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Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Shadow in the Ice
The prologue and first episode of Guild Wars 2’s The Icebrood Saga did a lot of setting up, but weren't very satisfying. Episode 2:...
Guild Wars 2 previews Shadows in the Ice’s best features in new trailer
Here we go, folks - with the Lunar New Year festival underway in Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet is now turning its promotional attention back...
Guild Wars 2 previews early 2020 plans, promises Shadow in the Ice saga episode on January 28
If our retrospectives of Guild Wars 2's 2019 (found here and here) left you a bit unsettled about ArenaNet's future and communication, then feast...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO news stories of 2019
When we sit back to look at the biggest headlines of the year, we don't have to look far. These are the stories that...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2019 year in review, from Icebrood Saga to the future
The first half of 2019 was a rough time to be a Guild Wars 2 fan. It wasn’t without its bright spots, but it...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2019 year in review, from the layoffs to Icebrood
It’s no secret that 2019 was a rough year for Guild Wars 2. There were some bright spots in there as well, however, and...
Guild Wars 2 lost yet another dev, this time a key living world designer
If you're starting to get more than a little worried about the line of developers departing ArenaNet, you're not alone. As the Guild Wars...
The Daily Grind: What narrative MMORPG has a weak story?
So here's the frustrating thing to me when it comes to Guild Wars 2: There is so much to enjoy and admire about the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Deep-diving Guild Wars 2’s Whisper in the Dark storyline
The first episode of Guild Wars 2’s new Icebrood Saga, Whisper in the Dark, has been out for a week now. MOP's Tina has...
Guild Wars 2 has lost yet another developer, this time to Bungie
Even if you disregard the poor community reception of some of ArenaNet's recent initiatives, it's been a rough couple of months for Guild Wars...
Flameseeker Chronicles: The best of Guild Wars 2’s Living World soundtrack
One of my earliest impressions of the Guild Wars franchise, before I even owned it, but had only played it at a friend’s house,...
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,...
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...
Massively Overthinking: Niche MMOs vs. everythingboxes
Earlier this month, veteran MMORPG designer Raph Koster announced that he's finally making a new MMORPG, with a suite of top devs and a...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Does Guild Wars 2 release more paid outfits than armor skins?
I’ve noticed a common complaint bouncing around the Guild Wars 2 community, one that I believe to be a myth. Today, I’d like to...
Cyberpunk MMO Zenith just raised more than a quarter of a million dollars on Kickstarter
For the last many weeks, we've been covering the Kickstarter drive of Zenith, a cyberpunk MMO courting both PC and VR players. As of...
First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga prelude, Bound by Blood, now live
It was just two short weeks ago that ArenaNet invited its fans to Seattle for the announcement of the continuation of Guild Wars 2's...
Guild Wars 2’s Living World magazine teases Bound with Blood, hardmode episode encounters
If you're old enough, you remember back when there were multiple competing video game magazines, and most of them would gladly run multi-page spreads...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What we saw (and what we didn’t) in Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga announcement event
This past weekend’s announcement of Guild Wars 2’s continuation of the Living World story, entitled The Icebrood Saga, was met with all of the...
Heading back to Guild Wars 2? Check out this fan summary of everything that’s changed
Guild Wars 2 is seven years old, so it stands to reason that the milestone has put the game back on the radar of...
