Guild Wars 2 Expansion Weekend Is Live


Arenanet has officially launched the second preview weekend for Guild Wars 2’s next expansion, Path of Fire. You don’t need to have pre-ordered to get in on the action either, as any active account can join in on the festivities. Players will be able to take part in the demo until Sunday, August 20. To … Continue reading “Guild Wars 2 Expansion Weekend Is Live”

Guild Wars 2 Announces Next Expansion: Path of Fire


Arenanet has announced the next expansion pack coming to Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire. Set to launch later this September, Path of Fire introduces a new villain in the form of the god Balthazar, who comes to Tyria to destroy the world and kill the elder dragons. The expansion brings tons of new content, … Continue reading “Guild Wars 2 Announces Next Expansion: Path of Fire”

Learn About Guild Wars 2 Animations


Ever had any interest in what goes into animating your favorite characters and bosses? In the latest episode of Guild Chat, Arenanet’s game designers discuss concepts like reusing animation rigs, how to scale bosses up to a larger size, and dealing with animation speeds. The entire video is nearly an hour and has plenty of footage … Continue reading “Learn About Guild Wars 2 Animations”

Guild Wars 2 Is Now Free To Play


With Heart of Thorns right around the corner, Arenanet has announced a major change in the Guild Wars 2 business model. Starting yesterday (the 29th), anyone can now access the core game for no down payment. In the announcement, Arenanet discusses the move being partially in response to other games where the heavy list of expansions … Continue reading “Guild Wars 2 Is Now Free To Play”

Guild Wars 2 Kills, Deletes, Then Bans Cheater


What could be worse than having your account publicly banned on an MMO? When the developer films themself logging into your account and manually deleting your characters. Chris Cleary, game security lead over at Arenanet, did just this against a rather notable cheater, first committing suicide and then logging out and deleting his characters, all uploaded … Continue reading “Guild Wars 2 Kills, Deletes, Then Bans Cheater”

Guild Wars 2 Expansion Confirmed


It looks like our friends at Daewoo Securities knew a lot more than we gave them credit for. Today at PAX South, ArenaNet has officially confirmed the first Guild Wars 2 expansion: Heart of Thorns. Among the list of confirmed features includes: New Profession: Revenant. New Feature: Guild Halls. Reimagined mastery system, including master abilities. … Continue reading “Guild Wars 2 Expansion Confirmed”