Guild Wars 2 Articles

For:PC Release Date: 2012

News: Response to Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend was 'overwhelming'

ArenaNet president Mike O'Brien says that hundreds of thousands of players have already pre-purchased Guild Wars 2, enabling them to play in the beta events.

News Posted May 11

News: Guild Wars 2 world transfers explained

ArenaNet has detailed the process of Guild Wars 2 world transfers, confirming that the system will function in the same way as that implemented in the first Beta Weekend Event running April 27-29.

News Posted Apr 25

News: First Guild Wars 2 beta takes place April 27-29

The first beta weekend for subscription free MMO Guild Wars 2 will take place April 27-29, ArenaNet has revealed.

News Posted Apr 19

News: Guild Wars 2 Collector's Edition video released

ArenaNet has released a trailer showing off its upcoming MMO Guild Wars 2's Collector's Edition.

News Posted Apr 12

News: Guild Wars 2 pre-purchase now live

Guild Wars 2 is now available for pre-purchase and comes with a number of perks.

2 News Posted Apr 10

News: Guild Wars 2 pricing discrepancy blamed on taxes

NCsoft has placed the blame on taxes and distribution costs, as reasons for differences in price between North America and Europe.

News Posted Mar 30

News: Guild Wars 2 class system inspired by Team Fortress

Valve's Team Fortress has influenced Guild Wars 2's class system, according to its designers.

News Posted Mar 30

Preview: Guild Wars 2 Preview

Guild Wars 2 beta proves ArenaNet is on to a winner - three days in and we're confident the game will be an MMO success story.

1 Preview Posted Mar 26

News: Guild Wars 2 microtransactions explained

ArenaNet president Mike O'Brien explains the logic behind Guild Wars 2's microtransaction system.

2 News Posted Mar 23

News: Guild Wars discontinuing service for old operating systems

Any Guild Wars fan operating on a pre-Windows XP OS should think of upgrading.

News Posted Mar 20

News: Guild Wars 2 personal stories detailed

ArenaNet goes in depth about how its storylines will function in its MMO setting for Guild Wars 2.

News Posted Mar 20