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NCsoft and ArenaNet have announced that the Guild Wars World Championship will start this weekend. The Guild Wars ladder will be reset at 7 AM GMT on Saturday October 7th, starting a three-month season. The top guilds in each region will enter a playoff which will decide which two 8-player teams will make it through to the final. Teams will come from America, Europe and Korea, with Japanese and Taiwanese teams competing in exhibition matches at final.
“Players have been clamoring for a tournament ever since we launched Guild Wars in April,” said ArenaNet Co-founder Jeff Strain. “This sort of global competition has been in our plans from the start, and since the emphasis in Guild Wars is on player skill, the game is perfectly suited for tournament play.”
“We are pleased that the inaugural championship playoffs will take place in Taiwan where we’ll be able to celebrate the launch of Guild Wars, which will take place just a few weeks prior to the finals,” said ArenaNet Business Director Tommy Park.
Guild Wars has now sold in excess of one million units in North America and Europe. For more details check out our review of the game or head over to the official website.
