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Archaeox
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This is a thread for passing on any articles you find about Necromancy in the press - the reviews from gaming sites, the news announcements in magazines and suchlike.

Let's keep up with the buzz from outside our bubble!
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05-Aug-2023 07:36:33

Archaeox
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Here's one from Eurogamer.net, written by someone who's apparently had a chance to test the skill out already:

RuneScape’s new Necromancy skill reinvents combat once again, 22 years on
Dead promising.

https://www.eurogamer.net/runescapes-new-necromancy-skill-reinvents-combat-once-again-22-years-on
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05-Aug-2023 07:37:57

Archaeox
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This one comes from GameIsHard, and looks like it's riffing off the same press pack as the one above - or possibly just ripping that article off:


RuneScape 3: Introducing the New Necromancy Skill

https://gameishard.gg/news/runescapes-new-necromancy-skill-reinvents-combat-once-again-22-years-on/10272/
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05-Aug-2023 07:42:56 - Last edited on 05-Aug-2023 07:44:14 by Archaeox

Dilbert2001
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Previously, Indian Times also reported the release of RS3 Necromancy:

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/runescape-jagex-announces-release-date-for-new-necromancy-skill-check-details-here/articleshow/101375149.cms

This is a bit refreshing for smaller updates of a smaller game like RS3 getting attention from a major tabloid of a foreign country.

05-Aug-2023 21:07:11

Dilbert2001
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RS3 Necromancy is successfully launched with significant number of players engaging now - 51.5k concurrent players already!

Yet, Jagex has still been mostly quietly on the news front regarding this game changing RS3 update. So far in the news we have seen articles from a couple of major gaming news outlets, but not much:

https://www.pcgamesn.com/runescape/new-skill-necromancy

https://www.pocketgamer.com/runescape-mobile/necromancy-release/

Not much news and very little buzz outside, but big surge in actual RS3 in game engagement number really bodes well for Jagex. Let's see if Jagex spread the RS3 Necromancy words out more later. Are the likes of Mods MIC, Jack or Mark et al going out to the media to spread the fantasy words about this little patch they called Necromancy later like they used to do in the past. :)

07-Aug-2023 16:11:32 - Last edited on 07-Aug-2023 16:21:42 by Dilbert2001

Dilbert2001
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Press release to the consumer sector is out now, although Jagex has yet to put it up on their own official website:

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/press-release/necromancy-rises-runescape-s-first-new-combat-skill-out-now

Necromancy and Rasial are on the rise, so are RS3 concurrent players, currently up over 53k and rising!

07-Aug-2023 17:37:36 - Last edited on 07-Aug-2023 17:44:28 by Dilbert2001

Dilbert2001
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IGN has released a brief article with Necromancy's Launch Trailer:

https://www.ign.com/videos/runescape-official-necromancy-launch-gameplay-trailer

MMORPG.com also has reported the Necromancy Launch:

https://www.mmorpg.com/news/necromancy-is-live-in-runescape-with-a-new-season-combat-style-and-roadmap-update-2000128636

08-Aug-2023 16:54:22

Dilbert2001
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RS3 and its Necromancy update are featured in the September edition of PC Gamer magazine, along side Baldur Gate III:

"The awesome features in this issue don't stop there, either, with our Baldur's Gate III cover feature joined by a fantastic feature on RuneScape. The MMORPG is over 22 years old today in 2023 and, with over 300 million accounts created since its launch in 2001, it is one of the most successful and beloved in the industry. As PC Gamer learned when traveling to its developer Jagex's headquarters in Cambridge, England, now is the perfect time to jump into the free-to-play game, too, as it has its brand new Necromancy expansion arriving that's perfectly tailored to new and experienced players alike."


https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/pc-gamer-uk-september-issue-on-sale-now-baldurs-gate-iii/ar-AA1e7t4D#image=1

I don't know if there is a digital version online to share though.

09-Aug-2023 20:01:30

Dilbert2001
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There is an image of the first page of the featured RS3 and Necromancy article on the UK PC Magazine September edition:

https://media.zenfs.com/en/pc_gamer_708/ee5127415ecbdff80449838cd4b70ae5

They showed Helwyr too. Perhaps there is something interesting.

10-Aug-2023 19:56:39

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