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The development team at ArenaNet in charge of the MMO Guild Wars 2 confirms that it has plans to create an expansion for the game, although it’s not yet clear when it might launch or exactly what content it will add. DualShockers cites information offered during the earnings call with investors for NCsoft, whe... |
13 May 2013
10:06 GMT |
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The development at ArenaNet announces that it is launching the final installment in the Flame & Frost event for Guild Wars 2, allowing players to take part in the conclusion of the story line that has been affecting the game world since the beginning of the year.
The team states, “In secret foundries deep bene... |
1 May 2013
08:31 GMT |
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Mark Jacobs, the current leader of City State Entertainment, says that he looked at other MMOs, including the modern Guild Wars 2, when creating the new Camelot Unchained, in order to make sure that his title was unique on the market. He tells VG247 that he learned that only a niche experience can get a solid group ... |
27 April 2013
11:51 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet announces that it is planning to introduce two new features to its MMO Guild Wars 2 starting with April 30, allowing gamers to create their own custom arenas and adding a new spectator mode.
Both mechanics are designed to increase the appeal of the game to those who want to use it fo... |
24 April 2013
10:18 GMT |
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ArenaNet has confirmed that it's organizing a special free trial weekend for its Guild Wars 2 online title between April 19 and April 21 and that entry keys into this event will be handed out by various websites.
Guild Wars 2 came out last year and impressed fans of MMORPGs largely because it didn't have a... |
16 April 2013
06:55 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet is satisfied with how the recent Flame and Frost events for Guild Wars 2 have been received by the player community and plans to launch more Living World content for the MMO during 2013. Leif Chapelle, one of the designers working on the game, says in a blog post that, “Flame a... |
28 March 2013
21:31 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet announces the details of the Flame & Frost: The Razing event for Guild War 2, which allows gamers to join two new characters in order to battle one of the most powerful armies that the MMO has ever seen. Players will meet Braham and Rox and can join either in two missions designed to... |
26 March 2013
11:42 GMT |
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The big launch of the week that got a full Softpedia review was Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, the Blizzard developed real-time strategy game that expands the story of the series and introduces a number of new tweaks for the multiplayer side.
We also have a review for Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, a first-person shoote... |
17 March 2013
06:51 GMT |
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Isaiah Cartwright, the lead designer working on Guild Wars 2, says that his team wants to continue improving the accessibility level of the MMO while keeping the most complex aspects of the game away from newcomers.
He tells Massively that, “One of the major goals of Guild Wars was to allow anyone to jump in a... |
14 March 2013
21:31 GMT |
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The development team working on Guild Wars 2 believes that it has added a lot of specific reward systems to its MMO and is approaching the limits of what the genre can deliver.
Isaiah Cartwright, the lead designer working on the game, is quoted by Massively as saying that, “Because we’ve been adding... |
14 March 2013
05:34 GMT |
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Colin Johanson, the leader of the ArenaNet team working on Guild Wars 2, says that creating a MMO is a major risk for any company at the moment because it involves so much time and has such a big potential for failure.
The developer tells IGN that, “either you’re successful and you’re goi... |
8 March 2013
20:11 GMT |
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Developer ArenaNet currently has no clear plans for an expansion for the Guild Wars 2 MMO, although the game might be expanded in the coming years.
Colin Johanson, the game director, tells IGN that “Expansions are definitely something that we’ll potentially look at in the future. We don’t have a ti... |
6 March 2013
18:24 GMT |
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The newly launched patch for the MMO Guild Wars 2 seems to be causing problems for some players who are unable to connect to the game regardless of the setting that they are using.
Regina Buenaobra, the community team leader for North America, took to the official forums of the ArenaNet game to say, “We’... |
27 February 2013
04:09 GMT |
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Guild Wars 2 is on sale at the moment, with players able to get the MMO from ArenaNet with a 30 percent price cut for both the normal and the Digital Deluxe version.
The development team is also giving fans of the title more information on the guild missions that are being added, designed to give gamers more chances... |
24 February 2013
17:03 GMT |
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ArenaNet, the developer of the recently released Guild Wars 2 online game has confirmed that it's going to address the loot mechanics and systems through the next update for the title, as it feels that some rules were unintentionally restrictive.
Guild Wars 2 came out last year and, unlike many other online gam... |
20 February 2013
19:51 GMT |
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Despite the solid performance of Guild Wars 2, the development team at ArenaNet is not yet ready to talk about the content of a much rumored expansion, which might be launched as early as this year.
Colin Johanson, the game director working on the MMO, tells VG247 that, “I can say we absolutely will have expan... |
19 February 2013
21:31 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet has previously expressed interest in Guild Wars 2 becoming a fixture of the eSports world and it is currently planning changes designed to improve the Player versus Player gameplay to achieve the goal. Colin Johanson, the game director working on Guild Wars 2, believes that the MMO n... |
19 February 2013
12:01 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet is showing fans of the Guild Wars 2 MMO the new map that will be added to the game on February 26, called Spirit Watch.
The new game area will be offered for free and will see players battling in a new game mode that mixes capture the flag and conquest mechanics, with the ultimate pr... |
19 February 2013
07:59 GMT |
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Colin Johanson, the director working on Guild Wars 2, reveals that his team has examined the possibility of launching the MMO on home console, but it has chosen instead to focus on delivering a game that’s as good as possible on the PC.
The developer believes that there are opportunities for MMOs in the conso... |
19 February 2013
05:22 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet working on Guild Wars 2 says that it is currently doing maintenance work on the MMO, with the game expected to be down until 4 AM Pacific Standard Time, which is the equivalent of 12 Greenwich Mean Time.
The team states, “During this period players on both North American and Eu... |
13 February 2013
03:59 GMT |
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Developer ArenaNet says that The Gathering Storm, the second part of the Flame and Frost narrative, will be launched in the MMO Guild Wars 2 on February 26.Players will be able to get access to a number of new missions for guilds, a new Player versus Player map called Spirit Watch and additional rewards for performin... |
7 February 2013
17:55 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet working on Guild Wars 2 says that it has decided to delay all updates linked to the World versus World game modes until March in order to make sure that all changes are properly tested.
Colin Johanson, the game director of the MMO, states in a blog post that, “March will see th... |
7 February 2013
10:37 GMT |
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Developers at ArenaNet are asking all those players who have not changed their passwords for Guild Wars 2 since September 2012 to do so on February 7, in order to increase the security level of the MMO.
After a security breach, the team created a new system that blacklists a number of passwords that were used in pas... |
1 February 2013
07:37 GMT |
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Video game developer ArenaNet is expanding the Living Story content for its MMO Guild Wars 2, giving players a chance to play through a number of short-term events which will affect the state of the game world in the long term.
Angel McCoy, a narrative designer working on Guild Wars 2, writes on an official blog pos... |
1 February 2013
03:14 GMT |
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Guild Wars 2 was hit by a number of problems, ranging from server crashes to security issues that left passwords exposed, but the ArenaNet team working on the game plans to increase both security and stability and avoid any new issues.
Colin Johanson, the game director working on Guild Wars 2, talks about the launch... |
29 January 2013
10:23 GMT |
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Colin Johanson, the game director working on Guild Wars 2 at ArenaNet, believes that Guild Wars 2, despite its popularity, will have less overall downtime than its MMO predecessor and will offer a better overall experience to player. The developer tells VG247 that, “We set a legacy with the first Guild Wars we... |
29 January 2013
08:14 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet says that it will introduce all-new content for its MMO Guild Wars 2 during next week, giving gamers a chance to play through the Flame and Frost: Prelude adventures.
From January 28 to February 4 players will be able to get into new tournaments on the Temple of the Silent Storm map,... |
23 January 2013
09:59 GMT |
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Developer ArenaNet has issued a number of permanent bans for Guild Wars 2 linked to an exploit that allowed players to multiply their ectoplasm inventory. The mechanics that permitted them to cheat was introduced in the Wintersday event in late 2012.
Gaile Gray, a community and support representative at ArenaNet, st... |
4 January 2013
05:53 GMT |
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CrossOver Linux, an application based on Wine which allows users to install popular Windows applications and PC games on a Linux computer, is now at version 12.0.
CrossOver Linux is making some great progress, at least in the last few months. It jumped from version 11.3 to version 12.0 and it comes with a fairly lar... |
12 December 2012
16:25 GMT |
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Developer ArenaNet is offering players a chance to take a look at the official schedule for the upcoming Guild Wars 2 Wintersday event, which is designed to celebrate the holiday season in the recently launched MMO.
Wintersday will run from December 14, 2012 to January 3 of 2013 and gamers can take part in a variety... |
11 December 2012
08:35 GMT |
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Developer ArenaNet is now giving players more options to change the look of their characters in the MMO Guild Wars 2 but the team does not have plans to allow for full name changes at the moment.
The in-game store for Guild Wars 2 is offering a Self-Style Hair Kit for 250 gems and a Total Makeover Kit for 350 gems, ... |
29 November 2012
02:26 GMT |
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Developer ArenaNet announces that, in time for real-world Christmas, their Guild Wars 2 MMO will also get a special event called Wintersday, which will include toys created by Toymaker Tixx in the city of Lion’s Arch.
The vent will run from December 14 to January 3 and all the cities in the world of Guild Wars... |
28 November 2012
09:18 GMT |
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Chris Whiteside, the leader of the production team working on Guild Wars 2, has thanked the players who engaged with the recently launched The Lost Shores event and promises that the team has learned from the experience and will deliver even better mini-expansions in the near future.
The developer says, “We&rs... |
23 November 2012
10:28 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet says that it has big plans for its Guild Wars 2 MMO for the coming months, designed to enhance the current game experience and give players who spend a lot of time in the title more content to get through. Chris Whiteside, the studio design director at ArenaNet, is quoted by VG247 as... |
23 November 2012
02:18 GMT |
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Video game developer ArenaNet ran the first big post-launch event for its MMO Guild Wars 2 during the previous weekend and the company is now seeking to find out what players thought about it and how they would like to see similar events play out in the future. Some gamers have reported that the Lost Shores event ha... |
22 November 2012
05:02 GMT |
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Linsey Murdock, a game designer working on Guild Wars 2, says that the team is looking for ways to improve the gameplay for high-end players, with one of the main contenders being the addition of high level gear and items. On the official forums, the developer says, “Our desire is to create a game that is more... |
14 November 2012
10:20 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet announces that it is launching a new refer-a-friend program for the MMO Guild Wars 2 between November 15 and 18.
Starting with November 12, all those who have bought Guild Wars 2 will be able to choose friends who might be interested in the MMO and then send out invites.
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9 November 2012
07:11 GMT |
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An online petition asks the developers of Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet, to port the game for the Linux platform, or at least make it work with Wine.
Guild Wars 2 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that uses a less popular subscription method, but which is far more advantageous for the player. Gamers only ... |
9 November 2012
02:59 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet is not yet ready to offer actual details about the content of the upcoming The Lost Stores event for its MMO Guild Wars 2, but the company has posted an official timeline for it, with no included spoilers.
Martin Kerstein, the leading community liaison for the studio, posted the foll... |
6 November 2012
10:37 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet teases a massive event that will be introduced into their MMO Guild Wars 2 later during November, and which will apparently be the biggest that the game has seen since launch.
The developers say that the MMO will see “massive one-time world event that will change Tyria forever&... |
5 November 2012
02:31 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet announces that the paid Player versus Player tournaments that were promised in the Shadow of the Mad King update are now live, after the team has managed to squash the last bug that prevented their launch.
Regina Buenaobra, a community manager at the developer, says, “We will a... |
25 October 2012
07:01 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet working on the MMO Guild Wars 2 offers more details on the way the game is moving towards a more structured approach for Player versus Player, which will see gamers actually compete among themselves in order to take part in future events.
The game creators give fans full details on h... |
25 October 2012
04:15 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet is introducing a new Halloween-themed event for their MMO Guild Wars 2, which is designed to introduce the Mad King to those who are engaged with the title.
The event is set to take place until October 31, the day of the real-world Halloween and will consist of four separate acts, ea... |
23 October 2012
05:52 GMT |
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ArenaNet, the studio behind the recently launched Guild Wars 2 MMORPG, has confirmed that it currently has seven teams in charge of the online game, each with specific tasks and goals.
Guild Wars 2 came out back in August and has since delivered a great online experience to players, even if it was targeted by scamme... |
8 October 2012
03:39 GMT |
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NCsoft and ArenaNet have teamed up to announce that Mac users can now download the RPG Guild Wars 2 as a beta and play with their Windows buddies, or should we say enemies.
Anyone who buys Guild Wars 2 on a Mac will initially launch the game in beta. As the developers are working to optimize it, gamers are ensured a... |
18 September 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Developer ArenaNet has revealed that it is already working on the first full expansion for its MMO Guild Wars 2 while also offering information on how the team plans to deliver smaller, free content updates to the game in the meantime.
Speaking on the official forums of Guild Wars 2, Collin Johanson, who is the game... |
18 September 2012
09:59 GMT |
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Developer ArenaNet has offered more information on the approach that the team has taken when it comes to the end game of Guild Wars 2 and has also offered the player base information on the balance of the MMO.
Mike Zadorojny, who is a quality assurance manager working at ArenaNet, has stated on the official website ... |
17 September 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Since being launched, two weeks ago, the MMO Guild Wars 2 has managed to sell more than two million units across the world, according to publisher NCsoft and developer ArenaNet, with more than 400,000 usually engaged with the game at the same time.
Mike O’Brien, the president and the co-founder of ArenaNet, st... |
14 September 2012
10:21 GMT |
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The recently launched Guild Wars 2 is already experiencing a lot of issues because of hackers. At the beginning of September, the game’s developers reported receiving over 11,000 new support tickets for hacked accounts over a period of just three days.
Apparently, the problem isn’t caused by a vulnerabil... |
10 September 2012
05:39 GMT |
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ArenaNet, the developer of the recently launched Guild Wars 2 MMORPG, has talked about business models in this specific genre and has revealed that, when viewed at a distance, Guild Wars 2’s no-subscription plan is quite similar to the free-to-play one that’s currently so popular when it comes to online g... |
4 September 2012
18:31 GMT |
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