Guild Wars 2: The Squad System in WvW

The Guild Wars 2 blog has been updated with a new post detailing how the squad system will play out in World vs World competition. Acknowledging that general chat is too broad for effective communicat..

12-04-21

Programs linked to Guild Wars 2 in the future

In fact, it is not accidentally for NCsoft to develop mobile games. Carrying out multi-platform development based on its core products is one of NCsofts important strategies. NCsoft once released the ..

12-04-10

The Role of a Squad in GuildWars 2

By now Im sure most of you are aware that the grouping in Guild Wars 2 is a little different. In the PvE world there is very much an open group feel where everyone is always working together. The trad..

12-04-07

Guild Wars 2 Will Let All Levels of Players to Play Together

ArenaNet will be encouraging higher level players to play with beginners in Guild Wars 2.The new feature will let high level characters to become low level characters to help beginners, but still get ..

12-03-31

ArenaNet's Mike Ferguson Answers More Guild Wars 2 Questions

A recent Guild Wars 2 dev blog delved into the World vs World combat and left many players wanting more. Luckily, theyre getting it. ArenaNet System Designer Mike Ferguson is heading the charge to del..

12-03-27

Guild Wars 2 Collectors Edition Revealed

NCsoft has revealed the Pre-Purchase programme for Guild Wars 2. Beginning, players who pre-purchase the Guild Wars 2 Collectors, Digital Deluxe or Standard Editions will receive guaranteed entry into..

12-03-24

Guild Wars 2 Release Date To Be 'Determined By Beta'

Guild Wars 2s has been in development for four years and while a release date isnt locked in, developer ArenaNet is feeling really good about progress on the game, its told NowGamer.Were in closed alp..

12-03-15

Guild Wars 2 console version confirmed

Guild Wars Insider has the scoop on the confirmation of a Guild Wars 2 console version at some point after the games PC client goes live. The source is an NCsoft earnings call, during which a couple o..

12-03-14

Guild Wars 2 Mesmer Update

The official page has just been updated with the Mesmer lore, overview and skills descriptions!Mesmers are magical duelists who rely on deception and confusion to keep their opponents in check. Indeci..

12-03-06

Welcome to Guild Wars 2 Journal

In the last Guild Wars 2 blog post this year Eric Flannum and Jon Peters bring us another development update.The achievement system in Guild Wars 2 as explained by Eric Flannum consists of regular ach..

12-03-04

Guild Wars 2 Beta and Release Update: Year of the Dragon

The official Guild Wars 2 blog was just updated with a message from Mike OBrien, founder of ArenaNet.Welcome to the Year of the Dragon!Today is Lunar New Years Day, and according to the Asian zodiac s..

12-03-01

Guild Wars 2 Beta Events Start Today

In a short but sweet new blog post, Guild Wars 2 Community Manager Martin Kerstein announced the start of this weekends press event and teases even more information about the game and the beta coming ..

12-02-28

Guild Wars 2 Beta Development Update

Today we get the first official blog post following up this weekends press beta event for Guild Wars 2.In this update game designers Randy Knapp, Devon Carver, Jon Peters and Lead Game Designer Eric F..

12-02-26

Guild Wars 2 beta signups pressing on for the millionth signup

After an exciting 48 hours, the Guild Wars 2 beta signup session left ArenaNet a little less than 10,000 signups short of a million. Rather than settling for this already impressive number, the folks ..

12-02-24

Guild Wars 2 Release Date To Be 'Determined

Guild Wars 2s has been in development for four years and while a release date isnt locked in, developer ArenaNet is feeling really good about progress on the game, its told NowGamer.Were in closed alp..

12-02-21

A Few Thoughts on Multiple Guilds Setting in Guild Wars 2

Nevertheless, Guild Wars 2 might become one interesting exception. Its design seems too decent to me. By decent, I mean players hardly have to gang up to maximize their benefits in the game. Instead, ..

12-02-19

Guild Wars 2 World vs World PvP details revealed

Today Mike Ferguson published the long-awaited blog post containing more info and details about Guild Wars 2s unique World vs World PvP mode.We have amazing PvE gameplay and intense competitive PvP in..

12-02-16

Invites for Guild Wars 2 Press Beta

ArenaNet has started sending out invites to the upcoming press beta event for Guild Wars 2, and a few big press sites were able to announce their participation:Johnathon Ross - DestructoidInvites are ..

12-02-14

Fan-made Guild Wars 2 Videos Are as Epic as Official Ones

ArenaNet is busy working on Guild Wars 2 in an attempt to creating an epic world for the gamers. During the wait for exploring this epic world, some gamers just couldnt sit tight. They made some Guild..

12-02-12

Guild Wars 2 will certainly be ahead of the times

The inevitable individuality of each players character means that there will be almost unlimited replayability in the game whilst many MMOs have this in spades due to customization options, Guild War..

12-02-09

Guild Wars 2 Combat Mechanics and Elementalist Profession Details Released

Hot on the heels of ArenaNet President Mike OBriens Guild Wars 2 Design Manifesto, the studio today released specifics on what players can expect from one of Guild Wars 2s most exciting components co..

12-02-07

Invites for Guild Wars 2 Press Beta are going out

ArenaNet has started sending out invites to the upcoming press beta event for Guild Wars 2, and a few big press sites were able to announce their participation.Johnathon Ross - DestructoidInvites are ..

12-02-05

Guild Wars 2: PvP Scholar Armor and More Fetching PvP Action Screens Released

After yesterdays four fresh screenshots of the to-be-announced PvP map in Guild Wars 2, today Guild Wars Insider continues to give you two pictures of the latest PvP scholar armor set modeled by a Nor..

12-02-03

Guild Wars Insider PvP Interview

Guild Wars Insider recently had the chance to visit the ArenaNet offices to talk to the developers of Guild Wars 2 about the game. Today they bring us a 5-page long interview wtith PvP Systems Designe..

12-02-01

New Guild Wars 2 Details, Pics & Teaser Trailer

Guild Wars 2 is a visually stunning MMO that will offer players the epic grandeur of a massive role playing environment combined with the challenge of world-class player vs. player competition. Buildi..

12-01-30

Guild Wars 2 News - The Jotun Profiled

The latest profile of some of the other sentient races in Guild Wars 2 is now live on the official site. This time the giant-like beings called the jotun are the subject of the article.The blog posts ..

12-01-28

Guild Wars 2: More Than Quest Givers

One of the most interesting things about Guild Wars 2 is how diverse and widespread the races coming with the game are shaping up to be. In todays Guild Wars 2 column, we take a look at that broad div..

12-01-19

Guild Wars 2 gamescom trailer mixes gorgeous art with gameplay

The Guild Wars 2 demo at gamescom this week is probably one of the more notable goings-on, at least on the PC side of things. ArenaNet recently went over a number of gameplay features and changes play..

12-01-17

Guild Spotlight: Ravenkin

The first Guild Wars 2 guild for our spotlight in the new year is Ravenkin. Recruitment officer Uriel recently took the time to answer our questions.If you would like your guild to be spotlighted, ple..

12-01-15

Guild Wars 2 to Feature Innovative Quest System

Guild Wars 2 seems bent on getting away from the traditional style of MMO quest systems. Kotaku featured a portion of the latest GW2 updates today, in which the games lead content designer Colin Johan..

12-01-12

Guild Wars 2 Release Date To Be 'Determined By Beta'

Guild Wars 2s has been in development for four years and while a release date isnt locked in, developer ArenaNet is feeling really good about progress on the game, its told NowGamer.Were in closed alp..

12-01-10

Guild Wars 2: Mesmer is Confirmed to be the Final Class

Cheer up, Guild Wars 2 fans! There is finally some new information emerging after a long time waiting. Earlier some time, someone slipped up and it has been leaked on a European site with a video that..

12-01-08

Flameseeker Chronicles: Why must they starve then drown us?

Todays Flameseeker Chronicles title comes to you courtesy of one of Massivelys livestream team members, echoing the wails of many news-starved fans of all things Tyrian. In a classic case of be carefu..

12-01-05

GW2PC: Guild Wars 2 FAQ

The team at Guild Wars 2 PC have been putting together a pretty comprehensive guide detailing every aspect of Guild Wars 2. As you know us at VGR personally cant get enough of Guild Wars 2. So to brid..

12-01-04

Guild Wars 2 Devs Talk Achievements, Animation Blending

The latest blog entry at the official Guild Wars 2 website reveals stacks of new details about the eagerly-anticipated MMO.In addition to going into great detail about how the games four major categor..

12-01-02

Guild Wars 2 dev blog talks achievements

Its been a trying year for impatient Guild Wars 2 fans, but 2011 is closing on something of a high note due to recent beta rumblings as well as an increase in the ArenaNet information trickle. The lat..

11-12-29

Guild Wars 2 is a visually stunning MMO

A full 250 years after the original Guild Wars, massive upheavals, cataclysms, and globe-spanning events have changed the world of Tyria. Human civilization is in decline. Other races are rising up, t..

11-12-27

Guild Wars 2 are five different races to choose from

Adding even more to the customization in the new title are the new races. In the original game, it was only possible to play as a human, but in Guild Wars 2, there are five different races to choose f..

11-12-25

Guild Wars 2 news has been dropping

Lots of Guild Wars 2 news has been dropping as the energy for the game ramps up to the first public hands-on demo of Guild Wars 2 at gamescom next week. Thanks as always to the community at Guild Wars..

11-12-22

When Guild Wars 2 was announced

When Guild Wars 2 was announced, the final campaign of the original game had not even been released yet. For fans of the series, it was the perfect piece of news: the new campaign, Eye of the North, w..

11-12-20

Announced through the GW2 Guru Forums

So this week weve got some good news, if you havent heard Eric Flannum (ArenaNet) announced through the GW2 Guru Forums that the final profession will be revealed before the end of this year. You can ..

11-12-18

ArenaNet unveils the Guild Wars 2 Mesmer

Broken embargoes and leaked videos aside, longtime fans of Guild Wars 2 are expressing a complete lack of surprise at todays Mesmer reveal. ArenaNet finally unveiled the long-awaited eighth class this..

11-12-15

Mesmerizing revelation: Guild Wars 2's Mesmer is the final class

No, faithful Guild Wars 2 fans, this is not an illusion: The Mesmer is in the game, so stop rubbing your eyes and pinching your arms in disbelief.To be honest, if ArenaNet had announced that the eight..

11-12-13

Rangers to meet challenges in Guild Wars 2

Now, Im not going to have a companion named Mr. Bonkers, although the temptation is high just to get a few laughs out of everyone now and then, but to say that I will be taking my pets lightly is an e..

11-12-11

Guild Wars 2 to Show up at G-Star 2011 with Promotional Demos

Apart from announcing Lineage Eternal, Korea-based NCsoft has released latest Korean trailers for its next-gen MMORPG Guild Wars 2 in development by ArenaNet through its officially promotional site. I..

11-12-09

Guild Wars 2 Ranger & Pet Details Revealed

The ranger is a jack-of-all-trades and a master of them all as well, relying on his keen eye, steady hand, or the power of nature itself. A master of ranged combat, the ranger is capable of striking u..

11-12-07

GW2 quest describes a nefarious bandit cam

Guild Wars 2 seems bent on getting away from the traditional style of MMO quest systems. Kotaku featured a portion of the latest GW2 updates today, in which the games lead content designer Colin Johan..

11-12-05

The Perfect Ten: The upcoming contenders

While Im on board the Star Wars: The Old Republic train (at least until SOEs Star Wars: The New Republic comes out in 2014 and forces SWTOR to shut down), I can certainly sympathize with the frustrati..

11-12-03

Guild Wars 2 devblog highlights cinematic conversations

One of the things we game developers always have to struggle with is reconciling our ambition with the reality of a production environment, begins todays Guild Wars 2 dev blog. That principle of balan..

11-11-30

Still look forward to Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 2 is actually coming at it with a new angle and is actually changing things. Changing things?! I hear you saying, radical aint it? But I also hear the more learned of you saying, Well isnt ..

11-11-27

Guild War 2's art director illustrates cover of National Geographic

ArenaNets Daniel Dociu has another high-profile project in addition to his work on Guild Wars 2: the cover of National Geographic. In this months issue of the magazine, Dociu provides artwork to illus..

11-11-25

Guild Wars Novel Announced

NCsoft is has announced the first novel based on the best-selling MMO game Guild Wars, GHOSTS OF ASCALON. Written by acclaimed authors Jeff Grubb and Matt Forbeck, GHOSTS OF ASCALON introduces readers..

11-11-24

Guild Wars 2: A Budding Obsession

World of Warcraft frightens me. With three expansions, 10 million subscribers, and the looming threat of kung fu panda warriors, it stands atop an unassailable mountain, taunting amateur MMO players w..

11-11-23

More pets, more combos, more burning: ArenaNet brings big changes to Guild Wars 2

If youre anything like us here at the Massively offices, youve been feeling a bit starved for Guild Wars 2 news. ArenaNets been extremely quiet for weeks now, and just as fans were beginning to despai..

11-11-21

Guild Wars 2 audio team heads to nuclear power plant for sound recording

The ArenaNet sound team has been busy, with its latest project being a field trip to an inactive nuclear power plant.Yep, you read that correctly -- the team took a two-hour drive to the Satsop Nuclea..

11-11-20

Flameseeker Chronicles: A closer look at the Grawl of Guild Wars 2

I was pretty excited to see this weeks addition to the ArenaNet blog for a couple of reasons reasons. First, Im a big fan of Jeff Grubbs style of storytelling. Its clear, informative, and entertaining..

11-11-18

Flameseeker Chronicles: C-C-C-Combo maker

Sing hallelujah, for the Guild Wars 2 news drought is over! (The information gates may now slam shut for another excruciating period of time, but Im choosing not to think about that.) Jon Peters broug..

11-11-17

New Guild Wars 2 demo build brings changes to UI

ArenaNet has had an exciting week -- the developer is in attendance at G-Star in Korea to show off the demo of Guild Wars 2. As with any game in development, GW2 is in a constant state of change as th..

11-11-16

Leaderboard: SWTOR vs. GW2 cinematic cutscenes

OK, you knew that sooner or later thered be a face-off between Star Wars: The Old Republic and Guild Wars 2 in this column, although todays poll might not be what you were expecting. Instead of gettin..

11-11-15

Flameseeker Chronicles: The news doors haven't shut

More news! More updates! Be still my heart! No, seriously. It does my fangirl heart such good to see all of these cool updates and details about Guild Wars 2 over the past few weeks. Between the anima..

11-11-14

Guild Wars 2 developer explains updated cinematic conversations

Guild Wars 2 fans are starting their morning with an interesting update and some entertainment, thanks to ArenaNets motion capture and cinematic guru Chuck Jackman. Chuck is the mind behind the newest..

11-11-13

Guild Wars 2 is at G-Star with new items but no beta

With Guild Wars 2 appearing this weekend at the G-Star convention, theres been a lot of speculation about two potential pieces of news -- a date for the beta or the eighth profession reveal. Unfortuna..

11-11-11

New Guild Wars 2 Blogs Reveal Asura Environments

Two more stories have surfaced for Guild Wars 2s Asura Week. The first from ArenaNets Lore Designer Jeff Grubb, who took some time to explain the origins of Mr. Sparkles, one of the original tales of ..

11-11-10

The 18 Highly Anticipated MMORPGs Selected By Korean Players

Anticipated reasons: As the sequel of Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2 has been developed by ArenaNet for almost 5 years. Laying stress on teamwork and integrating first-person role play system, Guild Wars 2 ..

11-11-09

Guild Wars 2 Dev Blog Chronicles Audio Team Field Trip for Sound

Sounds are an important part of every game. In many cases sound effects and music can be that one piece of the puzzle that transcends a game from normal to epic. Audio is a subtle but powerful element..

11-11-08

ArenaNet Opens the Vault Revealing Guild Wars 2 Gameplay

Hot on the heels of ArenaNet President Mike OBriens Guild Wars 2 Design Manifesto, the studio today released specifics on what players can expect from one of Guild Wars 2s most exciting components co..

11-11-07

ArenaNet brings big changes to Guild Wars 2

Youre anything like us here at the Massively offices, youve been feeling a bit starved for Guild Wars 2 news. ArenaNets been extremely quiet for weeks now, and just as fans were beginning to despair o..

11-11-06

IGN People's Choice Award: And The Winner Is...

Over the course of Gamescom 2011, IGN was running the Peoples Choice Award, giving you the chance to vote for your favourite game of the show - whether you were there in Cologne or not.Altogether, 258..

11-11-04

Guild Wars 2 Pledged Not to Sell Anything Evil in Cash Shop

ArenaNet confirmed that there will be a cash shop for the highly anticipated Guild Wars 2. However, designer Colin Johanson stated that they wont sell anything evil in the micro-transaction cash shop...

11-11-03

Now if you haven’t been following Guild Wars 2

And some non-descript deity somewhere out in the cosmos said, let there be a chimp. And there was, well, sort of. Unfortunately this particular being was not entirely content with the position they ha..

11-11-02

Guild Wars 2: Still On Track for 2011 Beta

Via Eurogamer, ArenaNet is still on track to open Guild Wars 2 up to some small segment of the public this year. Lead Designer Colin Johanson confirmed the subscription-free MMO was still sailing smoo..

11-11-01

MMOsite Interview for Paradigm Shift, the Guild Wars 2 Guild

MMOsite: Were so excited to take this chance to interview your guild Paradigm Shift. To start off, would you please introduce yourself and shed some light on Paradigm Shift?Paradigm Shift: Thanks for ..

11-10-31

Guild Wars 2's Matt Barrett Discusses Designing the Asura

Today is the first day of Asura Week for Guild Wars 2 and the first of many features on the flappy-eared race of tinkerers has been posted by Concept Artist Matt Barrett. The blog offers a look at the..

11-10-30

Guild Wars 2 Necromancer Unveiled

A necromancer is a practitioner of the dark arts who summons the dead, wields the power of lost souls, and literally sucks the lifeblood of the enemy. A necromancer feeds on life force, (Guild Wars 2)..

11-10-28

Guild Wars 2 Combat Mechanics and Elementalist Profession Details Released

Hot on the heels of ArenaNet President Mike OBriens Guild Wars 2 Design Manifesto, the studio today released specifics on what players can expect from one of Guild Wars 2s most exciting components co..

11-10-27

Guild Wars 2 Showcases the Apelike Creature Grawl

ArenaNets blog has been updated with a new post written by Jeff Grubb, who introduced the most underappreciated and underestimated apelike creature grawl to us.As described, The grawl is a race of fu..

11-10-26

New Guild Wars 2 Blog Introduces the Asura

Theyre small, theyre brilliant and they have a chip on their shoulder. This is one way to describe Guild Wars 2s tiny race known as the asura.Today is day 3 of Asura Week and ArenaNets Angel McCoy has..

11-10-25

Is Buying Guild Wars Gold Safe

Guild Wars is a competitive game that includes a good amount of PVP opportunity. Those of us who play Guild Wars Gold know that there is a ton of grinding to be done in the game to get to max level. m..

11-10-24

Guild Wars 2 Combat Mechanics

Hot on the heels of ArenaNet President Mike OBriens Guild Wars 2 Design Manifesto, the studio today released specifics on what players can expect from one of Guild Wars 2s most exciting components co..

11-10-23

Heard much about Guild Wars 2

And if you are an MMO junkie like me and you havent heard much about Guild Wars 2 yet, give it a look. Its doing a lot of things differently, from its previous iteration as well, and its free per mont..

11-10-21

Guild Wars 2: The Asura

They may be small in stature, but the Asura in ArenaNets upcoming Guild Wars 2 are anything but helpless. These short, grayish, bipedal alien-looking creatures are one of the five playable races in Gu..

11-10-20

The different aspects of structured and world PvP in Guild Wars 2

Wed like to thank Randy for taking the time to discuss some of the different aspects of structured and world PvP in Guild Wars 2 with us. While many details on tournaments, potential Extended Experien..

11-10-19

Guild Wars 2 Thief Class Announced

Get this: Thieves in ArenaNets upcoming MMORPG wear light armor, dual wield blades, and have stealth capabilities. Crazy, I know.Unlike other classes, Thieves dont have cooldowns on their skills. Inst..

11-10-18

Guild Wars 2 Race Preview

The feline charr of Tyria are a victorious race challenged by their own success. They have survived defeat, oppression, and civil war. They have returned, reconquered, and rebuilt their original homes..

11-10-17

Descript deity somewhere out in the cosmos said

And some non-descript deity somewhere out in the cosmos said, let there be a chimp. And there was, well, sort of. Unfortunately this particular being was not entirely content with the position they ha..

11-10-16

Guild Wars 2: Character Tool

After last Skills Tool, folken22 brought us Luna Atras latest Guild Wars 2 tool the Character Tool! With this tool you will be able to create your personal history and share it on forums and a copy fo..

11-10-14

Guild Wars 2 Interview on Structured and World PvP

With the reveal of the structured PvP system in Guild Wars 2 last month, weve entered a new phase of anticipation for the games release. While ArenaNet has remained tight lipped about dates for a publ..

11-10-13

A Few Thoughts on Multiple Guilds Setting in Guild Wars 2

From Gamescom to PAX Prime, ArenaNet has unveiled quite a lot of information about its upcoming highly-anticipated MMO Guild Wars 2. But why only its guild system aroused my interest? Thats all becaus..

11-10-12

Guild Wars 2 News - Eurogamer Expo and PVP

During the recently held Eurogamer Expo, MMORPG.coms own Ross McDermott took time out from his EVE Online empire to check it out. He had the opportunity to get his hands on the Guild Wars 2 demo and t..

11-10-11

Player-Hosted PvP Servers in Guild Wars 2

Player-hosted PvP servers are coming to Guild Wars 2. In news thats sure to please PC gamers, ArenaNet revealed at PAX Prime that its upcoming MMORPG will allow players to create and host their own GW..

11-10-09

Guild Wars 2 closed beta 2011 "for sure" Related content

A Guild Wars 2 closed beta test may be only months away - developer ArenaNet said the accolade-scooping MMO will enter closed beta this year for sure.Late last week, a French site translated a Korean ..

11-10-07

Rumor: Guild Wars 2 to Begin Closed Beta

Looking back this year, ArenaNet has confirmed there will be a small closed alpha and beta test for Guild Wars 2 before the end of 2011 but they dont announce a specific date. However, today comes a n..

11-10-06

Guild Wars 2 was once Ascalon

By the start of Guild Wars 2, the charr have almost completely pushed humanity out of what was once Ascalon, successfully built a capital city stronghold on the ruins of Rin, and solidified their grip..

11-10-05

As they start playing Guild Wars 2

Getting those two worlds to sort of play nice with each other is probably our most difficult task and one we think are on our way of solving, but were always improving the game. You look at some non-M..

11-10-04

Guild Wars 2 developers and artists has planned

While most of you Im sure are already pretty hyped about Guild Wars 2, NCSoft has released another video to bump it up a bit more. They couldve easily sold me with just this video which you can see ri..

11-09-28

Plenty O’ Guild Wars 2 News

Lots of stuff starting to pop up regarding Guild Wars 2:The combat highlights include:Visual and dynamic combat Maneuver around an opponent to strike for maximum damage or send them flying through th..

11-09-27

Guild Wars 2 Won't Have Standalone Expansion

Speaking of game expansion, almost every online game tends to release one or more expansions from the beginning to the end. While for the original Guild Wars, ArenaNet has released two standalone expa..

11-09-26

Guild Wars 2: Social side of console MMOs a 'problem'

Cultivating a fully social MMO will be the biggest problem facing MMOs on console, according to Guild Wars 2s global brand manager Chris Lye.Speaking to VideoGamer.com, Lye explained the ArenaNet team..

11-09-25

Start with the mighty Guild Wars 2

In the first of my news round-ups, I thought Id start with the mighty Guild Wars 2. It has been a busy couple of weeks in the world of massively multiplayer games after Gamescom and PAX, so I wanted t..

11-09-23

ArenaNet Delves into Designing the Dungeons in Guild Wars 2

Right after last weeks blog post delves into underwater combat and dungeons, a new blog post written by William Fairfield, one of the content designers for ArenaNet, has shed more light on the whole p..

11-09-22

The start of Guild Wars 2

Things have gone relatively well for our nation of belligerent feline antagonists since we last saw them. After Kalla Scorchrazors rebellion broke the power of the Flame Legion shamans, the Iron, Ash,..

11-09-21

Star Wars The Old Republic Or Guild Wars 2

Whats up MMOsite.com im Zach Sharpes and im wondering one thing. SWTOR or Guild Wars 2? Which will take your money this year? Or will you buy both?Guild Wars 2: While Guild Wars 2 adds a persistent-wo..

11-09-20

Guild Wars 2: The future of MMORPG questing

After following Guild Wars 2 for a couple years, Ive become very impressed with the direction that ArenaNet has decided to take the game in. The key word here is innovation, and this simple little wor..

11-09-19

Guild Wars 2: Some Funny HD Demo Screenshots for You to Enjoy

The Taiwanese player andy44168 has recently found a batch of funny HD screenshots of Guild Wars 2 by accident. Weve selected some of them to share with Guild Wars 2 fans. Check below:How big is Jormag..

11-09-19

Guild Wars 2 Dev Provides New Info on the Unique PvP System and More

Recently, a small Guild Wars 2 fansite called Variance has managed to have a short interview with the Guild Wars 2 dev team. Thanks to Variance, we have got some new information about the game that lo..

11-09-16

Building the Dungeons

In the latest Guild Wars 2 developer blog, Arena.Nets William Fairfield gives readers an inside look at how the dungeons are designed. When designing a dungeon, Fairfield says, the flow of the dungeon..

11-09-16

NCSoft Guild Wars 2 – Flashy Skill

NCSoft just keep on releasing more updates for their upcoming sequel Guild Wars 2. This time we get the lowdown for the Elementalist class that will appear in the upcoming MMORPG sequel and looking at..

11-09-15

Guild Wars 2 is taking a very fluid approach

As far as classes are concerned, Guild Wars 2 is taking a very fluid approach. Its not quite the no-classes system of The Secret World, but its less restrictive than World of Warcraft. There are no de..

11-09-13

Guild Wars 2 preview

At one point in our demo of Guild Wars 2 we shot a ridiculously large screen-filling dragon with a mega-laser. Thats not an exaggeration either. That happens in Guild Wars 2. Whats more, this wasnt ev..

11-09-12

NCSoft Guild Wars 2 – Elementalist’s Flashy Skill Video

NCSoft just keep on releasing more updates for their upcoming sequel Guild Wars 2. This time we get the lowdown for the Elementalist class that will appear in the upcoming MMORPG sequel and looking at..

11-09-10

Guild Wars 2 Crafting Explained and Demoed at Gamescom

During Gamescom, tons of new information about Guild Wars 2 has been flowing thick and fast. GWcom.de brought us a new video showing off how the crafting system works in Guild Wars 2.Guild Wars 2 offe..

11-09-08

Guild Wars 2 Reveals the Most Harmless Race - Quaggan

It has been a while since we last saw a new race introduced in Guild Wars 2. In the latest ArenaNet blog, Jeff Grubb gives us a detailed description about quaggan, the normally peaceful race in Guild ..

11-09-07

Building Lion's Arch

In addition to yesterdays video featuring the Guild Wars 2 city of Lions Arch, Arena.Net Content Designer Matthew Medina has written a new blog post about the creative process behind the largest free ..

11-09-06

Guild Wars 2 Gamescom Trailer is Theatrically Epic

NCSoft has released a new 5 minute long trailer for Guild Wars 2 at Gamescom and it looks and sounds freaking epic.The video starts out with beautiful scenery and delightful harmony then raged with ch..

11-09-04

Experience the Exclusive Guild Wars 2 PvP in Gamescom

NCsoft and ArenaNet are going to give a good deal of Guild Wars 2 fans a lot in the upcoming gamescom held from in Cologne, Germany. Besides a higher level demo for those players who want a challenge,..

11-09-02

Guild Wars 2: News Round-up

In the first of my news round-ups, I thought Id start with the mighty Guild Wars 2. It has been a busy couple of weeks in the world of massively multiplayer games after Gamescom and PAX, so I wanted t..

11-09-01

Guild Wars 2 Dev: It's Tough to Bring MMO to Consoles

Having a MMO on consoles has been discussed for many years. And there is a rumor said Guild Wars 2 will have its console version in the future but according to a recent interview with VideoGamer, Game..

11-08-31

Guild Wars 2 Will Be Releasing Exclusively to the iPad

At last years PAX Prime, ArenaNet had announced that Guild Wars 2 will join the mobile app revolution. They were developing apps that can run on various smartphones as well as Apples iPad. Today, big ..

11-08-30

Ascalonian Catacombs Dungeon Cinematic

Both a short new blog post and a new cinematic trailer have been sent out by Arena.Net and the Guild Wars 2 team. Both center around the Ascalonia Catacombs dungeon and the cinematic video that player..

11-08-30

ArenaNet Pulls Back the Curtain on PVP

ArenaNets Jon Peters has just posted a developer blog over at Guild Wars 2 s official site detailing some of the many ways in which their game will be continuing the tradition of competitive gameplay ..

11-08-29

Goldicq.Com Reveals the Engineer

Goldicq.com has thrilled the hearts of techno-junky steampunk wannabes everywhere with the revelation of the seventh Guild Wars 2 profession: The Engineer. MMORPG.com has teamed up with Arena.Net to g..

11-08-26

Gamescom Interview with Colin Johanson

During last weeks Gamescom in Germany, MMORPG.coms John Milburn had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Arena.Nets Colin Johanson about all things Guild Wars 2. Its an entertaining and enlighten..

11-08-25

Guild Wars 2 – Necromancers Class Revealed

ArenaNet recently released detailed information and videos for the Necromancer Class of Guild Wars 2. In Guild Wars 2 a necromancer feeds on death and decay. Life force is the energy that a necromance..

11-08-23

Guild Wars 2 - 8 Reasons to be Interested

Hi guys,Today I will tell you 8 reasons (not in order) why Guild Wars 2 is unique and why I want to play it.I will tell you those in my words and I will include videos so you can get more information ..

11-08-21

Guild Wars 2: In-House FAQ

The Arena.Net folks have produced one of the first FAQs with regard to Guild Wars 2. It answers a lot of basic questions about the game, including whether or not there will be a subscription fee.Will ..

11-08-19

Guild Wars 2 Interview Discussing Character Design

Guild Wars 2s developer ArenaNet has just posted an interview with their character artist Kristen Perry, the designer of female Charr, discussing the clothing style and character design of NPCs in the..

11-08-19

Guild Wars 2: Scott McGough on Writing the Charr Race

With the Charr week goes on, ArenaNet has brought us more information on the Charr race. This time, Scott McGough, representing the Guild Wars 2 design writing team gives us a deep look at the writing..

11-08-17

Guild Wars 2 will bring enhanced gameplay

According to the developers, Guild Wars 2 will bring enhanced gameplay that might change MMORPG genre forever. Just as its predecessor, Guild Wars 2 will focus more a lot more on a PvP combat and not ..

11-08-16

Guild Wars 2: Changing the Game

ArenaNets sequel to Guild Wars is not simply a prettier version of the original. Gone is the heavy instancing of explorable combat areas. In Guild Wars 2, the quest zones are open and filled with play..

11-08-16

Guild Wars 2 : More Than a Theme Park

Recently, Guild Wars 2 developers announced underwater combat and battle in a truly 3D environment. In a new column debuting today onGoldicq.com, David North talks about underwater combat as an exampl..

11-08-15

Guild Wars 2 : Kicking Combat Up a Notch

In this weeks Guild Wars 2 column, David North takes a peek at the combat in one of gamings most hotly anticipated titles. There a whole lot of different factors that make combat in an MMO either spec..

11-08-13

Guild Wars 2 – Jon Peters Talks About Combat

Guild Wars 2 game designer Jon Peters reveals new details on combat mechanics, including an explanation of boons and how they work as well as the fact that allied targeting will not exist.So what feat..

11-08-12

Guild Wars 2 : Got a Costume for Gamescom? Show Off!

The Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 teams have announced their costume competition kicking off at Gamescom on Sunday, August 21st. So dust off your paints and sewing machine, its time to bring your A-Game..

11-08-11

Guild Wars 2 – Dynamic Events Overview

Lead Content Designer Colin Johanson talks about the dynamic event system Arena Net developed for Guild Wars 2. The developers unveils very interesting concepts for quests, player actions, persistent ..

11-08-10

Guild Wars 2 was a philosophy

This was a philosophy that we had in Guild Wars 2 as well, where you dont have thousands of hours ahead of you in the same dungeon to fill your equipment slots. You have to do it a finite amount of ti..

11-08-09

NCSoft Guild Wars 2 The Races of Tyria Trailer

NCSoft ArenaNet released a second trailer to their upcoming mmorpg sequel Guild Wars 2. This time around the video trailer shows the five races that will be appearing in Guild Wars 2.Good news! Arena..

11-08-08

Building Lion’s Arch in Guild Wars 2

I find the ArenaNet blog a fascinating spot to discover some of the finer details of game design. As one who is not actually making games, but may want to get into production one day, I rely on this t..

11-08-01

Guild Wars 2 Won’t Be Just Another MMORPG

NCSofts Guild Wars 2 will bring many new features to the table that will further set it apart from the traditional MMORPG.Guild Wars was released five years ago, and so far has sold about 6 million co..

11-07-29

Guild Wars 2 underwater combat trailer

ArenaNet has revealed two new trailers, a cinematic story trailer and an eight minute combat trailer in the catacombs and underwater.Looks like NCSoft is doing hell of a job, the underwater footage st..

11-07-28

Guild Wars 2 interview

The final game is still ways off, but ArenaNet and NCsoft have already started to try to build the hype for Guild Wars 2. We sat down with a bunch of the guys from the team to find out more about how ..

11-07-27

The Ranger is revealed for Guild Wars 2

In addition to the Elementalist and Warrior, the Ranger has now joined the list of classes that will be featured in Guild Wars 2. And with this class returns the ability to charm pets, including shark..

11-07-26

Guild Wars 2 goes Commando

Guild Wars 2 looks set to make waves when it hopefully hits the MMO landscape later on in 2011. We have gotten the first details one of the last classes to be revealed in the game, and it is clear evi..

11-07-25

New Guild Wars 2 Trailer and Screenshots

Has been quite a while since weve heard of any news on Guild Wars 2 until today with new screenshots and trailers from ArenaNet showing off the sequel to their hit game Guild Wars. ArenaNet and NCSoft..

11-07-24

NCSoft Guild Wars 2 Set

Fans of Guild Wars will be delighted to hear that the sequel is already in the works and set for a 2011 release. NCSoft said there will be a Beta testing by next year and will release the game followi..

11-07-22

Guild Wars 2 pointe le bout de son nez

Il y a de cela quelques semaines dj, une rumeur allait bon train, comme quoi ArenaNet serait en train de dvelopp un 2eme Guild Wars, surnomm tout btement Guild Wars 2.La rumeur nest plus depuis la sor..

11-07-20

Guild Wars 2 World Tour

It seems Guild Wars 2 will be making the rounds over the next few weeks. Today NCsoft announced they will be at GamesCom 2011 in Germany, showing off Guild Wars 2 Gold, and ArenaNet also announced tod..

11-07-19

Guild Wars 2 concept art spotted

Guild Wars 2 has some fantastic concept art. Weve mentioned this in the past, particularly in the context of the work of ArenaNet art director Daniel Dociu and concept art lead Kekai Kotaki as seen at..

11-07-17

How rewards work from Guild Wars to Guild Wars 2

You can now find out what your past deeds will reward you with in Guild Wars 2 thanks to the Hall of Monuments Reward Calculator. How does the calculator work, what categories are there, and how are p..

11-07-15

NCSoft Guild Wars 2 – Elementalist’s Flashy Skill

NCSoft just keep on releasing more updates for their upcoming sequel Guild Wars 2. This time we get the lowdown for the Elementalist class that will appear in the upcoming MMORPG sequel and looking at..

11-07-15

Guild Wars 2 Dungeons Explored

Today we have some new information as to how dungeons in Guild Wars 2 work and what players can expect. In short all dungeons will instanced and will require a group of players to complete. Sorry solo..

11-07-13

Guild Wars 2 releases leveling information

On a blog post on Arena.net, designer Isiah Cartwright releases new information on how leveling and character progression will work in Guild Wars 2. Its a very interesting read and you can find it HER..

11-07-11

A Look at the Voices Behind ‘Guild Wars 2′

NCsoft released a video of the cast behind the voices for the characters in the new upcoming MMORPG Guild Wars 2.The cast includes Troy Baker, who did work on Naruto, Full Metal Alchemist, and other h..

11-07-10

Guild Wars 2 Guild-Focus Items

When held in the offhand, Focus items can add to your maximum amount of available mana. Some will have no requirements attached to using them, but will usually only yield a few extra (3, as an example..

11-07-08

Guild Wars 2 Ascalonian Catacombs Dungeon Trailer

ArenaNet has just released a new cinematic trailer for one of dungeons players will encounter in Guild Wars 2. The trailers shows off the Ascalonian Catacombs dungeon.The trailer is narrated by Rytloc..

11-07-07

Guild Wars 2 : World PvP to Make Use of RTS Elements

World PvP in Guild Wars 2 will make use of some RTS elements according to information gleaned from a translated Dutch magazine article on Guild Wars 2 Gold.The information was dug up by the folks over..

11-07-06

Character Customization in Guild Wars 2

Welcome to the complete information knowledge base that we have so far for Guild Wars 2. We have taken the time to collect all the information, news, spoilers, rumors, and tidbits we have found from i..

11-07-05

Guild Wars 2:a whispered something big up

After, many fans were delighted as well as representatives of the press: On the gamescom 2010 led NCsoft and ArenaNet before the upcoming fantasy online role-playing game Guild Wars 2. And even better..

11-07-03

Guild Wars 2 to Feature Innovative Quest System

Guild Wars 2 seems bent on getting away from the traditional style of MMO quest systems. Kotaku featured a portion of the latest GW2 updates today, in which the games lead content designer Colin Johan..

11-07-01

New Guild Wars 2 video will make you want to play

While most of you Im sure are already pretty hyped about Guild Wars 2, NCSoft has released another video to bump it up a bit more. They couldve easily sold me with just this video which you can see ri..

11-06-30

New Features of Guild Wars 2

Im not a fan of MMORPGs but Ive played several of them and after hour or two I got bored by, because all of them are using the same gameplay mechanics that involves a lot of grinding and repetitive ga..

11-06-29

Guild Wars 2 Engineer Profession trailer

ArenaNet confirmed that there will be no standalone expansions for Guild Wars 2 like its predecessor.What this mean is that ArenaNet will not release a future expansion for Guildwars 2 as a box retail..

11-06-28

Guild Wars 2 to tap into iPad's potential

The maker of MMO Guild Wars 2 has revealed that users with iPads and iPhones will be able to use their devices to track their friends, as well as perform basic functions.Although the Guild Wars 2 exte..

11-06-27

Guild Wars 2 update focuses on ten

The rest of the Wikis update focuses on ten need to know NOW facts about GW 2:1. Open and persistent worldThe most important change in Guild Wars 2 concerns the world, which is shared with all other p..

11-06-26

Guild Wars 2: Fast Facts & an Interview

Interview with Jeff Strain, founding member of ArenaNetPC Games: How do you plan to do this? Building a complex world which is shared by all players without having monthly fees?Strain: (laughing) A ve..

11-06-24

Guild Wars 2 News - Eric Flannum Talks Engineers

Last weeks revelation of the Guild Wars 2 Engineer has been met with a lot of excitement. MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager had the opportunity to talk with Guild Wars 2 Lead Game Designer Eric Fl..

11-06-23

Guild Wars 2 Human Page Updates

Guild Wars 2 is back with more news, after some time in silence. ArenaNet works hard and thousands of anxious players are waiting for more and more information about this game. Recently, the Guardian ..

11-06-22

Guild Wars 2 Gold skills

Masters of mechanical mayhem, engineers tinker with explosives, gadgets, elixirs, and all manner of deployable devices. They can take control of an area by placing turrets, support their allies with a..

11-06-21

Guild Wars 2 Reveals the 5th Profession

Last year when ArenaNet announced to reveal the profession for Guild Wars 2, there were lots of guesses about it. Now the answer is here. Its Guardian! The info was first revealed on PCGamers Big arti..

11-06-20

Guild Wars 2 Lion’s Arch is extremely important

In a story sense, Lions Arch is extremely important. One of the main themes of Guild Wars 2 is bringing together disparate, even opposed groups in order to fight a greater enemy: the Elder Dragons. Al..

11-06-17

Guild Wars game Behind the Scenes

The krait were featured in the original Guild Wars game, and we very much wanted to continue their story in Guild Wars 2. We knew so little about their culture and society; as we were expanding the ga..

11-06-16

Guild Wars 2 presumed launch

Guild Wars 2 development isnt progressing at the rate NCsoft had expected when the game was first announced in 2007. At the time, the Korean massively multiplayer online gaming company had ArenaNets l..

11-06-14

Guild Wars 2 FAQ Updated

Arena Net have updated their official FAQ with some exciting information that helps to shed some light on the timescales and current progress of the game:We will be conducting small closed alpha and b..

11-06-13

Arcane Barrage Will Have No Further Use in PvE

That is twice the chance, according to my math, or to be more scientific Guild Wars 2, 200% more awesome. Casting other spells will still grant you the 20% proc chance. Which of course begs the questi..

11-06-12

The Artistic Origin of the Charr

As Charr Week rumbles on like an unstoppable war machine, lets take a look at the origin of the charr from a visual point of view. I talked to the three ArenaNet artists most responsible for the look ..

11-06-10

New Video and Lore on Charr Web Page

The charr made the open lands east of the Shiverpeaks their home for many long years before the arrival of the humans. After they were driven from Ascalon, they engaged for centuries in a war with the..

11-06-09

Lion’s Arch: Building the Heart of the City

Hello, Im Matthew Medina, one of the content designers here at ArenaNet. Like Peter Frieswho provided insights into the process behind the stunning vistas in Guild Wars 2 in an earlier blog post I als..

11-06-08

Guild Wars 2 promotional video

After weeks of intense judging, were very excited to announce the winners of the Become a Guild Wars 2 Ambassador Video Contest! We asked our fans to summon all their creative and persuasive powers an..

11-06-07

Guild Wars 2 Frequently Asked Questions about the Engineer

Q: With Healing Turrets, Med Kits, and defensive skills like Absorb, does the engineer fit the dedicated healer/buff/support role in Guild Wars 2?A: The engineer is no more a dedicated healer than an ..

11-06-06

Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 2 development isnt progressing at the rate NCsoft had expected when the game was first announced in 2007. At the time, the Korean massively multiplayer online gaming company had ArenaNets l..

11-06-03

ArenaNet Explains the Engineer in Guild Wars 2

Engineer, Guild Wars 2s latest revealed profession, has aroused many discussions among the communities. Many players have questioned that whether the multi-purpose, mechanically minded profession woul..

11-06-02

Announcing the GW2 Ambassador Contest Winners

We received close to 500 submissions, which amounts to more than 8 solid hours of videoan incredible response from our community. We were very impressed by the remarkable amount of passion in submissi..

11-05-31

Especially Elite Skills in Guild Wars 2

We continued to have a look at the second part of Ravious interview about Guild Wars 2 with ArenaNet. This interview mainly focuses on skills and how much of a variance you get between the ones that y..

11-05-30

Making Location Matter

Player exploration of Guild Wars 2 will be encouraged and rewarded, just as it was in the original Guild Wars. Its up to the environment team to fill our game with memorable locations worthy of that e..

11-05-29

Guild Wars 2 Unveils New Class: The Engineer

ArenaNet revealed a new Guild Wars 2 unique class not present in their first Guild Wars title, The Engineer!Masters of mechanical mayhem, engineers tinker with explosives, gadgets, elixirs, and all ma..

11-05-27

Shadows in the Water – The Krait

For centuries, tales have been told of pillared cities rising above the water far out at sea. Spires reach up from the waves with no land visible on any horizon, and their bases coil down into the oce..

11-05-26

Link Roundup: The Engineer

This week we rolled out the engineer, the latest Guild Wars 2 profession. A versatile profession who uses all manner of mechanical devices on the battlefield, the engineer opens up new horizons of gam..

11-05-25

An Introduction to the Environment Art of Guild Wars 2

Hi, Im Peter Fries. Before joining the writing team at ArenaNet, I was an environment artist on Factions, Nightfall, Eye of the North, and Guild Wars 2. I wanted to feature the work the environment te..

11-05-24

Guild Wars Guru Exclusive Interview with ArenaNet

How this information has not been leaked yet, I do not know. Its big, folks. And when I say big, I mean game changing big. Today, ArenaNet has given the go-ahead to release this information, so here g..

11-05-23

Guild Wars 2 Beta This Year, Says NCSoft

NCSoft chief financial officer Jaeho Lee revealed during a conference call that the company plans to launch the Guild Wars 2 beta during the second half of 2011. This indicates that the upcoming MMORP..

11-05-22

Guild Wars 2 Beta This Year

NCSoft chief financial officer Jaeho Lee revealed during a conference call that the company plans to launch the Guild Wars 2 beta during the second half of 2011. This indicates that the upcoming MMORP..

11-05-20

Guild Wars 2: Engineer Revealed

Hot on the heels of their beta announcement, ArenaNet today revealed the seventh profession (of eight) in to be playable in Guild Wars 2 -- the Engineer. With Guild Wars 2 taking place centuries after..

11-05-19

Guild Wars 2 Beta Coming

Those closely following the progress of NCSsofts hotly-anticipated MMORPG Guild Wars 2 will be pleased to know that a beta is on the way -- specifically in the second half of this year according to Eu..

11-05-18

Guild Wars 2 Goes Mobile Too

Only hours after the announcement that Guild Wars 2 would feature mobile app tie-ins that would allow players inside and outside of the game to communicate, Blizzard announced something very similar f..

11-05-17

Guild Wars 2: Guardian Announced

News about Guild Wars 2 has slowed to a trickle, like the last solidified chunks of forgotten honey spilled and seeping from the back of a cupboard. But we havent forgotten about Guild Wars 2, which i..

11-05-16

Guild Wars 2: The Thief

Those who have been intimately following ArenaNets ambitious MMO Guild Wars 2 will know that the studio has been slowly revealing the games eight professions over the last year. At PAX East next week,..

11-05-15

Scout PvE Guide for Guild Wars 2

Following there are a couple ways to scout leveling besides soloing and doing your quests in Guild Wars 2. Have a look as that can help you know more about this game.You can solo decently but you main..

11-05-14

The Guide for Weapon Forging in Guild Wars 2

Here is Goldicq. We would like to brings you some tips for weapon forging in Guild Wars 2. If you are interested in this guide, just keep paying attention to our website. Wish you have a good day in t..

11-05-13

Several tips and strats

Castle rushRead with atention, this is one of the hardest strats ever made in Guild Wars 2, it requires a lot of micromanagement and a lot of intligence from your part, here we go:Make all the farms a..

11-05-12

Guild Wars Player versus environment

Guild Wars 2 is the sequel to the Guild Wars series which is currently in development by ArenaNet. The game will feature a new game engine as well as changes to character development and the PvP syste..

10-10-19

Guild Wars 2 Pre-Review: What to Expect

StorylineThe game takes place in the Guild Wars fantasy world of Tyria, 250 years after the players defeat the Great Destroyer in the Eye of the North expansion. Five elder dragons, sleeping beneath t..

10-09-16