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Guild Wars 2 Will Launch On Steam On August 23
ArenaNet has released a new blog for Guild Wars 2, as they go over the content roadmap for the next few months and changes on the way The team is going to be making a few new additions to the game that will change things up, but they are also reflecting on a lot of[...]
Guild Wars 2 Launches Final Conclusion To Living World Season One
ArenaNet has released the final chapter for Season One of Guild Wars 2 as players can get in on the conclusion of Living World This latest update to the game will bring you into the final conflict between Scarlet Briar and the united heroes as you will take part in The Battle for Lion's Arch[...]
Guild Wars 2 Will Launch On Steam On August 23
NCSOFT and ArenaNet are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Guild Wars 2 by bringing the game over to Steam on August 23rd This version of the MMORPG will be the most updated version of the game you can get so that it runs with all the additions and updates provided so far You can get[...]
Guild Wars 2: End Of Dragons Will Launch On February 28th
ArenaNet and NCSOFT have released new details to the latest addition to Guild Wars 2 with the End Of Dragons expansion This will be the third expansion for the MMORPG, which will officially be launched into the game on February 28th, 2022 As part of the release, the studio has released new details and a[...]
Guild Wars 2 Brings Back Twisted Marionette After Seven Years
Arenanet has brought back the Twisted Marionette to Guild Wars 2 after being missing from the series for seven years The last time we saw the imposing figure was in Living World Season 1, but now they have returned to the game joined by a new Legendary Armory The update also comes with a new[...]
Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga Finale Launches On April 27th
ArenaNet will be releasing the final chapter of Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga for everyone to play this Tuesday, April 27th This will be the fourth and final chapter of Episode Five titled Judgment, which brings about a ton of action as well as a number of dragon-related rewards, because we're dealing with dragons here at[...]
Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga Episode Five Drops March 9th
ArenaNet will drop the fifth episode of Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga into the game on March 9th, along with a bunch of new content The latest chapter is titled Balance, and as it arrives next Tuesday with brand new content for the game, it will have you digging into a lot of storylines as[...]
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ArenaNet has released a new update into Guild Wars 2 as they kick off the second chapter of the multi-part finale of The Icebrood Saga Episode Five will officially kick off in the game on January 19th, and with it comes a number of additions and changes to the game, which the devs have documented below[...]
Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga Finale Is Coming This Month
ArenaNet revealed this week that the final chapter of Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga is going to be released later this month The arc has been doing really well with fans who have been plugging a number of hours into the story, but they will now see it come to an end very soon[...]
Guild Wars 2 Is Finally Making Its Way To Steam
ArenaNet announced today that they are finally bringing their highly successful game Guild Wars 2 over to Steam The game is currently celebrating its eighth anniversary, and to mark the occasion, publisher NCSOFT West finally chatted with Valve and are putting the game on their platform Players won't just be getting the base game, either[...]
Guild Wars 2 Charr Legion
ArenaNet announced this morning that Episode Three of Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga is coming on May 26th The episode itself is called "No Quarter", and much like the title suggests, there will be none given as two codes enter into a civil war The episode will open up a brand new part of[...]
"Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga" Episode One Drops November 19th
ArenaNet released new information this week that the first episode of Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga will be released next week The episode called "Whisper in the Dark " will officially drop on November 19th and include a ton of new content for you to delve into We have the full details below along[...]
“Guild Wars 2” Announces the Next Season: the Icebrood Saga
The next season of content for ArenaNet's Guild Wars 2 will take players to the Far Shiverpeaks to combat a new, icy threat. The Icebrood Saga is GW2's newest collection of episodic content Players can get an early taste of the new locations, conflicts, and thrilling story coming to the MMO on September 17 with the release of the[...]
Guild Wars 2's Season 4 Finale "War Eternal" is Now Live
Called "War Eternal" the new episode sees Tyria recovering from the devastating loss of Aurene while still needing to fend off Elder Dragon Kralkatorrik. All commanders and their allies will need to reconcile themselves to almost certain defeat and find a way to rejoin the seemingly helpless battle. But it's not all hopeless for Guild Wars 2[...]
Former BioWare Devs Announce New Game: Hindsight 20/20
Hindisght 20/20 is a new single-player action adventure game with morality-based decisions by former BioWare, ArenaNet, and Sucker Punch veterans at Triple-I Games. Hindsight 20/20 will release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Mac in 2020. The game's official description reads: The peaceful town of Champaner holds life sacred above all else A calamitous virus[...]
The Skyscale is Coming to Guild Wars 2, IT'S A DRAGON MOUNT!!!
Robert Purchase over at Eurogamer had the chance to talk with Linsey Murdock, the lead designer for Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet's long-running MMORPG. Murdock talked with Eurogamer about the new flying mount for Guild Wars 2, which is called the Skyscale And it's a dragon, which gives it some excellent game mechanics. //Credit: ArenaNet We talked about the[...]
ArenaNet Announces Layoffs Within The Company, But Gives Zero Details
Another gaming company has announced layoffs will be taking place after word leaked out on social media that ArenaNet would be cutting jobs A lot of people have been putting the pieces together today, with Kotaku having probably the most in-depth timeline of what's happening, but here's the short version At some point this morning[...]
ArenaNet Reveals a First Look at Guild Wars 2 Season 4, Episode 5
ArenaNet has unveiled the first look trailer for Guild Wars 2's Living World Season 4 Episode 5 "All or Nothing," which takes the stakes higher than ever The latest episode arrives on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, and takes the Commander toward the ultimate showdown with the Elder Crystal Dragon Kralkatorrik As part of that showdown, Tyria's[...]
Wintersday Festival Kicks Off in Guild Wars 2 Today
credit// ArenaNet It may be the hap-happiest season of all, but that doesn't mean Guild Wars 2 isn't adding a special holiday battle instance as part of this year's Wintersday Festival The "Secret Lair of the Snowmen" is a 10-player instance with unique rewards and all new Wintergreen-themed weapons. Wintersday also brings some new additions to the set[...]
ArenaNet is Giving Away a Roller Beetle Racing Themed Car
ArenaNet is rolling out Roller Beetle Racing in Guild Wars 2 starting tomorrow, November 27th Roller Beetle Racing allows players to strap in to their roller beetle mounts and face off in head-to-head races across five unique tracks The new public events will be available to all Guild Wars 2 players, veterans and brand new commanders alike. There[...]
Shadow of the Mad King Returns to Guild Wars 2 Next Week
ArenaNet is bringing back the Shadow of the Mad King event for Guild Wars 2 so you can celebrate Halloween in-game starting next week. The event will return on October 16th and will run until November 6th, so you have more than enough time to enjoy some spooky times before the event disappears for another year. This year, Guild[...]
Guild Wars 2's Living World Season 4, Episode 2 Trailer is Here
Ahead of the episode's release, we got a brand new trailer from developer ArenaNet. During Episode 1, players picked up immediately after the events of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, with the Brandstorm of an elder dragon wreaking havoc in Elona Throw in some shenanigans by the undead lich Palawa Joko, and things got a bit[...]
Arena Net Donates Thousands to Guild Wars 2 Player After Her House Burns Down
Other than a little water damage, it was intact. After a friend urged her to do so, Siadina then posted the video to Twitter and tagged Guild Wars developer ArenaNet Her tweet caught the attention of the studio's social media coordinator who sent her a direct message asking for her address to send her a t-shirt. But that's not[...]
Guild Wars 2 First Expansion Pack Heart Of Thorns Announced
Guild Wars 2 has hung in there though, building a dedicated and loyal consumer base over time. Today the game's first expansion pack was announced by ArenaNet at a PAX South panel Heart of Throns will take place in the The Heart of Maguuma, taking players threw three biomes, moving from the roots of it's trees to[...]