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Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns will introduce the dragon Glint’s legacy

Justin Olivetti - October 8, 2015 16

One of the vacation destinations awaiting Guild Wars 2 players in Heart of Thorns is Tarir, a "shining golden city" teeming with magic and...

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns has a bevy of rewards in store for PvP

Justin Olivetti - October 7, 2015 32

Don't fret your sweaty heads, PvPers -- ArenaNet has not forgotten you. In fact, the studio is throwing you all sorts of incentives to...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 raid beta impressions

Tina Lauro Pollock - October 7, 2015 24

I don't believe I've ever been more excited -- and simultaneously nervous -- about a beta test than I was for Guild Wars 2's third beta...

Sword and Bored: Costume designer

Larry Everett - October 5, 2015 17

Mo gets to mess around with his MMO's cosmetic outfit system. Amilya "helps" him, of course.

Guild Wars 2’s first raid boss is downed and the beta weekend gets extended

Eliot Lefebvre - October 5, 2015 54

Bugs are a natural part of any beta experience, so it's not exactly surprising that Guild Wars 2 would experience some bugs during the...

One Shots: Caught in the act

Justin Olivetti - October 4, 2015 25

If I were an MMO character, I'd be completely paranoid that at any point in my life, I could be photographed by an invisible...

Guild Wars 2’s guild hall arena is ‘a combat sandbox’

Jef Reahard - October 2, 2015 7

Guild Wars 2's week of dev blogs continues, this time with an update about guild hall arenas. ArenaNet calls its new guild hall arena...

Guild Wars 2 shares more guild hall details, confirms raid gearing

Eliot Lefebvre - October 2, 2015 93

Guild Halls are a big part of the feature list for Guild Wars 2's first expansion, and with good cause. The ongoing livestreams of...

I'm not back on any BS, I never left it.

Perfect Ten: Why big MMO expansions are a good thing

Eliot Lefebvre - October 1, 2015 41

I'm not really on board with the trend of saying that big expansions are back. They never left. Sure, we have one coming out...

The Daily Grind: Give a shout-out to your favorite retired MMO characters

Justin Olivetti - October 1, 2015 52

We all have them: MMO characters we invested time, love, and no small amount of effort in making them all they could be... after...

Mission changes coming with Guild Wars 2’s expansion

Jef Reahard - September 30, 2015 13

The Heart of Thorns expansion is changing guild missions in Guild Wars 2. How so? That's what today's website update is designed to answer....

Guild Wars 2 walks guilds through the process of getting their new home

Justin Olivetti - September 30, 2015 11

We all know that guild halls are coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, but how will that actually work? Is there an...

Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks

Justin Olivetti - September 29, 2015 38

I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...

Guild Wars 2 enhances its squad UI, preps for Halloween

Jef Reahard - September 29, 2015 16

ArenaNet recently unveiled its enhanced squad UI for Guild Wars 2. It's designed to help players organize their friends, guildmates, and other large groups...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 31: MMO expansions come roaring back

Justin Olivetti - September 29, 2015 18

Justin and Bree discuss Devilian, SWTOR, Ultima Online, the return of the MMO expansion, RIFT, Camelot Unchained, ArchLord 2, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on Heart of Thorns and gambleboxes.