Official Site:Â Guild Wars
Studio:Â NCsoft
Launch Date: April 26, 2005
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â B2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Perfect Ten: Comparing Druids across MMORPGs
If I asked you what a Mage is in an MMORPG, what would you say? Some cloth-wearing gal who lugs around a long staff and flings...
Former ArenaNet Game Director Colin Johanson lands at Amazon Game Studios
In a move that will shock no one, Amazon Game Studios has apparently hired former ArenaNet director Colin Johanson in an unspecified role. That...
Guild Wars 2 starts experimenting with skirmishes this week
Guild Wars 2's World vs. World mode is about to get more interesting -- and more beneficial -- for its participants. The team is...
Guild Wars 2 launches Ring of Fire-themed episode September 20
Well, it's not Cantha or Elona, but it's almost as good: Guild Wars 2's next seasonal episode will be set in the Ring of...
The Daily Grind: What do you want out of Guild Wars 2’s next expansion?
It's no secret that ArenaNet is working on Guild Wars 2's expansion. What is secret is what exactly is in it.
I don't want to...
One Shots: Wonder Woman’s invisible motorcycle
I think I need to be more clear on my admittedly low standards for a One Shots submission. People, you need to actually show...
Guild Wars 2 lore introduces new Asuran protagonist and her pink moa
ArenaNet has a Guild Wars 2Â lore piece out today that was crowdsourced, in a way, by gamers like you. Narrative Director Leah Hoyer and...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMORPGs as a single main character or as a stable?
Long ago, I used to be a two-character kind of MMORPG player. I had a main, and then later I'd make a chief alt,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 80: Enter the Legion
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Guild Wars 2, RIFT, Trove, EverQuest II, Wargaming, Funcom, Star Citizen, SOTA, and TERA, with mailbag questions on gaming/life balance and dungeon bookmarks.
One Shots: Ruins in the jungle
Could Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns' greatest achievement be in its architecture? Even though I haven't played it, I certainly have heard a...
Guild Wars 2 devs reminisce about launch night four years ago
ArenaNet has released a new video celebrating Guild Wars 2's fourth anniversary and thanking players for their participation. In it, devs and staffers reminisce...
Wayfarer’s Reverie returns to the original Guild Wars
Here's your public service announcement for the week: Guild Wars isn't dead -- not by a long shot. ArenaNet's first title continues to operate in...
Here’s how to tame a passel of Guild Wars 2 kitties
For what very limited customization exists in Guild Wars 2's home instances, you'd expect that players would leap at any opportunity to add to...
Superdata’s July 2016 data show Guild Wars 2 surging, Pokemon Go on top
Superdata's July report on online gaming revenues is in, and there are some predictable bits and some surprises. On the P2P MMO front, the...
Master X Master’s next alpha test includes minigames and Guild Wars 2 stage
Master X Master's third alpha playtest kicks off tomorrow, and according to the game's developers, it looks to be a significant milestone for the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What to do in Guild Wars 2 between season 3 episodes
Many MMOs, Guild Wars 2 included, face a well-documented but oft-unaddressed problem: What can players do to fill the time in between content gaps? The topic...
Guild Wars 2 suffers technical difficulties, pushes out gifts following rollback
If you're logging into Guild Wars 2 today, expect a bit of weirdness.
Yesterday's patch caused a soulbinding glitch that took the servers offline and...
Guild Wars 2’s servers suffer rollback, downtime
ArenaNet announced this afternoon that it must roll back Guild Wars 2's servers. Mike O'Brien broke the bad news on the forums:
"This is an...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 79: MOP goes to the opera
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, GW2, RIFT, Eternal Crusade, ESO, WildStar, Neverwinter, and Das Tal, with mailbag questions on armor scaling and better guild systems.
Massively Overthinking: The best combat systems in MMORPGs
One of the big problems in the MMORPG genre as I see it is game studios' inclination to prioritize combat above all else, turning...
