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OSRS Deadman: All Stars S3 — Teams, Schedule & How to Watch the Chicago Finals
Deadman: All Stars Season 3 is live. See all six teams, the June 20 Chicago finals, the format, and how to watch the biggest DMM tournament of 2026.
Read story →New lower boosting rates for Summer 2026
We've cut prices across Bossing and Capes — Infernal, CoX and ToB now more affordable than ever.
Yellow Hat Protection gets an upgrade
Every order is now covered end-to-end — funds released only when you confirm delivery.
OSRS Summer Campfire 2026 - Raids 4 Revealed, Wyrmscraig This Summer & RuneFest Goes to Birmingham
Jagex's Summer Campfire drops the full 2026 roadmap: Blood Moon Rises on June 30, Wyrmscraig island, Raids 4 boss rush, RuneFest in Birmingham - plus the viral Reddit moment about running out of object IDs.
OSRS Sailing Skill: The Red Reef Quest Is Live - New Cannonballs, Bosun's Bench & XP Buffs Explained
The Red Reef, OSRS Sailing's second Tortugan quest, is live. Here's everything in the May 21 update: new cannonball types, Bosun's Bench, doubled Deep Sea Trawling XP rates, and what's next for the skill.
13 Years In, OSRS Is Finally Winning the War Against Bots
After 13 years of cat-and-mouse, OSRS is meaningfully winning the bot war in 2026. New ML detection, Jagex Launcher consolidation, and faster ban waves are reshaping one of the game's oldest problems.
Leagues VI: Demonic Pacts Is Live - Varlamore Start, Pact Trees & What Happened in Week One
OSRS Leagues VI: Demonic Pacts launched April 15. Starts in Varlamore, Misthalin is locked out entirely. Here's the Pact system explained, the best early builds, and what Jagex already changed one week in.
OSRS Mobile Just Got Better: Switch Between 20 Accounts in a Single Tap
The OSRS Mobile Character Switcher is live with client update 237.4. Switch between up to 20 accounts from one screen. Here's how it works, how to set it up, and what else is coming to OSRS mobile.
One Month of Sailing: Has OSRS's Newest Skill Delivered?
OSRS Sailing has been live for about a month. The community has moved from 'should this exist?' to arguing about optimal XP routes. Here's the honest community verdict on where the skill stands.
RuneScape Membership Just Hit $15 - and Players Are Furious
RuneScape's monthly membership rose to $15 in March 2026 - the same price as WoW. The annual plan jumped to $132. Here's what changed, what Jagex said, and the community's reaction.
Brutus the Bovine Is Taking Over OSRS - Here's Why Everyone Is Talking About a Cow
Brutus the Bovine landed in Lumbridge and immediately went viral. The hard mode is genuinely punishing. The easy mode drops a 1/1,000 pet called Beef in four seconds. Predictably, the GE is overrun.
25 Years of RuneScape: Why 240,000 People Logged In at Once and OSRS Is the Fastest-Growing MMO Alive
RuneScape turned 25 and broke its all-time concurrent player record: 240,000 simultaneous logins. CEO Jon Bellamy calls OSRS 'the fastest-growing MMO in the world.' Here's the full story behind the numbers.
OSRS Winter Summit 2026 Recap - Raids 4 Teased, Chicago Finals Confirmed & Why the Courts Just Made Your Gold 'Real'
Jagex's OSRS Winter Summit on January 26, 2026 confirmed Raids 4, the Chicago DMM Finals, and a packed content year. The same week, a UK court ruled OSRS gold is legally real property under the Theft Act 1968.