2008

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This is a list of events that happened in RuneScape in 2008. Titles in bold indicate a game update.

December

• 19 December
  • SMS Payment Options
• 18 December
  • Players' Gallery - December (2008)
  • Postbag from the Hedge 37
  • Security Reminder
• 16 December
  • Christmas Event and Quest
  • Stealing Creation Reward Changes
• 12 December
  • Christmas Cards (2008)
• 11 December
  • RuneScape France
• 9 December
  • Falador Achievement Diary
  • Fremennik Province Achievement Diary
  • New Hairstyles
  • PvP Worlds Improvements
• 5 December
  • Christmas Packages in the Jagex Store
  • PayPal Recurring Subscriptions
• 1 December
  • Behind the Scenes - December (2008)

November

• 27 November
  • Poll - Christmas Card Results
  • Postbag from the Hedge 36
• 26 November
  • Thanksgiving 2008 Event
  • While Guthix Sleeps
• 25 November
  • Stealing Creation rewards system to change
• 24 November
  • Buy RuneScape Membership as a Gift
• 21 November
  • Q&As, Charity Auctions and a RuneScape 2009 calendar!
• 19 November
  • FunOrb - Zombie Dawn Multiplayer
• 13 November
  • Players' Gallery - November (2008)
• 11 November
  • Stealing Creation
  • Website Maintenance (11 November 2008)
• 3 November
  • Behind the Scenes - November (2008)

October

• 30 October
  • Players' Gallery - October (2008)
  • Postbag from the Hedge 35
• 28 October
  • Hallowe'en Event and Quest
• 22 October
  • RuneScape Pre-pay Cards - Issues Resolved
• 18 October
  • RuneScape Card payments
• 15 October
  • Improvements to the game log-in process
  • PvP Worlds
• 13 October
  • RuneScape Pre-pay Card Launched
• 1 October
  • Behind the Scenes - October (2008)

September

• 30 September
  • Evil Dave's Evil Postbag
  • Trade margin increase
• 29 September
  • Defender of Varrock
• 18 September
  • Players' Gallery - September (2008)
  • Wallpaper - Combat Triangle
• 15 September
  • Summer's End
• 12 September
  • FunOrb News
• 9 September
  • Clan Wars Update
• 5 September
  • Jagex Store The New Batch
• 2 September
  • Distractions and Diversions
• 1 September
  • Behind the Scenes - September (2008)

August

• 28 August
  • Postbag from the Hedge 33
• 26 August
  • All Fired Up
• 22 August
  • Jagex Store - Official Launch!
  • RuneScape in Guinness World Records!
• 18 August
  • Price Change - Starting Today
  • Wallie Card Update
• 15 August
  • Future PvP Updates
• 14 August
  • Players' Gallery - Barrows Brothers
• 12 August
  • Runecrafting Guild and Game - For All Players!
• 8 August
  • 22 New RuneScape Worlds
  • Wallie Subscriptions
• 5 August
  • Meeting History
  • Resizable Game Window
• 1 August
  • Behind the Scenes - August (2008)

July

• 31 July
  • Christmas Poll Results
  • Wallpaper - Barrows Brothers
• 29 July
  • Item Lending Update
  • Spirit of Summer
• 25 July
  • RuneScape Novel Released!
• 24 July
  • Postbag from the Hedge 32
• 22 July
  • Two More Weeks of RuneScape at Lower Price!
• 15 July
  • Website Maintenance (15 July 2008)
• 14 July
  • Bank Update and Item Lending
  • RuneScape HD Full Release - Now for Free Players!
  • Three Cheers for Lumbridge!
• 10 July
  • Players' Gallery - July (2008)
• 9 July
  • Guaranteed Content Poll and Hiscores
  • Jagex Store and RuneScape Novel
• 7 July
  • Behind the Scenes - July (2008)
• 4 July
  • RuneScape HD Beta Round-Up
• 1 July
  • New Website and Much More...
  • Price changes for new subscribers
  • RuneScape HD - Members-Only Beta Launch
  • Technical Problems
  • Website Maintenance (1 July 2008)

June

• 19 June
  • PayByPhone for Netherlands and Belgium
• 18 June
  • FunOrb - Arcanists Update
• 16 June
  • Development Diary and System Specifications
• 13 June
  • RuneScape Server Problems
• 11 June
  • Rocking Out
• 6 June
  • Reporting Academy Forum
• 5 June
  • Smoking Kills
• 2 June
  • Behind the Scenes - June (2008)

May

• 29 May
  • Postbag from the Hedge 31
• 28 May
  • Development Diary: A New Look RuneScape!
• 21 May
  • Level-up Messages
  • Quick Chat
• 16 May
  • An Image of the Not-Too-Distant Future
• 15 May
  • Players' Gallery - May (2008)
• 13 May
  • Party Pete and TzHaar Improvements
  • TokTz-Ket-Dill
• 8 May
  • An Image of the Future
  • Send us your Specs! - Reminder
• 7 May
  • Law Talisman Changes
  • Perils of Ice Mountain
  • Summoning Poll Results
• 6 May
  • Send us your Specs!
• 1 May
  • Behind the Scenes - May (2008)
  • New Forum - Reporting Academy

April

• 28 April
  • Summoning Guaranteed Content Poll
• 24 April
  • Postbag from the Hedge 30
• 22 April
  • Myreque Part IV - Legacy of Seergaze
• 18 April
  • FunOrb: Arcanists and Shattered Plans
• 17 April
  • Players' Gallery - April (2008)
• 15 April
  • Grand Exchange Database
  • Treasure Trail Expansion
• 11 April
  • PayPal Subscription Reductions
• 9 April
  • Fist of Guthix
• 1 April
  • Behind the Scenes - April (2008)

March

• 31 March
  • Gnomecopters
  • Summoning 2
• 27 March
  • Lores and Histories - Tumeken's Dream
  • Postbag from the Hedge 29
  • Summoning Wallpaper 4
  • The State of Play (March 2008)
• 18 March
  • Easter 2008 - For All Players!
• 13 March
  • Players' Gallery - March (2008)
• 11 March
  • Kennith's Concerns
  • Stronghold of Player Safety
• 5 March
  • FunOrb!
• 4 March
  • Chaos Tunnels: The Hunt for Surok
  • CoinShare and Grand Exchange Changes
• 3 March
  • Behind the Scenes - March (2008)

February

• 28 February
  • Development Diary - QA
  • Postbag from the Hedge - Player Takeover!
• 27 February
  • Subscription Price Change - Canada
• 25 February
  • Changes to Vinesweeper and more...
• 22 February
  • Bounty Locate and VineSweeper
• 21 February
  • The State of Play (February 2008)
• 19 February
  • Bounty Hunter Combat Changes and Rewards
  • Vinesweeper and Amulet of Nature Update
• 14 February
  • Players' Gallery - February (2008)
  • Postbag from the Hedge 28
• 13 February
  • Catapult Construction
• 9 February
  • Music system temporarily off
• 5 February
  • Audio Week and Improved Edgeville Dungeon
• 1 February
  • Behind the Scenes - February (2008)

January

• 31 January
  • Lores and Histories (2008)
  • Postbag from the Hedge 27
• 30 January
  • Login Changes to the Website
  • Re-skin of Website Features
• 29 January
  • As a First Resort...
• 23 January
  • Wallpaper - Castle Wars
• 22 January
  • Pawya and Grenwall Hunter Creatures
• 17 January
  • Grand Exchange Changes
  • Players' Gallery - January (2008)
  • Summoning Changes
• 16 January
  • Summoning balancing
• 15 January
  • Chaos Tunnels, Interface Improvements, Extra Bank Space and More!
  • Summoning!
  • Website Maintenance (15 January 2008)
• 14 January
  • New Account Recovery System
• 9 January
  • Development Diary: Summoning - Part 4
  • Diary - Summoning: Part 4 - Release
• 3 January
  • Summoning Wallpaper 3
• 2 January
  • Behind the Scenes - January (2008)
  • Dealing with Scabaras
  • Unbalanced Trade Removal