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Guild Wars 2 Antagonises Dragons With Chocobo Racing

The world of Guild Wars 2 has survived another (the first, technically) year, despite the looming threat of dragons so powerful they could easily destroy the entire world if they so desired. Next week, ArenaNet launches the Dragon Bash festival, a month-long celebration packed with events that would make me incredibly cross, were I an all-powerful magic lizard.


ArenaNet’s Fake 16-Bit April Fools’ Game Is Now An Actual Game

Not content to simply create a fake 16-bit game to base their real 3D Guild Wars 2 April Fools’ surprise on, ArenaNet has created a full playable version of Rytlock’s Critter Rampage, and it’s gleefully brutal.


This Fully-Playable 16-Bit Wonderland Is Guild Wars 2′s Idea Of A Joke

Originally planned as a fake 8-bit update to celebrate April Fools’ Day, Super Adventure Box grew into an expansive three-level homage to the golden age of gaming available to Guild Wars 2 players the length of April, because ArenaNet.


Gorgeous Games Of 2012: Guild Wars 2

When we started putting together a list of the best-looking games of 2012, Guild Wars 2 was an easy choice. The massive world of Tyria contains all manner of visual wonder, and every hilltop invites a pause for wide-eyed gazing. It’s a very good game too.


Get A Peek At The Wintersday Festivities That Await In Guild Wars 2

The folks at ArenaNet keep on adding new content to Guild Wars 2, from seasonal updates to new instances, group events and other tweaks that will live on past any holiday.


The Lead Designer Of Guild Wars 2 Is Answering Your Questions Right Now

ArenaNet’s massively multiplayer Guild Wars 2 has been out for a few months now, and many of us here at Kotaku really like the game. Like any MMO, its already changed quite a bit since launch, and ArenaNet has begun regularly adding new content, quests, and gear to extend the game’s life well into the future.


ArenaNet Adds ‘Ascended Gear’ To Guild Wars 2, Upset Players Grab Their Pitchforks

Oh, you like that Exotic weapon you’ve got? Yeah, but is it Ascended? That’s the name of the newest sort of gear in Guild Wars 2, another addition to extend the MMO’s endgame and give hardcore players more to do in the already gigantic game.


Huge New Live Event This Weekend Kicks Off Guild Wars 2′s November Update

Lion’s Arch is under attack! Or, well, make that, Lion’s Arch is under attack — again. The poor city just can’t seem to catch a break. Just as the Mad King himself burst into Lion’s Arch rather destructively on October 28, so too is something coming to the coastal city next weekend. And it’s not a nice something.


Trick Or Treat! Guild Wars 2 Gets Even Bigger Today

It’s Halloween in Tyria, and the Mad King has returned. Starting today, all Guild Wars 2 players will log in to find heaps of new content in the MMO, from holiday-themed decorations to transformative costumes all the way up to whole new areas, mini-dungeons and bosses.


In A World Full Of Fantastic Fictions To Try, Guild Wars 2 Players Remain Fixated On Humans

Guild Wars, the first game, didn’t offer a whole array of character races for players to choose from. Players were always human, even while free to play with variations on appearance. And it seems that Guild Wars players who got used to their looks have brought that bias with them into Guild Wars 2.


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