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Guild Wars 2 beta weekends have inspired ArenaNet economist John Smith to create an infographic detailing the game’s virtual economy, the amount of coin and wealth distribution across the land of Tyria. According to Smith, the MMO has “one of the largest” virtual economies “ever created,” and some of his finding have proved to be rather interesting so far. The graph is below, and a larger version is through here. Guild Wars 2 launches for those who pre-purchased the game tomorrow via the three-day head start. The official launch is on August 28. You can look over launch times and dates here. Thanks, PCgamesN.

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EG’s reporting that studio director and executive producer Matt Wilson, art director Corey Dangel, and producer John Smith from SOE’s Seattle studio have all left to form a new company.

SOE’s northwestern outfit is currently working on MMO The Agency.

The posse have launched a new studio called Detonator Games, as confirmed here.

SOE’s assured the game won’t be affected by the moves, saying there’ll be no “reboot”.

Read the full thing through the link.