Guild Wars 2 News and Updates

    • Guild Wars 2 NPC Inspired By Player's Cross-Country Walk

      Epic Journey

      If you’ve ever wondered how footsore your MMO character might be after trudging through miles and miles of a game world, just ask Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 fan Kelly Wells. Wells’ story is detailed in the latest [...]
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    • Guild Wars 2

      Socially Acceptable

      Guilds are spreading far and wide. The latest edition of all things Guild Wars 2 kicks off with the confirmation that guilds will be going global. Instead of being isolated to just one server, in GW2, guilds will be able [...]
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    • CharrWarrior

      Cat Fights

      German fan site Wartower’s got a lengthy interview with ArenaNet Design Writer Scott McGough. He chats for over half an hour about the Charr in Guild Wars 2, touching on their society, their rules of war, and even their [...]
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    • Guild Wars 2

      BIGFOOT SPOTTED IN NYC

      Achy, feverish chills? Yes, you too have Guild Wars 2 withdrawal. But fear not, we have the treatment to get you through this between-BWE stage. Finally, the general public got their itchy fingers on the game we love to talk [...]
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    • Guild Wars 2 Shadow Behemoth

      Blown Away

      How was it for you? In one of the most anticipated gaming weekends of the year, hundreds of thousands of players rampaged through Tyria in the first Guild Wars 2 pre-purchase event. I am thrilled that I can engage with readers/viewers/listeners/telepaths [...]
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    • GW2melee

      Blade Storm

      “Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight.” A classic piece of advice, but it seemed especially appropriate this past Guild Wars 2 beta weekend, where fans of melee professions thought their lack of range to be [...]
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    • GW2Golem

      For Science!

      You won’t be able to play as an Asura in this weekend’s beta event for Guild Wars 2, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn a little bit about them. PCGamer got an exclusive run at the Asura capital [...]
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    • Guild Wars 2 Sylvari

      Guild Wars 2 Beta Client Released

      It’s the news many have been hitting their F5 keys repeatedly for. ArenaNet has begun sending out emails giving instructions on how to get the client for the upcoming Guild Wars 2 beta weekend event. Excited fans have [...]
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    • Guild Wars Eye Of The North

      GUILD WARS Exclusive: All Weekend Events Active In The 7 Year Celebration!

      Thought you were just playing Guild Wars 2 this weekend? The big news we’re breaking now is that the bonuses for previous weekend events are available during the current Guild Wars anniversary celebration. It has been [...]
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    • Guild Wars 2 Guardian

      Terrorist Attack

      [Beware: spoilers for sections of the personal story lie ahead]. Nearly there. The penultimate episode of A Guardian’s Tale kicks off our week-long build-up to the first Guild Wars 2 pre-purchase beta weekend event. When [...]
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    • Guild Wars 2 Mesmer

      Believe The Hype

      Excited much? We all know now that from April 27th to the 29th many of you will be living on energy drinks, paying for your loved ones to go on weekend breaks or just pulling the battery out of your phone and nailing the [...]
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    • lions_gameon

      Game On!

      The first public beta for Guild Wars 2 is next weekend and it should be a doozy. ArenaNet has confirmed that “hundreds of thousands” of players will be getting their first hands-on taste of the game, including [...]
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      Guild Wars 2 & Tera Prepare To Launch

      As you might already know Guild Wars 2 fans, if you have pre-purchased the MMO, you will get a chance to play starting April 27th and ending April 29th. Our panel on The Week in MMO hopes that we will get to see the brand [...]
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    • Logan Thackeray Guild Wars 2

      A Guardian’s Tale: Part Four

      My kingdom for a fire extinguisher. Last time on A Guardian’s Tale I took you on a stroll through one of the many events in Guild Wars 2. In this episode, we begin the personal story of the human character which is [...]
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    • Exclusive: Asuran Butler Golem

      Preview: Butler Golem

      There are some fun things to pick up in Tyria. While making my way through the recent Guild Wars 2 beta weekend, I happened to get a fun little item in the shape of the Asuran Butler Golem. As far as I know this is the first [...]
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    • Guild Wars 2 6 Lessons To Prepare

      Prepare For War

      Hands up everyone who is waiting for Guild Wars 2. Ok, now hands up  if you have ever played WoW or any other MMOs. I see a lot of people with both hands in the air. Being a WoW player of seven years – and EverQuest among [...]
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    • GuildCast 17 Underwater PvP Dead Ahead

      PvP Pirates

      It’s all getting rather exciting. Pre-purchase looms ever closer and the clamor for Guild Wars 2 is only growing it seems. This week we look at a variety of aspects important to all of you frothing at the mouth to get [...]
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    • GW2 A Guardian's Tale 3

      A Guardian’s Tale: Part Three

      Don’t stand in the fire, don’t stand in the fire… After looking at character creation and the first steps in Tyria, we take a stroll through one of the early events in Guild Wars 2. Still learning my way [...]
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    • GW2 Questions Answered

      Tyria Interrogation

      Tyria is big. Really big. Therefore it’s no surprise that after the beta weekend press events, people still have questions about Guild Wars 2. Offering myself up for questions — and ridicule, all part of the job [...]
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    • Guardian Story In Tyria

      A Guardian’s Tale: Part 2

      Beware bow-crazy centaurs. Last time I had a look at creating a human character and the  choices that form personal story in Guild Wars 2. In this installment, I’ll show you the very first event that human characters [...]
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    • GuildCast 16: Shiny Happy People

      Beta Roundtable

      Is the grin apparent? There’s a glowing aura of smugness this week — well, except for Schaff — after the latest Guild Wars 2 beta weekend. First off we talk about the vast, sprawling grandeur of cities in [...]
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    • Guild Wars 2 Logan Thackeray

      A Guardian’s Tale

      Every story has a beginning. The first in a series on the human guardian in Guild Wars 2, focuses on character creation — specifically story choices. This short video outlines the 10 stages to creating a character in [...]
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    • AsuraGuardian

      Under The Micro-Scope

      Following last week’s announcement of the microtransaction model in Guild Wars 2, the community has definitely been vocal — some in favor of the model and some against. ArenaNet President Mike O’Brien added [...]
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    • GW2thief

      Steel And Shot

      There’s a whole lot of Guild Wars 2 information blowing up on the ‘net today. Noted v-blogger Totalbiscuit had a go at the Guild Wars 2 beta over the weekend, giving us a great look at weapon variety on his Charr [...]
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    • Sylvari Use The Boom Flower

      Boom Flower

      Beware exploding plant cannons in this week’s GuildCast. You might not have heard this, but apparently there are going to be microtransactions in Guild Wars 2! Of course, Mike O’Brien‘s blog on ArenaNet‘s [...]
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