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It's hard to believe Guild Wars has been around for three years already. Looking back, I remember personally playing the beta for the game and now it's had three expansion packs -- most recently Eye of the North -- and five-million units sold across the base game and expansions.
So what's NCsoft doing to celebrate this occasion? They're running an...
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Guild Wars has seen yet another addition to its ever growing library of additional content with the release of a brand new Bonus Mission Pack for the hit MMO.
With the Mission Pack, players will experience four historical moments in the Guild Wars lore including the Battle of Jahai and the Tengu Wars. By completing the missions, players will be...
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Harold J. Chow is back with another State of the Game article for Guild Wars. Harold has contributed his views on the state of Guild Wars affairs for quite a while now, and this latest article takes a look back at 2007 for the game.
He kicks it off with thoughts on the Automated Tournaments and the last ladder reset, then goes on to comment on a...
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ArenaNet and NCsoft have released details on a special Guild Wars Holiday Weekend event beginning this afternoon and taking place all weekend long.
For the next three days, players who have not purchased Eye of the North will have the ability to take part in a special 5-hour free trial where the account has access to all of the content from Guild...
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Alex Marsyla -- a Guild Wars player -- is the author of the latest State of the Game, published today by ArenaNet on the official Guild Wars website. The article takes a look at balanced builds in Heroes' Ascent -- something Alex warns is a vastly different playfield than GvG -- so the typical comparison between builds of teams in Heroes' and in...
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There's a new State of the Game available on the Guild Wars website today. This one looks back on the skill balance updates in October, with Isaiah Cartwright - skill balancer for Guild Wars - and Ensign, an active champion in Guild Wars PvP both weighing in on the subjects of current balance, the ideal balance, and a lot more.
Ensign:...
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The latest State of the Game is now up on the Guild Wars website. While recently the focus has been primarily on editorial impressions of the game, this edition changes things up a bit by taking a look at the winning guild of the October Monthly Automated Tournament, Delta Formation [DF], who finished undefeated in both the Swiss and Single...
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The official Guild Wars website runs a series called State of the Game, where players and amateur journalists can share their observations of the game with the world. This week, Sean Ferguson takes a look back at the past, in a "Remember when?" segment. Sean looks at some of the things that used to be, but aren't anymore, like Lightning spike when...
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Did you take advantage of the Bonus Mission Pack offer earlier this year? There's an interview up with the design lead of the mission pack - Colin Johanson - on the Guild Wars website.
1. What is the Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack? How many levels does it include? How does it fit within the Guild Wars universe?
The Bonus Mission Pack is a four...
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NCSoft Europe and Razer announced this morning the latest addition to the Razer DeathAdder lineup - the Guild Wars branded Razer DeathAdder gaming mouse. For Guild Wars fans, this is your chance to get a high-performance gaming mouse tailored to your favorite game. The press release is below, but be sure to scroll down for images of the new mouse...
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A new State of the Game is available this morning on the Guild Wars website. This edition - called "Splits: Chapter One" is written by Alex J. Marsyla.
Alex takes a look at the guild battle metagame and how heavily favored teams that are capable of splitting up into smaller groups can be.
The current guild battle metagame favors teams capable of...
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The latest State of the Game, written by Harold J. Chow, takes a look at the newly released Guild Wars expansion: Eye of the North. Harold weighs in on the effects the expansion has had thus far on the metagame within Guild Wars.
For the first time, Guild Wars introduces new skills without new professions. The ten non-elite skills per profession...
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With Guild Wars: Eye of the North finally available for play, it's a good time for a new State of the Game. These articles are written presenting the opinions and insights of game observers and are personal in nature. It's important to note that they do not reflect the opinions of ArenaNet.
The latest State of the Game, called The Secondary...
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Today NCSoft and ArenaNet launched the first ever expansion for Guild Wars. This title - Eye of the North - takes players back to the game's original continent, Tyria, where a new danger now lurks. The expansion contains many new dungeons, skills, heroes and tons of new armor sets, items weapons and titles. It also includes a great soundtrack,...
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The Guild Wars: Eye of the North Soundtrack is now available on
http://www.directsong.com. Registered users even have the opportunity to download the tracks and burn them to a CD!
"This just may be Jeremy Soule’s most accomplished score to date" enthuses Music4Games while SoundtrackNet notes "Soule has crafted an eloquent sound-world."
The...
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It's August 24th and that means the Guild Wars: Eye of the North Sneak Peek Weekend has started! This is a special 72-hour early access for players who have pre-ordered Guild Wars: Eye of the North.
This is the first true expansion for the Guild Wars franchise, offering a ton of new features including a number of dungeons, 10 new Heroes, the Hall...
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Leipzig isn't the only show in town this weekend, and the Guild Wars team will be attending the Penny Arcade Expo as well. With that in mind, NCSoft provided a plethora of new images and videos for the event. This is all in preparation for the Guild Wars: Eye of the North Early Access Weekend, which starts this coming weekend on August 27th.
You...
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Subscription-free business model sets new standard for online multiplayer games
In a press release sent out today, ArenaNet and NCSoft announced that the Guild Wars franchise has broken the 4 million units sold mark across the world. The game's subscription-free model and focus on competitive gameplay has helped create a unique experience in the...
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The Guild Wars Sneak Peek Weekend for Guild Wars: Eyes of the North is coming soon. Players will be able to get in on 72 hours of early access to the latest addition to the Guild Wars franchise, and the first true expansion for the game.
Immerse yourself in three whole days of exclusive action-packed early access to the entire Far Shiverpeaks...
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This is something fairly cool that the GuildWars team has cooked up. The official site has a feature up that takes a look at the skills used during the July 2007 Tournament Championship, even displaying the number of times the skill was used, the top equipped skills, etc.
Quick overview from the site:
There were 164 unique skills used across all...
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