Posts Tagged Guild Wars 2
Want to meet the development team, be in with a chance to win goodies, take part in a Q&A and hang out with other Guild Wars 2 players? If the answer is yes, then fans can head to the Tap House Grill in downtown Seattle, WA on 1 March for a special meet and greet event. [...]
Posted 16 February 2013 | Comments OffThe Guild Wars 2 Flame and Frost content will be going live on 26 February and new features players can look forward to includes a new PvP map called Spirit Watch, guild missions to encourage coordinated group play, two team rated PvP where two teams of equal rating are pitted against each other, and new [...]
Posted 7 February 2013 | Comments OffIn another update from ArenaNets’ lead game designer Isaiah Cartwright changes to the dynamic levelling system have been outlined. We changed the formula for how attributes are calculated when the dynamic levelling adjustment system scales you down. This makes returning to lower level zones more fun and better balanced. We changed the formula for how [...]
Posted 3 February 2013 | Comments Off
It’s been pretty exciting for ArenaNet watching Guild Wars 2 blossom since it launched last year and Game Director Colin Johanson is back with another mega-update which outlines their plans for 2013. The team are looking to build on areas of the game that proved successful last year, including their game events, the most recent [...]
Posted 16 January 2013 | Comments OffKicking off on 22 October, the special Guild Wars 2 Shadow of the Mad King Halloween event will be spread over four acts, each starting on different days. To get the event ready for launch, we have a new teaser trailer.
Posted 19 October 2012 | Comments OffTyria is about to get all spooked-up as ArenaNet announces their Halloween event, Shadow of the Mad King, which also brings new content to the MMO. The update will include new mini-games and dynamic events as well as a Halloween themed world. Halloween costumes and new transforms from Evon Gnashblade at the Black Lion Trading [...]
Posted 13 October 2012 | Comments Off
ArenaNet has been rather busy since the game launched but they continue to strive to make Guild Wars 2 the best MMO experience possible, and in a new developer blog, ArenaNet’s Jonathan Sharp discusses structured PvP and where the game’s PvP is heading. The article looks at the three different types, free automated tournaments, paid [...]
Posted 9 October 2012 | Comments OffIt’s come two weeks after launch, but better late than never, it’s the official Guild Wars 2 launch trailer.
Posted 11 September 2012 | 1Following the mass influx of players at launch, ArenaNet took down their digital sales. The good news today is that more servers have been added and digital sales are now back up and running. Starting today, gamers who have been searching for remaining copies of Guild Wars 2 will be able to join their friends in-game and [...]
Posted 11 September 2012 | Comments OffWith last week;s launch success of Guild Wars 2, the MMO has becom the UK’s top selling game from last week in the all-format game charts. ChartTrack does point out that it may have reached the top spot becuase it was released on a Tuesday and not Friday as usual so it had a few [...]
Posted 3 September 2012 | Comments Off
ArenaNet has signed one of the bggest licensing deals to bring a western game to china. the deal has been struck with the KongZhong Corporation. ArenaNet will have the option to buy 40 million of KongZhong Corporation’s ordinary shares when the game launches in the region. ArenaNet’s Mike O#’Brian added: ”We designed Guild Wars 2 to not only [...]
Posted 30 August 2012 | Comments OffThe game is fully live today but over the weekend ArenaNet achieved 400,000 concurrent users during the headstart weekend. “This is the culmination of a five-year journey and to be greeted by this level of enthusiasm by our fans is truly amazing”, said O’Brien, president and co-founder of ArenaNet. “But really our work is just [...]
Posted 28 August 2012 | Comments OffSome of you may have had a taste of the Guild Wars 2 WvW in the Beta tests but if you are new to the game then check out this video from the design team which explains exactly how it works. Three, team, big battles and a lot of action. Sounds good to us.
Posted 2 August 2012 | Comments Off
Although the Beta has officially finished, ArenaNet will be conducting a special stress test this Thursday. The Facebook update reads… We will be conducting a stress test on Thursday, August 2 from 12:00 Noon PACIFIC Time to 4:00 PM PACIFIC Time. Unlike previous stress tests, we will be actively working on the game during the event, [...]
Posted 1 August 2012 | Comments Off
In the latest ArenaNet blog update, Jeff Grubb and Ree Soesbee answer questions on what makes an MMO compelling and emotionally involving. While there is no one answer to the questions as we all have different expectations from games, Jeff and Ree attempt to answer the question and explain how they have tackled it in [...]
Posted 31 July 2012 | Comments Off
