Wednesday, 28 August 2024, Cambridge, UK. Old School RuneScape players, prepare to jump into battle against a new eight-legged adversary as venomous villain Araxxor arrives in-game today.  

Marking 10 years since Araxxor’s debut in the original RuneScape, this classic creepy crawly lurks into Old School RuneScape as a completely reimagined solo combat encounter. Hunt down this supersized spider from deep within the murky swamps of Morytania, while fending off swarms of araxxytes keeping players away from its nest. 

Head into battle in Araxxor’s hidden lair, contending with venomous acid and oversized fangs in this melee-focused Slayer Boss fight. But, with abundant spoils to claim for players who reign victorious, taking down this enormous arachnid is well worth the fight. 

Defeat Araxxor to unlock plentiful rewards, the Noxious Halberd, the new best-in-slot Amulet of Rancour, the cute (but still creepy crawly) Araxxor pet, and much, much more. 

As a major new boss encounter, Araxxor is the first Slayer Boss to be introduced to Old School RuneScape since Alchemical Hydra in 2019, delivering a challenging fight for both new players and veterans alike. 

Old School RuneScape is available now on PC, Steam, iOS, and Android, complete with cross-platform progression and play on PC and mobile.    

ENDS  

About Old School RuneScape
Old School RuneScape is the industry-defining collaboration between the community and developers. Embracing its nostalgic heritage, hundreds of thousands of active players control the direction of the game with an in-game polling system. Featuring adventures for solo play through to 100-player strong raids, Old School RuneScape caters for every brave adventurer. Old School RuneScape continues to innovate, introducing its first ever new skill in 2023 to commemorate its 10th anniversary, arriving later this year. Play now at http://oldschool.runescape.com  

About Jagex
A leader in creating deep and engaging forever games that empower our communities across PC, mobile and consoles. Jagex’s flagship MMORPG, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts to its world and is a $1billion + lifetime revenue franchise. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond live operations; our titles are forever games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped.  
   
In 2022, Jagex expanded with the acquisitions of PipeWorks and Gamepires, bringing its expertise in building forever games to SCUM, a multi-million selling open-world survival title in Steam Early Access & other unannounced titles. Jagex employs more than 600 people globally, and is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.   
   
More information can be found at www.jagex.com    

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