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  • Guild Wars 2 Hosts The Lost Shores Event This Weekend

    Many gamers are looking forward to this weekend as the Wii U launches on Sunday. Before that happens, however, MMO gamers will want to check out the massive event that ArenaNet is hosting this weekend on Guild Wars 2.

    Starting today and lasting until this Sunday, a massive world event will emerge in the land of Tyria. Guild Wars 2 players will be tasked with uncovering the mystery of The Lost Shores over the weekend, and discover all the new content that it has to offer.

    Unlike a normal expansion, The Lost Shores will only be available this weekend. It sounds like ArenaNet won’t be brining it back either so Guild Wars 2 players had better get on it before it’s gone for good. Of course, the game will be bringing these content updates throughout the game’s life to those who yearn for more content after hitting the level cap and maxing out every world area.

  • Guild Wars 2 Finally Gets A Release Date

    Guild Wars 2 Finally Gets A Release Date

    The guys at Arenanet have been pretty forthcoming about all of the features and details we can expect from Guild Wars 2. Through a series of successful beta weekends and constant developer diaries, players have come to know the ins and outs of Guild Wars 2. There has been one question constantly nagging us though – when will the damn game come out?

    A short video released this morning by Arenanet reveals the answer to that very question. Guild Wars 2 will officially launch on August 28. That leaves us only a little under two months to get ready for the biggest MMO launch this year.

    While EA is currently trying to salvage Star Wars: The Old Republic and launching The Secret World on July 3, Arenanet is coming to the beleaguered MMO players side. The verdict is still out on The Secret World, but TOR has already proven to be just another WoW clone with Star Wars skins. From what players have been saying thanks to the aforementioned beta weekends, Guild Wars 2 is going to change the game on what to expect from MMOs.

    Of course, Guild Wars 2 could just become like all other MMOs and die out within a few years. I don’t really see that happening though as it’s going free out of the gate with only a one-time up-front purchase of $60. The developers at Arenanet will be constantly supplying the game with new features and expansions as the years go on as well ensuring that Guild Wars 2 remains in the minds of many.

    While the game will be launching in August, Arenanet can still take the time to work a few more kinks in the game. They announced that the final beta weekend will take place on July 20 and last through the 22. You can still pre-order the game and get in on the last beta weekend if you’re so inclined.

    If you are so excited about Guild Wars 2 getting a launch date and must talk to somebody about out, there are plenty of folks at our Guild Wars 2 forums who would be happy to oblige. Start up a chat and set up your parties for August 28.

  • Guild Wars 2 Second Weekend Beta Coming June 8

    Guild Wars 2 is probably the most anticipated MMO coming out this year. With that anticipation comes a lot of pressure on the ArenaNet to create the best game they possibly can. That’s why there’s no actual release date beyond sometime in 2012 (contrary to GameStop’s own predictions). To help prepare for this year’s launch, the team has started up hosting beta weekends in hopes to squash any bugs and test their servers.

    The first beta weekend was held back at the end of April and saw hundreds of thousands of players taking part in testing Guild Wars 2. The team is back with another beta weekend that will start on Friday, June 8 at noon PDT and conclude on Sunday, June 10 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. It’s another chance for those who pre-ordered the game to see what’s changed since the last beta event.

    The good news is that players who participated in April’s event will not have to create a new character. Existing player characters will be able to continue from they left off before. Players who were able to reach level 35 or higher during the last beta will be able to take on and explore the Ascalonian Catacombs.

    If you didn’t take part in the last beta event, you may want to consider doing so this time around. Participating in these events directly influence the direction the game will be heading in as ArenaNet starts to enter the final months of development. Some of the feedback they have received thus far has resulted in changes to chat functionality, key bindings, server stability and general performance.

    Unfortunately, the only way to get into the weekend beta is to pre-order the game which takes the kind of commitment that some players may not be up for yet. If you want to try out the beta without pre-ordering the game, ArenaNet will be handing out beta keys through contests and other means.

    If you want to talk with other Guild Wars 2 players about the upcoming beta weekend or just the game in general, check out our Guild Wars 2 forums.

  • Guild Wars 2 Delayed To Next Quarter According To GameStop

    Guild Wars 2 is shaping up to be a game changer in the tired MMO genre. It needs a kick in the pants and Guild Wars 2 looks to be the game to do it. Heck, I hate MMOs and I want to play Guild Wars 2, that’s how awesome it looks. Unfortunately, we may have to wait a bit longer to get our collective hands on the game.

    Joystiq is reporting that during a GameStop conference call today, CFO Robert Lloyd mentioned that Guild Wars 2 had been bumped out of the current quarter. That means that the game is now going to come out sometime after July.

    The game is currently listed, even on GameStop’s Web site as having a release date of June 26. It could be a short delay that goes into the next quarter but doesn’t go past August. That would make the wait more bearable, but we could also be looking at a longer delay.

    Arenanet has been implementing some drastic and pretty revolutionary changes into Guild Wars 2. The recent weekend beta tests have been wildly successful with our John Vinson lavishing praise upon the game’s world:

    “Guild Wars 2 is basically the game that reaches into that part of a person who likes to wander around and get lost in an experience. If you go to an amusement park and say ‘screw these maps’, I’m going to just have fun…then you’ll love Guild Wars 2.”

    As Joystiq points out, you can’t trust any news of a delay until you hear it straight from the horse’s mouth. If Arenanet doesn’t have a talking horse, then you’ll just have to settle for a developer representative. I’m sure they’ll let us know soon if the game has indeed been delayed.

    Regardless, you might want to pre-order that sweet special edition now or forever hold your peace. As a consolation prize, you can go listen to the GameStop conference call yourself if you still don’t believe that the most exciting MMO ever has been delayed.

    To express disappointment over the potential delay or to just talk about everything Guild Wars 2, check out our community at guildwars2forums.com.