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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Guild Wars 2’s No Quarter episode launches May 26 with new map and mastery
This won't come as a huge surprise, since we already knew Guild Wars 2's next living story Icebrood Saga episode is called No Quarter...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO to play if you’re totally broke?
A while back I saw an interesting thread on the Guild Wars 2 Reddit, in which the player was asking whether he was missing...
Global Chat: Suffering through Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box
Guild Wars 2 fans have developed a cult following around the seasonal Super Adventure Box, but as much as some love it, others have...
One Shots: Day of the Cats
As the reluctant owner of a slightly deranged cat, I have nightmares of when felines grow into towering, snide monstrosities and roam the planet...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you let your own kids play?
A while back, in the long long ago when we could still talk to humans in person, I was chatting with the mom of...
COVID-19 roundup: Rockstar and Jagex help save the UK’s National Videogame Museum and more
COVID-19 is still very much a thing in most of our staff's and readers' lives, and it's still very much impacting the games industry.
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Guild Wars 2’s next living story episode, No Quarter, will launch without voice acting thanks to the pandemic
While business is booming for online games during this pandemic-related quarantine, story-centric MMORPGs seem to be having trouble getting specific types of work done...
Perfect Ten: Underappreciated Guild Wars 2 features
Guild Wars 2 is not a perfect game, but then again, no MMORPG is. I've had a pull-and-push relationship with the game since its...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 269: Pre-Searing parties
Chris, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 1, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Funcom's Dune, World of Warcraft, and Star Citizen, with adventures in Fallout 76, FFXIV, Torchlight III, Star Stable, AQ3D, Villagers & Heroes, plus mailbag topics on the state of thes site, the cost of MMOs, Astellia Online, and MMO crafting.
PSA: Guild Wars 2 puts Path of Fire on sale, grants free cape, living story episodes, and XP boost
If you've been sitting around during quarantine wishing ArenaNet would put Guild Wars 2 on sale so you could jump in or pick up...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Reviewing ArenaNet’s Complete Art of Guild Wars 20th anniversary edition book
Talk long enough to Guild Wars fans about their favorite franchise, and chances are that sooner or later, they will start gushing about the...
One Shots: There are many thrones, but this one is mine
In most of our real homes, the only throne we have does unspeakable double duty and isn't something we'd show off to visitors. But...
Classic Guild Wars RPG Maker fan project releases ‘feature complete’ version
About a year ago, we covered a wholesome fan project to rebuild Classic Guild Wars with RPG Maker, and now it's back with an...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 268: Second chances in the apocalypse
Justin, Bree, and Colin discuss Phantasy Star Online 2, Fallout 76, Holly Longdale's move to Blizzard, WoW Classic, WoW, Star Trek Online, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on FFXIV's dungeon problem, favorite MMO group roles, and specific gamer types as warning signs for games.
The Stream Team: Glitches in Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box
It's time for more Super Adventure Box fun! Guild Wars 2's event is back, and this year it has includes some glitches. (No, Massively...
Classic Guild Wars is turning 15 years old with a party, new gear, and a Guild Wars 2 gift
Let's talk about Guild Wars - classic Guild Wars, that is, one of the most beloved MMOs among veterans in our genre, assuming you...
One Shots: The ultimate waterbed
I had an aunt and uncle in Florida who had a waterbed. We always thought it was the most bizarrely awesome thing, although now...
Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box festival is finally live (check out the new SAB raptor skin!)
Way back in 2013, Guild Wars 2 dropped an April Fools' Day patch so epic it literally won our team's award for best expansion...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have the best movement animation?
While it's not utterly necessary, an MMORPG that lets my character be very mobile and agile is a delight to experience. So many MMOs,...
Guild Wars 2 Super Adventure Box reopens next week, plus somebody bought the golden sink
Finally! ArenaNet had previously announced that Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box, inarguably the best April Fools' event in all of MMO land, was...