Tag Archives: guild wars

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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Tue, Aug 10, 2010 | 20:01 BST

Guild Wars 2 looks rather awesome in new trailer

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NCsoft has released a new trailer for Guild Wars 2, and it looks awesome.

Honest.

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Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 22:42 BST

Ranger and pets get detailed for Guild Wars 2

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ArenaNet has detailed the ranger and his loyal animal companion over on the official Guild Wars 2 site.

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Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 20:32 BST

Guild Wars 2: Defeat is an experience, not a punishment

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ArenaNet’s Jon Peters, one of the game designers on Guild Wars 2, has posted an update on the game’s official blog with new details surrounding death and healing for the MMO.

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Fri, May 14, 2010 | 16:44 BST

NPD: Turbine’s DDO is the third most played MMO

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NPD has released its annual survey results for online gaming, and according to the 19K people who participated in it, DDO Unlimited was the third most played MMO out there.

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Fri, Apr 30, 2010 | 17:18 BST

Guild Wars 2 video shows the Elementalist in action

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NCsoft has put out a video showing the different moves that the Elementalist can pull off.

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Sat, Feb 27, 2010 | 17:54 GMT

NCsoft announces Guild Wars novel Ghosts of Ascalon

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NCsoft has announced Ghosts of Ascalon, an original Guild Wars novel, written by fantasy authors Matt Forbeck and Jeff Grubb.

The book pretty much sets the tone for the release of Guild Wars 2.

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