NCSoft and ArenaNet have announced that the chart-topping MMO Guild Wars 2 has sold more than two million units. Despite temporarily halting first-party sales and replenishing retail stores to maintain an optimal player experience, Guild Wars 2 surpassed the two million sales milestone shortly after turning sales back on. Continue reading Guild Wars 2 Surpasses Two Million Unit Sales→
NCsoft, the world’s premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) and ArenaNet, developer of the renowned Guild Wars franchise, are delighted to announce the launch of Guild Wars 2. Even before today’s launch, more than one million fans had paid for the game in full to enjoy a three-day Headstart. Continue reading Guild Wars 2 Has Been Launched – Available Now To Everyone→
Umbra Software, the provider of state of the art rendering optimization middleware, announced today that Guild Wars 2, the highly-anticipated MMO from ArenaNet, is taking advantage of Umbra’s occlusion culling technology. ArenaNet has integrated Umbra’s technology into its rendering pipeline early on in the development process to make sure that the beautiful world of Tyria where Guild Wars 2 is set in is realized in the most optimized fashion possible. Continue reading Guild Wars 2 will take advantage of Umbra’s occlusion culling technology→
NCsoft and ArenaNet, developer of the renowned Guild Wars franchise, today announced that Guild Wars 2 will launch in both Europe and North America on 28th August 2012. Building on sales of more than 7 million units of the original game, Guild Wars 2 redefines massively multiplayer online roleplaying games with visceral, action-orientated combat; a gorgeous, living world full of constantly evolving dynamic events; customisable personal storylines that are unique to each player; intense Player vs. Player combat between small teams or massive armies; and most importantly, a shared online world where players work together as allies instead of as rivals — all with no monthly subscription fee. Continue reading Guild Wars 2 Launches on August 28th→
NCsoft and ArenaNet, the developers of Guild Wars 2, announced today the second public Beta Weekend Event for Guild Wars 2. From 21:00 CEST (20:00 BST) Friday 8th June, until 08:59 CEST (07:59 BST) Monday 11th June, hundreds of thousands of fans who have pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 will have another chance to explore the world of Tyria. Continue reading Guild Wars 2 – Second Beta Weekend Coming Next on Friday, June 8th→
Now this is interesting. Although NCSoft has not announced any release date for their upcoming MMORPG, Guild Wars 2, GameStop has it listed with a June 26th release date. As you can see here, the Collector’s Edition will cost around 150 bucks and is slated for a June 26th release. We’ve also captured a screengrab from this listing – in case GameStop decides to change the product’s page – that can be viewed below. Could this mean that Guild Wars 2 will hit stores in late June? We’ve contacted NCSoft and are awaiting for an official response to this, so stay tuned. Continue reading GameStop Lists June 26th Release Date for Guild Wars 2→
NCsoft and ArenaNet, the developers of Guild Wars 2, are excited to announce the first public Beta Weekend Event for Guild Wars 2. From 27th-29th April, hundreds of thousands of fans who have pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 will get their first chance to explore the world of Tyria. Continue reading Guild Wars 2 – First Beta Weekend Event Announced→
NCsoft today launched the Pre-Purchase programme for Guild Wars 2, the most anticipated game launching this year. Players who pre-purchase the Guild Wars 2 Collector’s, Digital Deluxe or Standard/Digital Editions will receive guaranteed entry into beta weekend events and a three-day headstart prior to launch. As a bonus, players who pre-purchase any edition will also receive an exclusive Hero’s Band, providing their Guild Wars 2 characters with a broad range of power boosts. Continue reading Guild Wars 2 Pre-Orders Are Now Available→
Guild Wars 2 fans, it’s time to keep an eye on your inboxes as the first wave of the game’s beta invitations are being sent out as we speak. Invitations will be sent out over the next few days and we shoud note that discussing the beta in any way, shape, or form — including your status in it — is a breach of NDA. So keep it cool if you’ve been selected, enjoy the game and inform the devs about the bugs/issues you’ve uncovered. Continue reading Guild Wars 2 – Beta Invitations Are Being Sent Out→
