Guild Wars

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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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It’s A Massively Multiplayer Online Halloween Spooktacular

6:00AM November 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

With fewer and fewer children donning costumes and hitting the streets every year to celebrate all things sweet and spooky, the Halloween tradition is alive and well in the virtual worlds of today’s massively multiplayer online games. More »


In Real Life

A Very Huggable Charr Contemplates Manhattan

6:20AM September 9, 2011 | Brian Crecente

This Charr plushie just went on sale over on the Penny Arcade Store for $US35. More »


In Real Life

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 »


PC

Watch This Epic Guild Wars 2 Dragon Fight

8:14PM August 20, 2011 | Brian Crecente

We published some footage of Guild Wars 2 gameplay shot off several screens earlier this week. Wartower.de does one better, capturing a direct feed straight off a rig. More »


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Guild Wars 2 Gamescom Trailer Makes You Cry Before Laying Waste To Trolls

9:20AM August 18, 2011 | Joshua Rivera

Amidst the bushels of chaos and action from upcoming games flying out of Germany this week, this idyllic new Guild Wars 2 trailer has you stop and contemplate it’s picturesque beauty. And then, of course, it unloads it’s own brand of chaos and action by the bushelful. I hope you have lots of empty bushels at home. 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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The Boisterous Shapeshifters Of Guild Wars 2

3:00AM February 25, 2011 | Mike Fahey

What’s eight feet tall, transforms into a wolf, bear, snow leopard or raven, is unafraid of anything, and can drink you under even the shortest of tables? Meet the Norn, the biggest, baddest and loudest race in Guild Wars 2. More »


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Being Human In Guild Wars 2

7:20AM February 10, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In the original Guild Wars being human was a requirement. In the sequel being human is a choice. This week ArenaNet is taking an in-depth look at what it means to be human in Guild Wars 2. More »