2008

The following is a list of updates and events that happened in RuneScape in 2008.

Titles in bold indicate a game update.

December

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

Date	Update
27 November	Postbag from the Hedge 36
27 November	Poll - Christmas Card Results
26 November	While Guthix Sleeps
26 November	Thanksgiving 2008 Event
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	Website Maintenance (11 November 2008)
11 November	Stealing Creation
3 November	Behind the Scenes - November (2008)

Date	Update
30 October	Players' Gallery - October (2008)
30 October	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	PvP Worlds
15 October	Improvements to the game log-in process
13 October	RuneScape Pre-pay Card Launched
1 October	Behind the Scenes - October (2008)

Date	Update
30 September	Evil Dave's Evil Postbag
30 September	Trade margin increase
29 September	Defender of Varrock
18 September	Players' Gallery - September (2008)
18 September	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)

Date	Update
28 August	Postbag from the Hedge 33
26 August	All Fired Up
22 August	RuneScape in Guinness World Records!
22 August	Jagex Store - Official Launch!
18 August	Price Change - Starting Today
18 August	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
8 August	Wallie Subscriptions
5 August	Meeting History
5 August	Resizable Game Window
1 August	Behind the Scenes - August (2008)

Date	Update
31 July	Wallpaper - Barrows Brothers
31 July	Christmas Poll Results
29 July	Item Lending Update
29 July	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	RuneScape HD Full Release - Now for Free Players!
	Three Cheers for Lumbridge!
	Bank Update and Item Lending
10 July	Players' Gallery - July (2008)
9 July	Guaranteed Content Poll and Hiscores
9 July	Jagex Store and RuneScape Novel
7 July	Behind the Scenes - July (2008)
4 July	RuneScape HD Beta Round-Up
1 July	Technical Problems
	New Website and Much More...
	Price changes for new subscribers
	RuneScape HD - Members-Only Beta Launch
	Website Maintenance (1 July 2008)

Date	Update
19 June	PayByPhone for Netherlands and Belgium
18 June	FunOrb - Arcanists Update
16 June	Diary - A New Look RuneScape - Part 2
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)

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

Date	Update
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
15 April	Treasure Trail Expansion
11 April	PayPal Subscription Reductions
9 April	Fist of Guthix
1 April	Behind the Scenes - April (2008)

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

Date	Update
28 February	Development Diary - QA
28 February	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
19 February	Vinesweeper and Amulet of Nature Update
14 February	Players' Gallery - February (2008)
14 February	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)

Date	Update
31 January	Postbag from the Hedge 27
31 January	Lores and Histories (2008)
30 January	Login Changes to the Website
30 January	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	Players' Gallery - January (2008)
	Grand Exchange Changes
	Summoning Changes
16 January	Summoning balancing
15 January	Summoning!
	Chaos Tunnels, Interface Improvements, Extra Bank Space and More!
	Website Maintenance (15 January 2008)
14 January	New Account Recovery System
9 January	Diary - Summoning: Part 4 - Release
9 January	Development Diary: Summoning - Part 4
3 January	Summoning Wallpaper 3
2 January	Unbalanced Trade Removal
	Dealing with Scabaras
	Behind the Scenes - January (2008)

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