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Jagex pours water on RuneScape Reignited, cancels MMO's soft reset. Jagex cautiously heeds player feedback as fans push back en masse against the planned RuneScape Reignited update that was meant to revive the game. Senior Gaming Editor Published Oct 18, 2026 3:05 PM CDT 45-second read time Jagex cancelled RuneScape Reignited after strong player criticism, saying growth must not come at the expense of existing fans. Instead, it will offer a 10-day free members trial starting December 2 and outlined three planned 2027 updates: Hoard of Dragons, City of Gnomes, and Secrets of Karamja. Voice: Default 0:00 / 2:11 Jagex listens to its player base and cancels Runescape Reignited due to sharp criticism and massive pushback from the community. VIEW GALLERY - 2 IMAGES RuneScape Reignited, a planned soft reset for the iconic MMORPG, has officially been cancelled. Jagex confirmed the news in a blog post and a video that directly addresses fan concerns. The team also reiterates their core promise to RuneScape fans-that any expansion or growth targets won't come at the expense of core fans. "I said on stage that we would not repeat the same mistakes of the past. And I truly stand by that. Considering this, we have made the decision to cancel Reignited," creative director Mod Ryan said in the video. "It is clear we missed the mark on this, so we are not moving forward with it." He continues to highlight Jagex's main tenets to community members and longtime users: "We received a ton of different perspectives from all of you, and we truly appreciate everyone sharing their views. It's super important to use, because the last time we didn't listen to player feedback, combat changed forever...and it's taken a decade for us to recover from that. "Our goal is to see Runescape grow again, with returning players coming back and new players joining, but never at the expense of our existing community." Instead of releasing RuneScape Reignited, Jagex will now launch an extended 10-day free members trial for new and existing RuneScape players beginning December 2. The studio also underlined their roadmap for RuneScape's 2027 content updates, including Hoard of Dragons in Winter-Spring, City of Gnomes in Summer, and Secrets of Karamja in Autumn. Story Q&A. Powered by TweakBot From TweakTown's coverage of this story. What specific concerns did RuneScape players raise about the planned RuneScape Reignited update? Players strongly opposed RuneScape Reignited's planned soft reset, but their specific objections are not detailed. Jagex responded by promising that efforts to attract new and returning players would not come at the expense of the existing community, and cited the lasting fallout from a past combat change made without listening to feedback. What changes was RuneScape Reignited supposed to make to the existing game? RuneScape Reignited was planned as a soft reset of the existing MMORPG, intended to revive the game and attract returning and new players. No specific gameplay changes are described, and Jagex cancelled the plan after player pushback. How did Jagex's past combat changes influence its response to the RuneScape Reignited backlash? Jagex said the last time it failed to listen to player feedback, combat changed forever and it took a decade to recover. Citing that mistake, creative director Mod Ryan said Jagex would not move forward with RuneScape Reignited after players pushed back against it. What membership benefits are included in RuneScape's 10-day free trial for new and existing players? Want something else? Ask TweakBot.

RuneScape: Dragonwilds devs confirm "a string of sagas" are in the works as player support is "higher" than expected. Published: 13 October 2026 Last Updated: 13 October 2026 Jagex's survival-crafting spin-off RuneScape: Dragonwilds will be supported for years to come as millions of players continue to flock to the studio's latest game. Dragonwilds, which released in early access back in early 2025, is now in its full 1.0 form with new console releases on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch 2. Jagex has already announced a slew of updates for 2027 as part of its Blood Crystal Saga, but more Sagas are already planned for the game as well. In a discussion at RuneFest, Executive Producer Jesse America and Creative Director Rick Turek confirmed that there are already plans for multiple sagas that will result in years of support for RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "There is a string of sagas planned," the developers told WCCFTech in an interview at the event. "And we're committed to the game for the long haul". With each saga currently taking up a year of content each, FRVR Limited. should see support for the game stretching into 2030. Jagex confirmed that the crafting game has been a massive success for the studio with the game boasting millions of players. In the interview, it was confirmed that "close to three million people have played the game now", confirming that those numbers are all "unique players". For its 1.0 release, RuneScape: Dragonwilds also launched in Xbox Game Pass and on the higher tiers of PlayStation Plus. Jagex told the outlet that the game's reception via these services is not only high, but higher than usual. "Sony and Microsoft are extremely happy with results and interaction with RuneScape: Dragonwilds," they said. "Higher than what they normally see." Of course, despite the fact that this is Jagex's first console game ever, the game has been extremely well received on all platforms, although its Nintendo Switch 2 port does exhibit some issues. For all platforms, though, Jagex is committed to continued support. The studio confirmed that there is a "multi-year plan" for the ongoing game, although there has been no confirmation as to how many years the game will be supported. Although, considering Jagex's past of supporting games for ages, fans probably shouldn't be concerned. Additionally, Jagex is partnering with Curseforge to bring easy modding to the survival-crafting game, allowing fans to expand the game however they wish while the studio works on additional sagas in the years to come. As any gamer knows, modding is a huge component of survival games, and Dragonwilds is no different. Lewis White is a veteran games journalist with over a decade in the field. Starting with beloved Xbox website ICXM/XboxMAD, Lewis became the Gaming Editor at MSPoweruser before becoming the Editor in Chief of StealthOptional and Gfinityesports. Lewis later jumped to By Gamers For Gamers where he jumped to become EIC of VideoGamer and the host of the New VideoGamer Podcast prior to the website's acquisition. Over the years, Lewis has also seen long-form investigative pieces published in outlets such as Eurogamer, PCGamesN, Wireframe, Retro Gamer, Nintendo Life, and EDGE. Now, as the Editor in Chief of FRVR Blog, Lewis strives to bring the same level of quality journalism with interview-led content to the site in both written and audio form with the FRVR Podcast. With a First Degree BA Hons in Games Journalism and Public Relations, Lewis has been a stable part of the British games press for over a decade, and has frequently displayed his love of Halo, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and other games pretty much everywhere he's worked. And FRVR is no different.