In Real Life

More Killer Concept Art From Korea

Not content with showcasing the talents of one Korean artist this month, I’m now going to feature a second, NCSoft’s Tae Won Jun.


April 12, 2012
PC

Tips And Tricks For The Newly Free-To-Play Aion

Today NCsoft launches Aion: Ascension, the free-to-play rebirth of its faltering MMO, complete with eagerly anticipated update 3.0 content like player housing, mounts, new zones and a raised level cap. To celebrate the impeding influx of freeloaders, producer Adam Christensen has written up a tips and tricks guide to surviving and thriving in Aion: Ascension.


March 27, 2012
PC

10 Officially Sanctioned Guild Wars 2 Screenshots

As I mentioned in my questions and answers post, I’m not allowed to share my own screenshots of the Guild Wars 2 beta weekend with you folks, so Arenanet and NCsoft provided me with 10 official screens vaguely connected to this weekend’s experience.


PC

Everything You Wanted To Know About Guild Wars 2

Last month I shared what I learned during the first Guild Wars 2 press beta weekend. Now the student becomes the master as I tackle the questions Kotaku posed had about the eagerly anticipated massively-multiplayer game after spending another beta weekend adventuring in the world of Tyria.


March 14, 2012
PC

$150 Guild Wars 2 Collector’s Edition Comes With 3-Day Head Start

Fans clamouring for a chance to put down money on ArenaNet’s massively multiplayer sequel get their chance on April 10, when NCsoft begins taking preorders for Guild Wars 2 standard, digital deluxe, and collector’s editions. What do they get for putting their money down?


February 16, 2012
News

Guild Wars 2 Is Almost Certainly Coming To Consoles

Whenever anyone says “man, I hate how all MMOs are the same”, someone else invariably says “well, wait for Guild Wars 2, then!”.


February 7, 2012
PC

Guild Wars 2 Press Beta Weekend Entry Achieved

As the internet (and our comments) stirs with news about the upcoming Guild Wars 2 press beta weekend, rest assured that Kotaku will be there, doing Guild Wars-y things. You’ll read all about it on Monday, February 20.


December 13, 2011
PC

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

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!


November 1, 2011
PC

It’s A Massively Multiplayer Online Halloween Spooktacular

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.


August 25, 2011
In Real Life

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

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.