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Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns beta

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My excitement for Guild Wars 2's first expansion has been no secret, so you can easily guess how much fun I had climbing the...

Global Chat: Blizzard’s war on flying

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How is the MMO blogging community reacting to Blizzard's proclamation that flying mounts are grounded -- perhaps permanently -- in World of Warcraft? In...

Guild Wars 2’s second stronghold beta test is happening right now

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The fight of the century -- or at least the next 24 hours -- is on in Guild Wars 2. The fantasy MMO is...
I could talk about planting ideas in your head, but that seems a bit too easy.

Guild Wars 2 teases a Ventari image

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You have probably noticed by now that ArenaNet likes to be a bit cryptic with its Guild Wars 2 teasers. Case in point: a...

One Shots: Reflections of me

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One fun in-game photography trick is to use reflections, mirrors, and glass to offer a different -- and sometimes more artistic -- vision of...

Guild Wars 2’s second Stronghold PvP beta happens on June 2

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ArenaNet has announced that it will host the second Stronghold PvP public beta for Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion on June 2nd....

Guild Wars 2 gives an update on personal story restoration

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Curious what's up with Guild Wars 2's promised plans to restore the game's personal story to full working order, complete with a soloable final...

The Daily Grind: Are you excited for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns?

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I have no doubt that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is going to be big, both for the studio and its playerbase. It's...

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns testing begins today

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Are you ready to enter the Heart of Thorns? Because Guild Wars 2 is opening the testing doors today, allowing players to step in...

One Shots: My imaginary friends

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Here's a fun thought: What if we aren't actually playing MMOs? What if we're just sitting in front of blank screens, creating fantasy worlds...
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Guild Wars 2’s expansion closed beta starts on May 26

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ArenaNet has announced that closed beta testing for Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion will begin on May 26th. It will run in...

Guild Wars 2 denies expansion date rumors, addresses ‘peaceful’ WvW bug

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Don't believe everything you read from online retailers. This is the lesson that we must learn again as a supposed summer release date for...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Expanding into Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns

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When Guild Wars 2's expansion was announced, most of the questions on our lips were permutations of "What's the new level cap?" and "What...

Global Chat: What do you remember about Guild Wars?

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Late last month, the classic Guild Wars transcended its 10th birthday and prompted a flood of nostalgic posts and shared stories. A few MMO...

Guild Wars 2’s Lion’s Arch reconstruction has begun

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Guild Wars 2's Lion's Arch reconstruction has begun, declare patch notes and a new dev post released today by ArenaNet's Gaile Gray. The patch notes, which also...

Guild Wars 2’s ‘movie monster’ Necromancer spec outlined

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Did you miss Guild Wars 2's Points of Interest stream on Friday? Me too. Every game seems to stream on Friday, and it's hard...

One Shots: Nothing to see here, move along

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Do you ever stop to realize just how much weirdness we see and dismiss every day as MMO gamers? If a fraction of the...
You can go ahead and fear me, really.

Guild Wars 2 unveils the Necromancer elite spec, the Reaper

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Under normal circumstances, Guild Wars 2 Necromancers have a pretty decisive philosophy of not getting involved in melee. It makes sense, after all. These...
All right, the Lopp have some chops here too.

NCsoft Q1 2015: Growth for Guild Wars 2, further deflation for WildStar

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NCsoft's first quarter financial report is out, and... you know, let's start with the good news. Guild Wars 2 is making the company more...

Tamriel Infinium: A guide to Elder Scrolls Online’s combat basics

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I was looking back through some of my posts about the Elder Scrolls Online, and I noticed that I've mentioned combat quite a bit....

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