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If you haven’t signed up for the Guild Wars 2 public beta, you only have until 6.00pm GMT today to do so.

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ArenaNet system designer Mike Ferguson has posted a new developer blog regarding World vs World siege blueprints, the day and night cycle, server transfers, the map and population cap, waypoints and more in Guild Wars 2.

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A public sign-up page for Guild Wars 2 is now live and will only be open for the next 48 hours.

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ArenaNet held a closed beta for Guild Wars 2 over the weekend, and Stephany Nunneley won the ensuing brawl for VG247′s lone key.

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ArenaNet has said world vs. world battles in Guild Wars 2 could last up to two weeks at a time, considering there can be three servers fighting on map supporting up to 300 players.

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During NCsoft’s financial call today, the firm noted it is still considering a console release for Guild Wars 2, but console access won’t be available until sometime after the game’s release on PC.

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ArenaNet has released a small batch of screenhots to celebrate today’s launch of Winds of Change: Part Three. Part of the Guild Wars Beyond series of storylines and events, the content helps bridge the storyline between the original game and Guild Wars 2, which takes place 250 years in the future. Beyond started off with War in Kryta, and then saw the release of Hearts of the North. The story continued with Winds of Change, and part three is the conclusion of the series. Guild Wars 2 will go into public beta this spring and will launch later this year.

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ArenaNet has unveiled the latest race to grace Guild Wars 2, and those familiar with the first game, should recognize there giants.

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NCsoft has announced the second chapter of Winds of Change for Guild Wars, which is the “largest free content expansion,” for the title to date, has been released.

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Halloween might be a month away, but the guys at ArenaNet and NCSoft are already looking towards that particular holiday with a competition to celebrate the season.

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NCSoft’s showed Guild Wars 2 during a session Eurogamer Expo, which we liveblogged. Get acquainted with what Johnny during the stage demos, and other nuggets of information below.

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It’s Asura week over on the official Guild Wars 2 website this week, and we have the video featurette posted for you below. In case you missed it earlier, we had a chat with ArenaNet’s continuity and lore designers Ree Soesbee and Jeff Grubb, as well as posted the first look at new screens and artwork featuring the little mad scientists and their battle suits. You can check that out here. Enjoy the video below the break, and a look at the amazing city of Rata Sum.

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Over on the official Guild Wars 2 website this week, the spotlight is on the Asura race, and VG247 has an exclusive interview with continuity and lore designers Ree Soesbee and Jeff Grubb as well as the first look at new assets featuring the diminutive, gnome-like mad scientists.

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ArenaNet has updated the Guild Wars 2 blog with a short story from Jeff Grubbs on an Asura and his golem, Mr. Sparkles, as well as a blog post from senior concept artist Matt Barrett, regarding the environmental design of the asura, and its real-world inspirations. You can read both posts through the links, and be sure to check the blog daily for more on the asura race.

ArenaNet has designated the third week of September Asura Week, and each day it will be providing you something extra special regarding the diminutive, playable race in Guild Wars 2.

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Posted below the break is a Guild Wars 2 video, with ArenaNet’s Ree Soesbee setting the viewer up for the footage to follow. Said footage, which is really cool, features a battle against Tequatl the Sunless, a which is one of the dragon bosses in the game. Enjoy. Thanks, Wartower.de.

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ArenaNet and NCSoft have released a bevy of screenshots for Guild Wars 2 along with a gamescome trailer showing off the game’s combat system.

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Angel Leigh McCoy, one of the writers on the design team for Guild Wars 2, and Kristen Perry have both posted blog updates on the game complete with audio clips of in-game dialogue and insight into the Sylvari, Tyria’s newest race.

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ArenaNet global brand manager Chris Lye has said the firm plans to keep Guild Wars going even after the launch of Guild Wars 2, providing the player base is still active.

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ArenaNet’s Martin Kerstein has the firm will show off not only all seven Guild Wars 2 professions at gamescom next month, but the game’s PvP mode, as well as an entirely new demo build.

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