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Look at all of those graphics. That's at least seven or eight graphics right there. After a day spent staring at a black screen, Jagex has finally tweaked Runescape 3 enough so that I can see those shiny new graphics. I completely forgot why I was in that cave. Read more...

Look at that trailer. That's the bold future of the world's most popular free-to-play MMO. A future I look forward to experiencing should this black screen issue ever get resolved. Read more...

Runescape 3 launches on July 22 as a browser-based title running on HTML 5, a feature that removes the need for Java or other plug-ins. Runescape 3 continues the free-to-play, MMO series, and will feature "improved graphics, longer draw distances, an upgraded camera system and superior audio," developer Jagex says. Runescape 3 will also post seasonal high scores that allow players to compete on weekly and monthly leaderboards.

Runescape 3 throws players into Gielinor's Sixth Age, where they will be able to directly influence the world's scenery, inhabitants and future for the first time. The game will kick off with the premiere of its worldwide community-focused event, The Battle for Lumbridge.

It's been 12 years and change since Jagex first unleashed the ridiculously popular free-to-play MMO Runescape on the world, and it's finally starting to look like something I might play. The game's largest upgrade ever, Runescape 3 has been confirmed for a July 22 launch. Along with some relatively smoking-hot graphics upgrades and the return of the gods to the game world, Runescape 3 gives players the abilities to shape their world, with a focus on player-created content. Not bad for a 12-year-old browser-based game.