Jagex is discussion microtransactions for Runescape. Source: Jagex
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Runescape maker Jagex opens discussion with players on how to redo microtransactions

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Jagex, the maker of online-game Runescape, has opened up a touchy subject with its players: how to change microtransactions for the future.

The free-to-play game Runescape has been available as a free-to-play game since 2001, and now Cambridge, United Kingdom-based Jagex has issued a blog post to its fans to engage them in a discussion.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.