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First Guild Wars novel: The Ghosts of Ascalon

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:44:30 +0000

There’s some more expansion of the Guild Wars storyline with the news that a new novel, linking Guild Wars with Guild Wars 2, is due to be published. The Ghosts of Ascalon is written by Matt Forbeck and Jeff Grubb, and aims to set the stage for the storyline of Guild Wars 2.

Desperate to defend his land from advancing hordes of bestial charr, King Adelbern summoned the all-powerful Foefire to repel the invaders. But magic can be a double-edged sword—the Foefire burned both charr and human alike. While the charr corpses smoldered, the slain Ascalonians rose again, transformed by their king’s rage into ghostly protectors and charged with guarding the realm—forever. The once mighty kingdom became a haunted shadow of its former glory.

The novel looks like it’ll be a great read, not just for Guild Wars players. Scheduled for release in Summer 2010, the events are set a year before Guild Wars 2 and is just the first of a number of planned novels that will expand the already rich Guild Wars storyline.

You can read more about this new Guild Wars novel by checking out the FAQ at http://www.guildwars2.com/en/world/ghosts-of-ascalon/faq/

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Time for the Guild Wars Canthan New Year

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:12:45 +0000

It’s time once again to celebrate the Canthan New Year in Guild Wars. This year it’s the Year of the Tiger, which means more fun and games on the Shing Jea Boardwalk as well as a visit from the Celestial Tiger.

The Canthan New Year festival will kick off this Friday, 12th February, at 8pm GMT, and run until 8pm GMT on Monday, 15th February. The Celestial Tiger will be making his visits every three hours at the height of the festival, on Sunday 14th February.

As well as the Rollerbeetle Racing and Shing Jea Boardwalk games, there will be the usual special quests and missions, which will grant special Festival Rewards.

Smaller scale festivals will be taking place in Kamadan and Lion’s Arch, which have already been decorated for the New Year. Remember though that the special missions, games, and the Celestial Tiger will only be visiting Shing Jea Monastery in Cantha.

Here’s the full list of Festival Rewards which are available from vendors, games, and missions during the Canthan New Year festivities:

	Sugary Blue Drink It’s sweet and oh-so-handy when you need a quick boost of speed. (for 2 minutes you move 50% faster) Grants +1 point to Sweet Tooth Title Track
	Champagne Popper A brief-but-spectacular treat for the eyes and ears. They’re a blast! Grants +1 point to Party Animal Title Track
	Bottle Rocket Set off a single-shot firework high overhead—please aim away from faces and moa birds. Grants +1 point to Party Animal Title Track
	Sparkler Light this up to create a cloud of sparks over your head—stand clear of flammable objects. Grants +1 point to Party Animal Title Track
	Red Bean Cake These sweet treats put some pep in your step. (for 5 minutes run 25% faster) Grants +2 points to Sweet Tooth Title Track
	Bottle of Rice Wine The traditional festival beverage. Don’t drink and quest! Grants +1 point to Drunkard Title Track
	Red Gift Bag It’s festive, it’s red, and you’ll never know what’s in it until you open it.
	Lunar Fortune Find out for sure how good or bad your luck will be in the coming year.
	Lunar Token Collect these tokens throughout the festival and trade them in for prizes.
	Crate of Fireworks Open it inside your Guild Hall and move a safe distance away!

Help the Celestial Chefs collect the ingredients to make their offerings to the Celestial Tiger, and then claim your special items and Festival Rewards when he visits.

You can also collect a Celestial Tiger miniature – grab those Lunar Tokens and make sure the Celestial Chefs can cook up a storm for the Celestial Tiger’s visit to Guild Wars in the Canthan New Year.

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Wintersday take two

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:42:23 +0000

If you took part in the popular Wintersday Festival this year in Guild Wars, you may have been less than impressed with some festival glitches, which affected quests, the final events, and getting that all important festival hat.

The problems have not gone un-noticed, and the Guild Wars team over at ArenaNet have decided the best way to address the issues is to run through the fun of the Wintersday Festival a second time.

Wintersday comes twice this year! Due to Grentchy technical issues with the Festival Hat distribution during the Wintersday finale earlier this month, we’re hosting a special encore festival, complete with all the Wintersday activities you love!

This second special Wintersday event will run from 8am GMT on Friday, January 29th until 8pm GMT on Sunday, February 7th. Everyone will get a chance to grab a Wintersday Festival Hat, and if you miss out (again) there are special Festival Hat collectors in the major cities who will be happy to exchange your Candy Cane Shards for some stylish Guild Wars head gear.

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More Guild Wars 2 information

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:20:22 +0000

I missed this before Christmas, but MMORPG.com have an interview with Guild Wars 2 Lead Designer Eric Flannum, World Designer and Writer Ree Soesbee, and Environment Art Lead Dave Beetlestone.

The interview sheds some more light on the social classes available to the five playable races, as well as shedding more light on the back story and the links between the races.

Of most interest though is the hint from Eric Flannum that we should be seeing some more Guild Wars content that will link the current campaigns to Guild Wars 2:

We’ve already seen some things in Guild Wars 1 that lead into the second game. As we get closer to launch, I think we’ll definitely see more things both in Guild Wars 1 and outside of it that hint at things to come.

You can find the full Guild Wars 2 interview here.

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Wintersday festival starts today

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:49:29 +0000

Wintersday kicks off today in Guild Wars, with the usual games, prizes, and special events. Along with the usual festive quests and Wintersday games, some new features are available this year.

Characters now have costume slots, and costumes can be purchased from both the Guild Wars In-Game Store and the NCSoft Store. Additionally, costumes now no longer replace your armour slots:

Costume slots have been added to the character portrait. Now, you can wear costumes over your armor, meaning you can look fabulous in your Dwayna costume or festival hat without sacrificing protection!

You can also follow ArenaNet’s Guild Wars team on Facebook and Twitter, and during Wintersday they will be handing out special prizes via these social networks – have a look at http://eu.guildwars.com/news/article/wintersday_gifts_for_friends_and_followers/ for more details.

A happy Wintersday to all Guild Wars players!

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New video – Guild Wars 2: Races of Tyria

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:15:18 +0000

ArenaNet have posted up another Guild Wars 2 teaser video. This time, the video showcases the different playable races that will be available in the next Guild Wars game.

Guild War 2 will feature 5 playable races – Humans, Asura, Charr, Sylvari and Norn. It will be interesting to see how the differences between the races change the actual gameplay.

Still counting down to a Guild Wars 2 beta!

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Guild Wars holiday papercrafts

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:49:04 +0000

Continuing the festive theme, ArenaNet are publishing a series of Guild Wars papercraft models in the run up to Wintersday. Every Tuesday they will release a new model, culminating in something pretty impressive.

All of the models are free to download, and come as PDFs which can easily be printed out and assembled.

At the moment there are two to choose from:

Gwen chibi doll
Moa bird

Keep on eye on the papercraft page to see what the remaining two Guild Wars models will be!

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Guild Wars Wintersday art contest begins

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:42:51 +0000

Once again in Guild Wars, Wintersday is fast approaching, and that means the launch of the yearly Wintersday art contest.

The contest is simple – create an original work of art that combines the festive and Guild Wars themes. For inspiration you can check out the winners from 2008.

The prizes this year are:

Top Winners (3 awarded)

One The Art of Guild Wars 2 Book, signed by members of the Guild Wars 2 development team
One randomly selected, signed Guild Wars Penny Arcade Expo 2008 art print
One in-game digital item: an Everlasting Reindeer Tonic

Winners (7 awarded)

One randomly selected and signed Guild Wars Penny Arcade Expo 2008 art print
One in-game digital item: an Everlasting Reindeer Tonic

Honorable Mentions (10 awarded)

One in-game digital item: an Everlasting Reindeer Tonic

Head on over to the Guild Wars Wintersday 2009 contest page for more details on how to enter.

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Guild Wars: Eye of the North is now free!

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:07:59 +0000

As a bonus for players with the Christmas holidays fast approaching, NCSoft have announced that, starting today, Eye of the North is now free! Buy any Guild Wars campaign from either the Guild Wars in-game store, or the NCSoft online store, and you will get the Eye of the North expansion for free.

This is a great deal for anyone who’s got one of the Guild Wars campaigns and has been considering getting another. You can get a quick comparison of the three Guild Wars campaigns and the Eye of the North expansion at this Eye of the North hub.

This offer starts today, and will run through until 5th January 2010 – so grab your copy of Eye of the North while you can!

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First fight with Dhumm!

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52:32 +0000

That was quick! People have already been tackling Dhuum, and here’s a great video from YouTube showing the fight.

As always with Guild Wars, the dungeon looks spectacular, and Dhuum himself looks like he will indeed pose a serious challenge. Good luck!

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