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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Massively Uplifting: Gamers and studios raise millions for Extra Life and other charities
Had enough of the tricks of October? How about some treats now that we're in November! Generous donations #forthekids were collected by gamers and...
Fight or Kite: PvP games to play if you’re still boycotting Blizzard
The past couple of weeks in the land of Blizzard have made for a wild ride. Some of us have extremely strong feelings and...
Guild Wars 2’s next episode launches November 19 as console rumors resurface
For those who maybe weren't watching every second of Guild Wars 2's Twitch channel during ArenaNet's Extra Life charity stream on Friday - like,...
One Shots: This picture will make you hear sounds
There are some pictures that, when viewed, will instantly trigger sounds in your head. I cannot view any screenshot of lightsabers, for example, without...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off new Icebrood Saga promotion with… Quiznos?
If last summer's Guild Wars 2 bubble tea promotion didn't do it for you - and it didn't do it for a lot of...
The Stream Team: Mad kings and bunny bounces in Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 isn't all about Mad Kings and other creepy things this Halloween. No, there is also a bunny bounce! And you just...
Massively Overthinking: The problem with MMO ‘dailies’
Longtime MOP Patron and friend of the site Avaera recently posed us an intriguing questions about daily login rewards in MMORPGs.
"Recently my game of choice,...
The Daily Grind: Would you pay a sub to play Guild Wars 2?
Hear me out - not trolling here. I've been thinking about this all week, ever since the uproar over the pricing for Guild Wars...
Guild Wars 2’s analytics boss on why he hates having to create a ‘fun score’ for games
We all know that what's fun is pretty subjective, but it's the job of folks like ArenaNet's John Hopson to produce a "fun score"...
Guild Wars 2 fans are super unhappy about yesterday’s build template patch
Yesterday, we covered the release of Guild Wars 2's build template system, which had already come under fire from players grumpy over its complicated...
Guild Wars 2’s build and equipment templates are live – and the extras are not cheap
You know how when a video game studio is about to do something unpopular, like charge a lot of money for a thing, and...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Quality-of-life upgrades Guild Wars 2 still needs
Today, ArenaNet is finally launching the long-awaited build and gear template features in Guild Wars 2. While it has brought with it its fair...
Developers from World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, and Final Fantasy XIV talk about raid design
Raids. You either find them to be the apex of MMORPG content and challenge, or liken them as the source of community gatekeeping and...
The MOP Up: The Division 2 places the Pentagon under siege
A pair of new narrative missions are coming soon to The Division 2, tasking players with liberating the Pentagon and exploring the DARPA research...
One Shots: Deceptions or desserts
It's that time of year again when strange little MMO players put on clever disguises, thrust their inventories at developers, and shout, "Deceptions or...
Guild Wars 2 addresses build templates and third-party programs in light of ‘collected feedback’
Ever since ArenaNet's announcement that it's finally adding proper build templates to Guild Wars 2, the community, or at least the highly online and...
Miniature Desert Oasis: Hands-on with the upcoming Black Desert Mobile
Five years ago, if you'd asked me about any mobile game, I wouldn't have even considered it a real game. I'd have considered it...
No, Guild Wars 2 is not banning people using ArcDPS
Since the beginning of October, there's been a growing hum in the Guild Wars 2 community over the incoming build and equipment swapping template...
The Daily Grind: What unique character skills do you wish would show up in more MMOs?
I've been thinking about classic Guild Wars a bit lately. My Ritualist was my favorite character over there, and while I probably logged more...
One Shots: Masks and shadows
Around this time of year, if you're not wearing a mask and skulking about in the darker places of online games, well then, you're...