Tag Archives: guild wars

Mon, Sep 12, 2011 | 16:10 BST

Guild Wars 2: ArenaNet shows Asura race with VG247 chat

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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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Sat, Aug 20, 2011 | 19:56 BST

Guild Wars 2 video shows a battle with a dragon called Tequatl the Sunless

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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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Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 15:15 BST

Guild Wars 2 gamescom assets are just gorgeous

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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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Wed, Aug 10, 2011 | 16:04 BST

ArenaNet details design and writing behind the Sylvari race of Guild Wars 2

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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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Tue, Aug 02, 2011 | 15:54 BST

ArenaNet: Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 will be able to coexist

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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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Fri, Jul 29, 2011 | 15:35 BST

ArenaNet to reveal new Guild Wars 2 demo and PvP at gamescom

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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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Thu, May 12, 2011 | 16:23 BST

Familiarize yourself the Guild Wars 2 city of Lion’s Arch

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ArenaNet has revealed the city of Lion’s Arch which is located in Tyria, the northernmost known continent in Guild Wars 2.

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Wed, May 11, 2011 | 16:34 BST

Guild Wars 2: “MMOs at this point are stuck in a rut”

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ArenaNet believes the MMO genre’s apparently endless malaise can be broken with some heady innovation in Guild Wars 2. Steph Nunneley details gaming’s most exciting online prospect.

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Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 13:35 BST

NCSoft celebrates Lineage, City of Heroes and Guild Wars anniversaries

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NCSoft’s sent out word that Lineage, City of Heroes and Guild Wars are all celebrating their anniversaries today, with festivals, competitions, updates and new expansions.

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Fri, Apr 22, 2011 | 21:06 BST

Guild Wars 2: Charr week ends with a nice backstory on the ferocious cat warriors

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Ree Soesbee, designer and back story writer for Guild Wars 2, has closed out the week of the Charr with a very interesting, and good read on the scary cat people.

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Thu, Apr 21, 2011 | 16:37 BST

Charr: Familiarize yourself with the “fire worshipping race of hell cats” in Guild Wars 2

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ArenaNet continues Charr week with a new video fly through and some concept art, showing Guild Wars 2′s bad guys in action.

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Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 21:26 BST

ArenaNet details the Charr in Guild Wars 2

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ArenaNet’s Scott McGough has posted a new entry into the Guild Wars 2 blog, detailing the Charrm a fully playable race in the game.

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Sat, Mar 05, 2011 | 23:39 GMT

Guild Wars 2 demo videos show off the Norn

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NCsoft was at GDC this week, showing off Guild Wars 2 and its Norn to media outlets, and GameTrailers has posted the demo in four-parts for you.

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Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 23:32 GMT

Guild Wars Update travels to Embark Beach

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NCSoft has released some screenshots from an upcoming Guild Wars update, which adds the Embark Beach outpost, expanded NPC parties, and more.

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Thu, Feb 24, 2011 | 01:46 GMT

ArenaNet teases “happy” answer for Mesmer and Assassin fans

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ArenaNet is yet to announce the return of the Mesmer and Assassin professions in the sequel to Guild Wars, but NCSoft staff have dropped hints that fans of either will find something to please them.

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Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 21:48 GMT

Closed alpha and beta testing to begin this year on Guild Wars 2

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ArenaNet has said closed alpha beta testing for Guild Wars 2 will happen this year.

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Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 22:37 GMT

Guild Wars 2 video for Kryta, the last Human homeland, is absolutely gorgeous

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ArenaNet has released a new video for Guild Wars 2, which provides the viewer a look at the Human race in their homeland of Kryta.

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Fri, Jan 07, 2011 | 13:04 GMT

Guild Wars’ bedroom beginnings detailed in video history

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ArenaNet’s released a 15-minute history of the company, showing the humble beginnings of three people working in a bedroom after quitting Blizzard.

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Sat, Oct 09, 2010 | 21:59 BST

Achievements earned in Guild Wars to carry over into Guild Wars 2

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ArenaNet has said achievements earned in Guild Wars over the years will play a part in Guild Wars 2.

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Wed, Sep 01, 2010 | 03:52 BST

Guilded wars: Guild Wars passes 6.5 million sales mark, “when it’s done” is the word on GW2

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As it turns out, quite a few people are fans of this whole “not having to pay a subscription fee” thing. Who’da guessed?

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