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ArenaNet Rings In The Year Of The Dragon With Guild Wars 2 Beta Details

12:30AM January 24, 2012 | Mike Fahey

We may be four weeks into 2012, but it’s the first day of the Year of the Dragon, which sounds like a perfect day to get a better idea of when we’ll get a chance to play the most anticipated, dragon-bothered massively multiplayer online game of the year, Guild Wars 2. More »

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Guild Wars 2 Only Thought It Was In Control Of The Mesmer Class Reveal

10:40AM December 13, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Mesmers are not controlled; a Mesmer does the controlling, which is probably why this video for the final Guild Wars 2 class slipped out a few days earlier than planned. Mind control! More »

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This Guild Wars 2 Art Can’t Stand Still

2:00AM October 26, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

OK, so I’ve got a bit of a thing for Guild Wars 2 art. It’s a gorgeous game, shoot me. But before you do, you should check out both this concept art and, in a neat twist, some trailers made out of concept art. More »

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Guild Wars 2′s Art Just Won’t Stop Pleasing Our Eyeballs

9:00PM August 25, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

We’ve featured the concept art of Guild Wars 2 here twice before, showcasing the talents of concept artists Levi Hopkins and Kekai Kotaki. Today, then, let’s do it a third and final time. More »

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How Do You Make A Race Of Intelligent Plant People Sexy?

7:20AM August 9, 2011 | Mike Fahey

ArenaNet character designer Kristen Perry was presented was presented with a thorny task when asked to cultivate the plant-like sylvari race for Guild Wars 2: Finding the balance between green-skinned humans and tentacle monsters. More »

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More Amazing Guild Wars 2 Art To Kickstart Your Week

7:00PM July 25, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

As we’ve seen previously, with Levi Hopkins’ art, there’s some outstanding work being done at ArenaNet on Guild Wars 2. An impression that’s only reinforced looking at the contributions of Kekai Kotaki. More »

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Guns, Gadgets, And Gear Define Guild Wars 2′s Engineer

1:00AM May 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In some fantasy role-playing games, engineering bombs, guns, and useful gadgets is nothing more than a novel crafting skill. In Guild Wars 2, it’s a way of life. Let’s meet the game’s newly revealed Engineer. More »

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Guild Wars 2, Your Art Is Just Beautiful

9:00PM May 19, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

I usually don’t play MMOs. Never played Guild Wars, may never play its upcoming sequel either. But boy, I could look at this concept art for Guild Wars 2 all day long. More »

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The Best Place To Loiter In Guild Wars 2

8:20AM May 12, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Every massively multiplayer online role-playing game needs a place for players to hang out, shout their auctions, and bitch about the development team working on the game they’re currently spending every waking hour playing. For Guild Wars 2, that city is Lion’s Arch. More »

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Guild Wars 2 Charr Aren’t Your Average Cat People

11:30PM April 21, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In Guild Wars the warlike, feline Charr were one of the greatest threats the humans of Tyria had ever faced. In Guild Wars 2 they might be Tyria’s greatest hope against the power of the Elder Dragons, when they aren’t busy coughing up hairballs or desecrating innocent sandboxes. More »