RuneScape 3 pulls in 300k players in first month

Jagex also claims 100,000 former players have re-activated their account

RuneScape 3 has racked up over 300,000 new players since launching only one month ago.
The fantasy MMO, created by UK studio Jagex, allows players to forge their own gaming experience and shape the world around them.

Over the past 30 days the game has had more than 300,000 new players start adventure and over 100,000 former players re-activate their accounts.
In total, these new, existing and returning players have seen on average 600,000 hours of gameplay being played per day – which is the equivalent of 68 years of gameplay taking place daily.
RuneScape 3 launched on July 22nd with the Battle of Lumbridge; an event which spans two months centred around the conflict between two of the gods who have returned to RuneScape.

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