RS News Feed http://www.blackplastic.org 05-Sep-2008 Shop The Jagex Store gets another update this week, with the introduction of USB sticks, pencil cases, backpacks and drawstring bags. These are in addition to the numerous other items we have available for you in-store. 02-Sep-2008 Game Updates While you're training skills, you can often do with a distraction. This week brings not one, not two, but three of them, each offering something wildly different. Prepare for penguin spies, big tops and star sprites... 02-Sep-2008 Behind the Scenes If you threw a party in September you'd get some curious guests: acrobats back-flipping over penguins, Calladin dancing with star sprites, and Arrav arm-wrestling a massive spirit beast. Beat that, Party Pete! 28-Aug-2008 Website In this month's postbag we've got some wise words from the Poll Orks, Mr Mordaut explaining planar theory and the latest edition of Evil Dave's Conspiracy Theories. 26-Aug-2008 Game Updates King Roald has developed a burning desire to protect Varrock. Can you show your flare for fires and help him test his new beacon network? You may find that it rekindles your love for Firemaking... 01-Aug-2008 Game Updates There's so much we don't know about RuneScape. What was it like to be among the first settlers? How are runes created? How can you possibly prepare for an invasion from both the Wilderness and Morytania? Well, some of the answers can be found in this month's updates... 31-Jul-2008 Game Updates The Barrows Brothers, six of the most feared undead creatures on RuneScape, were not always the incarnations of evil that they are now. Our latest wallpaper shows them in the days when they were warriors of Saradomin. 31-Jul-2008 Game Updates Brr, theres certainly going to be a chill in the air this Christmas! The Guaranteed Content Poll results are in, and thousands of you have voted for your favourite Christmas holiday ideas. The winning options will be incorporated into the event for 2008, and we are happy to announce those winners today. 24-Jul-2008 Game Updates This month in Postbag from the Hedge, you'll be able to find out why Evil Bob kidnaps people, what Tarn Razorlor thinks of tea and the Chaos Elemental's opinion of RuneScape HD. 22-Jul-2008 Customer Support We've decided to give free players an extra two weeks to take advantage of our lower membership cost. 'Read more' for information on this change and details of the upcoming price increase for new subscribers. 04-Jul-2008 Game Updates We've received loads of really positive feedback on the Forums about RuneScape HD, so thank you all for your comments! For those who would like to know more about our plans for the graphical improvements and how to deal with compatibility issues, please read on. 01-Jul-2008 Customer Support From the 4th August, RuneScape subscriptions for new subscribers will be increased slightly. If you are an existing subscriber this will not affect you. Please read on for more details. 01-Jul-2008 Customer Support As if launching RuneScape HD wasn't big enough on its own, we have released several other updates at the same time! These include a reworked website, several city improvements and a new world map. Read on for details. 19-Jun-2008 Customer Support We are pleased to announce that the PayByPhone payment service is now available to both the Netherlands and Belgium. If you live in one of these countries and would like to subscribe using this method, please access the Account Management section of our website. 18-Jun-2008 Game Updates As RuneScape applies the final touches to the upcoming graphical improvement, the FunOrb team have been busy revamping their most popular game. The free to play and multiplayer game 'Arcanists' has now received a large chunk of new content. 16-Jun-2008 Website In this week's concluding Development Diary, we shine a light on the remaining graphical improvements. Before you dive in and have a peek, we have some news about the new detail mode's system requirements. 11-Jun-2008 Game Updates The last time that the name 'Rabid Jack' was mentioned, it whispered from the lips of a zombie pirate in The Great Brain Robbery. But who, or what, is 'Rabid Jack'? The pirates aren't too forthcoming, and some are looking fearful. Can you get to the root of this mystery, even if it means serving time in 'The Rock'? 06-Jun-2008 Customer Support There has been a great response to the Reporting Academy Forum, which contains useful information about when to send abuse reports. We have now opened the second section of this Forum. 05-Jun-2008 Game Updates A putrid stench is coming from the well in Pollnivneach, making it hard for the citizens to stomach their kebabs. To make matters worse, a mysterious woman has lost something down there and needs your help. Before you blunder down the well, it may be that some unusual preparation is needed... 02-Jun-2008 Behind the Scenes It's the first month of Summer, so we've made efforts to bring you a little sun, sea and sand with our updates. Unfortunately, there's also banshees, buccaneers, and Braindeath's booze, all determined to make life as difficult for you as possible. 29-May-2008 Website Postie Pete has been travelling far and wide to speak to your favourite NPCs. Head over to the Postbag from the Hedge to see what Charlie the Tramp, Kaqemeex and a few others had to say in response to your letters. 28-May-2008 Technical The pictures shown in the 'Image of the Future' newsposts were just a taster of what is to come with our graphical improvements. In the Development Diary: A New Look RuneScape, we get to go into more detail, as well as show you some new impressive-looking images. 21-May-2008 Game Updates This week brings the Quick Chat system - an optional method for chatting to players in RuneScape. Simply click on your name in the chat window and away you go! 21-May-2008 Game Updates Going up a skill level can access a shedload of new activities, items and quest requirements. Wouldn't it be nice if your level-up message told you ALL the things that you could do at this new level? How about the ability to look at your level-up message when you want? These and many more can be found in this week's level-up improvements. 16-May-2008 Behind the Scenes If you've had a peek at last week's Image of the Future newspost, you'll know about the graphical improvement of RuneScape and how special its looking. What you might not know is when it is coming, which brings us to a very pleasant surprise... 15-May-2008 Game Updates This month, Postie Pete's been admiring the sights of RuneScape. As a result, he's handpicked the best landscapes from your picture submissions, ready to display them in this month's Players' Gallery. 13-May-2008 Game Updates The TzHaar are close to losing their beloved city! A giant creature is causing havoc and the TzHaar need help, whether they want to admit it or not. This quest takes you through brand new sections of the TzHaar city and introduces you to a range of new individuals - some stranger than others... 13-May-2008 Game Updates As requested by you, we have finished working on a fantastic makeover for some of RuneScape’s favourite characters. The Makeover Mage has been very busy and the improvements that you asked for in the Guaranteed Content Poll are now ready for your inspection. 08-May-2008 Behind the Scenes Over the past year, we've been keeping a rather large secret. We have been working on a complete graphical rework of RuneScape, which is looking truly spectacular. There's no need to take our word for it: read the newspost to see an image of the future. 08-May-2008 Technical Don't worry, we're not after your glasses! We're actually after your computer specifications, so we can make the most of our future projects and really push RuneScape to the next level. Click 'Read More' to find out how you can affect the future of Jagex and RuneScape... 07-May-2008 Game Updates The dwarves of the Dwarven Mine have built a power station to help them make pickaxes more quickly. Projects of this scale are never without their problems, however, and the station has had some unforeseen side-effects... 07-May-2008 Game Updates We have made some changes to the availability of the law talisman in order to make law rune crafting accessible to more players. The changes have benefits for those players who have already completed the Troll Stronghold quest, as well as those who have yet to take on the challenge. 06-May-2008 Website The Summoning Guaranteed Content Poll has closed and the votes have been tallied. An interesting winner has emerged from the ashes, but what could it be? 06-May-2008 Technical Don't worry, we're not after your glasses! We're actually after your computer specifications, so we can make the most of our future projects and really push RuneScape to the next level. Click 'Read More' to find out how you can affect the future of Jagex and RuneScape... 01-May-2008 Behind the Scenes Like the weather in May, this month brings a battle between hot and cold. In the 'hot' corner we have the TzHaar and TzTok-Jad, reworked and looking mean. In the 'cold' corner we have a quest centred around Ice Mountain and an improved Party Pete. Why is Party Pete in the 'cold' corner? By his own admission, he's the coolest cat in RuneScape... 01-May-2008 Website We have released a new Forum in the 'Support' section of the RuneScape Forums. This is called the 'Reporting Academy', and it contains information that will help you when sending abuse reports about other players. 28-Apr-2008 Website Do you want to help decide on a new Summoning familiar? In this week's poll you can do exactly that! Choose from such varied creatures as killerwatts, giant kebbits and kangaroos... 24-Apr-2008 Website This week's Postbag is a mix of the surreal and the serious. On the surreal side we have exploding trifles and talking tripwires. On the serious side we have the history of Charos and some worrying conspiracy theories... 22-Apr-2008 Game Updates There are stirrings in Morytania of a mysterious and bloody sort. Mercenaries gather at Paterdomus, preparing for their trek into the swamps, while the Myreque hatch plans that call for your return. The Vyrewatch continue to draw their tithes, paying little heed to the efforts of the Myreque and their cause... 18-Apr-2008 Website In case you didn't know, FunOrb is Jagex's new gaming website. We've released two updates to it and we thought you'd want to hear about them. Free players can now play multiplayer Arcanists, the site's most popular game, and we've also released a new multiplayer title called Shattered Plans: an epic space strategy game that really tests your grey matter. 09-Apr-2008 Website Dragons have invaded this month's Players' Gallery and Postie Pete isn't going to argue with them! You may think him cowardly, but he's not keen to test whether skulls or magical sacks are flammable... 09-Apr-2008 Website Many of you asked for the ability to view graphs of market values and track item prices as they rise and fall. Well, this week we introduce the Grand Exchange Database Beta, which does exactly that! 09-Apr-2008 Game Updates Around 50 new clues have been added to the medium and hard Treasure Trails this week with the introduction of some taxing riddles and anagrams. Prepare to have your brain twisted as you decipher some true puzzlers! 09-Apr-2008 Game Updates A number of Guthix druids have discovered an unexplored cave under the Wilderness, just north of Varrock. Inside is a new, one-on-one, tactical PvP combat minigame, available to both members and free players! 01-Apr-2008 Behind the Scenes Can it really be April already: the month of sweet Spring showers, frolicking lambs and the first rays of sunshine? RuneScape certainly doesn't believe so. Apparently, it's the month of Morytanian swamps, circling vampyres and the cries of battle from our newest PvP minigame! 31-Mar-2008 Game Updates In a determined effort to make Summoning and its rewards more attractive, we have rebalanced large chunks of the skill and introduced a horde of high-level familiars! It's time to brush off the headgear, fill your pockets with charms and get back to a skill that makes using familiars far more appealing - from larger familiar inventories to combat XP for your Summoning kills. 31-Mar-2008 Game Updates In a quiet field east of Draynor Manor, two enterprising gnomes have founded Gnomecopter Tours, featuring the latest development in gnomic flight technology. They're open for business now, offering free-players (and curious members) the chance to take a look at distant lands. 27-Mar-2008 Behind the Scenes As promised, the State of Play returns with progress reports on our most anticipated releases. Read more for information on PvP minigames, the Friends List, Summoning Batch 2 and the fate of random events... 18-Mar-2008 Game Updates This Easter may be the busiest yet for the Easter Bunny. His sugary stockpile has been raided by critters, so, to keep up with demand, he's found an unusual way of making chocolate for his Easter treats: the gooey gaze of the chocatrice! # 11-Mar-2008 Game Updates As ever, there are strange occurrences afoot in the slug-riddled town of Witchaven. Kennith, the odd little boy with a (justified) aversion to sea slugs, is convinced that the townsfolk are up to no good in the caverns beneath the town and he is looking for a brave adventurer with a talent for Mining to investigate. # 11-Mar-2008 Game Updates Free players and members can put their Player Safety knowledge to the test in our brand new Stronghold! Travel south of Edgeville to learn from the gublinch, stamp on cockroaches and take the Player Safety examinations... # 05-Mar-2008 Website You may have heard of FunOrb but know very little about what it involves. Well, it's a new website that we've released, offering a great selection of browser-based games that we'll be adding to regularly! # 04-Mar-2008 Game Updates Surok has managed to escape from Varrock Library! Follow him through the Chaos Tunnels and capture him before he can wreak further mischief on the great city of Varrock. # 04-Mar-2008 Game Updates Clan Chat owners can now activate CoinShare - a new LootShare option that converts high-value monster drops into cash, splitting the amount equally between all CoinSharers! The Grand Exchange has also been streamlined, with reduced clicking when selling or buying. #