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" Runescape now has over 200 million registered accounts, it has been revealed. It has become the first ever game to make the landmark figure, which was reached this afternoon (July 19).  A number of stats from Runescape&amp;#039;s 11-year history were also revealed, such as that players have spent a combined total of 443 billion minutes in the free-to-play game, and that 27 users meet their demise every second. Elsewhere, eight billion fish are caught each year and 150 dragons are killed every single day. &amp;quot;Although RuneScape has achieved so much over the past decade, smashing 200 million accounts is a huge accomplishment for the dedicated development team and is thanks to our awesome community,&amp;quot; said Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard.  &amp;quot;When the game was first released, nobody could ever have expected it would reach such high levels of popularity largely by community word of mouth. &amp;quot;It has been an incredible journey to get to where we are today, and by continuing our tradition of constantly innovating, evolving and lovingly crafting RuneScape we are certain to continue to break records by creating an online adventure like no other.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve witnessed a really strong resurgence in the game&amp;#039;s popularity over the past two years and are seeing strong player growth year on year. &amp;quot; To celebrate the landmark figure, a number of in-game activities will take place over the next three days.  The most notable is the introduction of a new demon with 200 million hit points, who can only be defeated with a unique weapon designed specifically for the event. Earlier this year Runescape introduced a new starting area and 14-day free trial. &amp;amp;gt; RuneScape celebrates Diamond Jubilee with a visit from the Queen&amp;amp;gt; George Sampson records dance moves for RuneScape - video Watch the Troll Warzone video from Runescape below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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