The event is called GameBlast16. It will be broadcast live on Twitch from the Cambridge HQ of Runescape developer Jagex. Activities include the 1,000 litre gunging of the Runescape dev team, who will also host the festivities. They’ll get a dunking every time an extra £5,000 is raised. And now, with 156 million (is there even that many people!?) accounts, its users are set to experience a new look RuneScape, rs gold for sale as Jagex Games apply some tender loving care to their beloved website.

The 10 million active monthly users will experience both old and new features. These include the RuneScape Wiki manual which has been transferred over to the new community-editable wiki. And don’t worry if you’ve avoided Wiki edits like the plague, because there’s a handy guide up there for users too, (they really have thought of everything)! Also on the cards are auctions for exclusive collectables and tech items, while a number of streamers will be present including B0aty, Skillspecs, Dardan, and Justice.

That won’t last. Last month, Wargaming announced that its hugely popular free-to-play massive multiplayer online tank battle game World of Tanks would be coming to the Xbox One. Sony has a burgeoning free-to-play market, with 16 titles already launched across all PlayStation platforms and more in the pipeline. The popular open-world zombie survival game H1Z1 is coming to PS4 later this year. And Nintendo has rolled out many free-to-play games on its 3DS platform. Part of the reason why the story resonated with viewers so much centered around a personal tragedy McCormick talked about.

Since his mother had passed away in September, McCormick and his family were not going to do much to celebrate Christmas. We are highly evolving the game graphically and technically in the New Year. And we have already increased the quality and quantity of content we are putting into the game. You have seen some significant changes in the last year, the evolution of the combat has redefined the game itself. The overall game experience is more refined and more engaging.

I really see 2013 as a real red letter year for Runescape, there will be some real significant content and technology and you’ll see our marketing go on another step. Runescape is very unique, it is a game that has been around for so long, but it has an incredible player base. Jagex was there first and it is still there. runescape gold We have contenders, but we are really proud of what Runescape is and where it is going to go.

Got a game world event planned and having trouble remembering or recruiting players? Problem solved. Use the nifty events section allowing clans and individual members of the community to post quests and special activities. And to make sure people turn up on time, push a pin into the events map…easy! The new front page of RuneScape will feature a media and social networking activity feed which ensures up to the minute game information is readily available at your fingertips.