 September – September - The Month Ahead (2015)
28 August – This Weekend on Twitch (28 August 2015)
25 August – Golden Gnome Awards – 2015
21 August – This Weekend on Twitch (21 August 2015)
20 August – Technical problems
14 August – Dev Blog: Training Sailing
12 August – Dev Blog: Sailing Part 2
7 August – This Weekend on Twitch (7 August 2015)
7 August – Dev Blog: Sailing
5 August – Maintenance: 6th August 07:00 UTC - 08:00 UTC
3 August – August - The Month Ahead (2015)
31 July – This Weekend on Twitch (31 July 2015)
28 July – Dev Blog: Content Poll 35
27 July – Runescape Competitive Tournament
18 July – This Weekend on Twitch (18 July 2015)
10 July – This Weekend on Twitch (10 July 2015)
10 July – RuneFest 2015: Buy Tickets Now
8 July – Mouse Pad Design Competition
7 July – Introducing Mod Kieren
6 July – Deadman Mode - Survival PvP
1 July – July - The Month Ahead (2015)
29 June – Tournament Reminder: 5 days left to apply!
26 June – This Weekend on Twitch (26 June 2015)
22 June – Dev Blog: Priority Poll 4
19 June – Tournament Reminder: Apply Now!
16 June – RuneFest 2015 – Save the Date
12 June – Dev Blog: Content Poll 34
9 June – Dev Blog: Deadman Mode
8 June – Dev Blog: Abyssal Weapons
5 June – Competitive Tournament - Apply Now!
3 June – Introducing Mod Krista
2 June – Dev Blog: Slayer Expansion v2
1 June – June - The Month Ahead
29 May – Competitive Tournament
20 May – How are things in Old School?
15 May – Dev Blog: Slayer Expansion
8 May – Dev Blog: Content Poll 33
1 May – May - The Month Ahead
24 April – Dev Blog: Old School Website
21 April – Mod Reach
14 April – Dev Blog: Content Poll 32 (Resizable mode & more)
2 April – Merchandise Store - Now Open
1 April – April - The Month Ahead
13 March – Content Poll 31: Easter Holiday Event
11 March – Easter 2015 Developer Blog
2 March – March - The Month Ahead
17 February – GameBlast15 - Friday 12:00 UTC - Live Stream
9 February – Network Issues - Update
6 February – Dev Blog: Near Miss Poll
4 February – Permanent F2P - The Details
2 February – February - The Month Ahead
29 January – Permanent F2P & Membership Bonds
28 January – F2P Poll Now Open
27 January – Permanent F2P & Membership Bonds Poll
25 January – Permanent F2P Discussion
23 January – Membership Price Changes - 1st March 2015
21 January – Important F2P Announcement - 8pm GMT on Sunday
12 January – Dev Blog: The G.E. Part 2
9 January – Dev Blog: The Grand Exchange
1 January – OSRS in 2015

2014

24 December – Fairytale of Gielinor
19 December – Naming the Snake Boss - The Poll
12 December – Dev Blog: Expanding the Trading Post
5 December – Competition Time!
4 December – December - The Month Ahead
3 December – Vote for us in the MMO face-off!
3 December – Dev Blog: Achievement Diary Rewards 2
28 November – Dev Blog: Achievement Diary Rewards
25 November – Dev Blog: Snake Boss Rewards
24 November – Membership Price - Important Information
21 November – Dev Blog: Solo Snake Boss
19 November – Game Integrity Survey
14 November – Temporary Changes to F2P PK Worlds
11 November – Protect Your Account in Under 60 Seconds
7 November – New Continent, Achievement Diaries and Poll poll!
4 November – Network Update
3 November – November - The Month Ahead
31 October – Dev Blogs: Zeah & Achievement Diaries
24 October – Dev Blog: Content Poll 27
20 October – Death Mechanics Clarification
6 October – Dev Blog: Poll 26 Revisited
3 October – Dev Blog: Content Poll 26
1 October – October - The Month Ahead
26 September – Dev Blog: Halloween
22 September – Dev Blog: Bounty Hunter Rewards Shop Part 2
19 September – Bounty Hunter: Server firsts!
18 September – Character Name Clean-Up – Final Release
17 September – Bounty Hunter is Coming!
15 September – Revised Dev Blog: Content Poll 25 (Corporeal Beast & Iron Man Mode)
12 September – Dev Blog: Content Poll 25 (Corporeal Beast & Iron Man Mode)
11 September – A letter from Mod MMG
10 September – Character Name Clean-Up – The Fifth Batch
9 September – Developer Blog: Corporeal Beast Drops
8 September – The Bounty Hunter Rewards Poll is Live!
5 September – Dev Blog: Bounty Hunter Rewards Part 2
3 September – Character Name Clean-Up – The Fourth Batch
1 September – September - The Month Ahead
1 September – RuneFest - Pitch to the team!
29 August – Dev Blog: Priority Poll 3
27 August – Character Name Clean-Up – The Third Batch
26 August – Developer Blog: Content Poll 24
26 August – Clan Cup - The Conclusion
22 August – Developer Blog: Bounty Hunter Rewards
19 August – Recent Network Issues
19 August – F2P Trial Reminder
15 August – Artisan - The Final Developer Blog
12 August – Character Name Cleanup – The Second Batch
11 August – Clan Cup Winners - Week 4
8 August – B0aty & Macmillan Cancer Support
7 August – Old School Downloadable Client
6 August – Content Poll 23 - Vote Now!
4 August – Clan Cup Winners - The First Few
4 August – Character Name Clean-Up – One-Day Countdown
1 August – Dev Blog: Content Poll 23
1 August – August - The Month Ahead
30 July – Dev Blog: Bounty Hunter Target System
30 July – Character Name Clean-Up – First Batch Next Week
29 July – Poll Poll
28 July – RuneFest - Get Your Tickets Now!
25 July – Corporeal Beast - Discussion
23 July – F2P Trial Expansion
18 July – Bonds and RuneFest
17 July – New skill & Bounty Hunter Poll
16 July – Dev Blog: Bounty Hunter... Again!
10 July – Dev Blog: Artisan
9 July – Dev Blog: Bounty Hunter
9 July – Content Poll 22
7 July – Clan Cup Registration (7 July 2014)
4 July – Dev Blog: Content Poll 22
1 July – July - The Month Ahead
30 June – Continent Expansion
27 June – What's on Twitch this weekend
27 June – Clan Cup 2014
23 June – Two-factor Authenticator
20 June – Weekend streams
20 June – Artisan revisited
14 June – Want to see clan wars?
13 June – Developer Blog: Artisan Skill
11 June – Rewarding rewards poll
6 June – Who's streaming this weekend (6 June 2014)
6 June – Rewarding Rewards Poll
28 May – Content Poll 20 - The trading solution
27 May – Try Old School RuneScape for Free
26 May – Dev blog: Trading Solution V2
21 May – PDC - New Skill
19 May – F2P Q&A
15 May – Free to play and Old School
14 May – Clue Scroll Competition
13 May – Join the Old School Team
9 May – Design your own skill
7 May – Clan Wars & Clue Scroll Poll
2 May – Who is streaming this weekend?
2 May – Dev Blog: Clan Wars & Clue Scrolls
29 April – Trading Solution Survey
25 April – Streaming this weekend!
25 April – Old School this summer!
25 April – Live Streams - Chris Archie & Saber
19 April – How we make Old School.
18 April – Who is streaming this Easter?
16 April – Content Poll 18: Bank Tabs
11 April – Join the community on Twitch.
11 April – Developer Blog: Content Poll 18
4 April – Who's streaming this weekend (4 April 2014)
31 March – Poll: Update priorities & new slayer drops
28 March – Old School streams this weekend
26 March – New slayer drops!
24 March – Wilderness Feedback Poll (24 March 2014)
21 March – Watch Streams – Win Prizes!
19 March – Wilderness Feedback Poll
18 March – Rejuvenating the Wilderness: Player Feedback
10 March – Twitch TV Wilderness Take Over.
8 March – Behind the scenes in the Wilderness
4 March – PDC: Brains over brawn winner!
3 March – Rejuvenating the Wilderness
28 February – Player Designed Content: Brains over brawn
25 February – Dev Blog: Bots
17 February – Brains over brawn
12 February – Poll 16 is now available.
7 February – Dev Blog: Content Poll 16
5 February – Reddit AMA
30 January – Dev Blog: Nightmare Zone XP
29 January – Castle Wars night!
28 January – We need your help...
22 January – Content Poll 15: Rejuvenating the Wilderness
20 January – Changes made to Rejuvenating the Wilderness 2
17 January – Dev Blog: Rejuvenating the Wilderness 2
10 January – Dev Blog: Rejuvenating the Wilderness
7 January – Dev Blog: 2014
6 January – Introducing our new QA Tester

2013

2007

31 July – Free-Player poll
30 July – Postbag from the Hedge 21
24 July – Lores and Histories - Barrows
9 July – Players' Gallery - July (2007)
26 June – Postbag from the Hedge 20
26 June – Guaranteed Content - Halloween results
21 June – Development Diary: Graphics Team
18 June – Guaranteed Content poll - Halloween
12 June – Guaranteed Content poll results
11 June – Players' Gallery - June (2007)
6 June – Development Diaries
31 May – Website Login Update
31 May – Guaranteed Content poll
30 May – Postbag from the Hedge 19
29 May – Lores and Histories 2007
15 May – Players' Gallery - May (2007)
4 May – RuneScape reaches one million members!
30 April – Postbag from the Hedge 18
16 April – New Knowledge Base
10 April – Players' Gallery and New Wallpaper
4 April – New Payment Option: PayByPhone in Ireland
27 March – Postbag from the Hedge 17
27 March – New Poll System
26 March – New Payment Option: PayByPhone in Germany
13 March – Postbag from the Hedge 16
13 March – Players' Gallery and QuestHelp (March 2007)
13 February – Players' Gallery Makeover
29 January – Postbag from the Hedge 15
10 January – Players' Gallery and QuestHelp (January 2007)

2006

18 December – Cards, letters and area guides
12 December – Players' Gallery - Christmas edition!
28 November – Postbag from the Hedge 13
2 November – New Payment Option - US PayBySMS/Text
30 October – Postbag from the Hedge 12
11 October – Players' Gallery and Wallpapers
27 September – Postbag from the Hedge 11
31 August – Knowledge Base update - Area Guides
29 August – Postbag from the Hedge 10
1 August – Postbag from the Hedge 9
26 June – Postbag from the Hedge 8
10 May – The New QuestHelp System
24 April – Readers' Letters - April
10 April – New RuneScape Forums!
28 March – Readers' Letters - March
13 March – New Improved Game Guide Released!
2 February – PayByPhone Subscriptions Available for Canada
30 January – Postbag from the Hedge 3
30 January – New Look Hiscores

2005

19 December – Postbag from the Hedge 2
28 September – New world select page
26 September – New readers letters
26 September – New Look Website
25 August – Hiscores increase to 1 Million
5 August – New York Servers Online
19 July – Temple of Iban wallpaper
26 April – World Map updated
26 April – New Wallpaper
26 January – Californian Worlds Renamed

2004

15 December – New Wallpaper And Updated Map
9 December – Saradomin Enlightens
7 December – Winter Website
17 November – World Map Updated 2
8 November – World Map Wallpaper
1 November – Saradomin Preaches
27 October – The Grand Tree Wallpaper
11 October – The return of Guthix
22 September – Good things come in Threes
17 August – New Zamorak letters page
9 August – New World Map
4 August – Website Overhaul
2 August – Zamorak Deconstructs
23 June – Alternative RuneScape Client
21 June – Saradomin Illuminates
14 June – New Bug Reporting System
1 June – Saradomin Answers Questions
1 June – Friends List Hiscores
25 May – World Map Updated
24 May – Hiscores Improved
23 April – Guthix returns...
22 April – Last chance to move items
14 April – Moving items off RS-classic
30 March – RS-Classic Items Returned
18 March – Forums reach 1 million posts!
16 February – Official Forums Launched!
4 February – It's your letters!
29 January – Important Changes

2003

9 December – Security tips updated
7 December – Pop up advert problem (fixed)
2 December – RuneScape 2 FAQ Updated
24 November – Varrock Library updated
21 November – Hiscores Reborn!
12 November – Forum Updates
11 November – Forum Beta Launched!
29 October – Library Updates
16 October – Library of Varrock expands
30 September – Letters 16
9 September – Easy Payment Options
8 September – Paymate Payment Option
29 August – Letters 15 - Zamorak responds
20 August – New Look Website!
5 August – Letters 14
21 July – New Payment Options 2
1 July – Guthix is here to stay!
20 June – Democracy is a beautiful thing
22 May – Website Reshuffle
22 May – Letters 11 Now Online
23 April – Bestiary Expands!
14 April – Letters 10 online
21 March – New Members Info Pages
18 March – New Payment Options
6 March – New Secure Message Centre!
4 March – RuneScape map updated
26 February – Manual Makeover
21 February – Library of Varrock Opens
30 January – Letters 9 online
24 January – Newsletters
21 January – New News Section

2002

2001

22 November – Latest RuneScape News (22 November 2001)
15 August – Website updated
17 July – 5th RuneScape server online
24 May – Pop up windows removed
21 May – Updated FAQ

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