Community News
Thursday 27 October, 2011 Community News
- Crossing Tyria and The Highland Wolves [PACK] will be having a Halloween bash on October 29 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT in Ascalon City International District 1. Your hosts have a ton of fun games, activites, and prizes planned, so be sure to visit their event page for all the details!
- Blade Radio is hosting what might be the last Night of the Minipets event on October 29 – 31 in Lion’s Arch International Districts 1 – 3. They’re giving away over 1000 minipets as well as other in-game prizes to their party guests, so don’t miss it! Check their event page for more information!
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Friday 30 September, 2011 Community News
- The Gaming World Entertainment Network (GWEN) and Gamers Giving Back are hosting their annual Pink Day in LA event on October 15 from 12:00 - 6:00 PM (CDT). Pink Day in LA is an in-game charity event in Guild Wars created to support the Canadian Cancer Society’s research for a cure for breast cancer. Listen to the stream on GWEN Radio and check out the Pink Day in LA in-game events in Guild Wars! There are TONS of incredible prizes that you can win by participating and donating to this worthy cause! Last year, Guild Wars players raised an incredible $11,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society! This year, the goal is to raise $13,370 for the Canadian Cancer Society, and with your help, Pink Day in LA can meet it! Find out more about Pink Day in LA on the official website or their official event page!
- Snapshot Henchman is an incredible gallery of screenshots taken in various locales in Guild Wars.
With nearly 6200 images, it’s a comprehensive series of galleries depicting locations in Tyria, Cantha, and Elona.
Annarti painstakingly gathered these images for over two years, and now the Snapshot Henchman project is complete.
Head on over to Snapshot Henchman to check out her amazing collection of images!
- Having trouble collecting Nicholas the Traveler gifts each week? Trey has created tutorials on YouTube as a way to
help his fellow players, particularly those newer players who may not know the best spots to collect trophies.
Along with in-game footage, each video has a webcam feed of Trey explaining where the prime hunting spots are, how
to get there, and what to look for. The YouTube Channel is updated every Monday, so go check it out!
- The Year of the Rabbit is upon us! Gaming World Entertainment Network, Crossing Tyria, and GuildMag, [TIG] Alliance,
[DRGN] Alliance, [SPG] Alliance, and [ANKH] Alliance bring you “Getting Lucky 2011!” Join them in Chabek Village Traditional
Chinese Districts and Japanese Districts this weekend to celebrate Canthan New Year! For more information, check their
official event page!
- Save the date! Myth and Legends [Myth] is hosting a Masquerade Madness party on March 26 in the Ascalon City International
Districts starting at 6:00 PM EST. It’s a night of mystery and imagination, so put your best mask and costume on, and bring
your plus-one for a chance to become King and Queen of the night! They will have random giveaways, games, and support from
groups such as Crossing Tyria and GuildMag! For more information, check out the Masquerade Madness event page!
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- English-language Elite Fansite Guild Wars Guru is holding their yearly Winter Art Workshop, where community members are invited to share and improve their artistic creations through constructive feedback and discourse. Participants in the discussion can win some great community-contributed prizes, so go join the conversation today!
- VirtuGuild needs your help with their research project. The purpose of forming this virtual guild is to study whether social skills like leadership and teamwork can be learned using online games like Guild Wars. For more information and details about this research project, please visit the VirtuGuild website.
- Gaming World Entertainment Network is holding a 12 Days of Wintersday singing competition! Join them from December 20 – December 31 in Lion’s Arch International District 1 for all the events related to 12 Days of Wintersday! For more information about the competition, visit the Gaming World Entertainment Network website.
- The Lady Patrisha MacFarlane of House Caribdus, Callisean Ambassador to Kryta, will again reprise her role as The Winter Lady, traveling the nations of Tyria on a gift-giving tour of goodwill. During this five-day event Lady Patrisha will give away many gifts of value to the citizens of Ascalon, Kryta, Cantha, and Elona, starting in Ascalon City, American District 1. This is Lady Patrisha’s sixth Wintersday season in the service of Dwayna as her Winter Lady and she is hoping many citizens will attend to help her spread the season’s good will. Additional information and a complete five-day event schedule can be found at the event page.
- The days are getting colder and snow is spreading across the land. In the sky there shines a bright spot that marks the coming of something special. GuildMag presents: Rudi’s Quest. In his quest to find Santa, Reindeer Rudi will visit Lion’s Arch International District 1 on December 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM GMT. Check the GuildMag website for more details!
- GuildMag’s latest issue hits the web just in time for the winter holidays. In this issue, GuildMag covers the story behind the Wintersday festival, talk about winter fashion, and discusses Guild Wars Guru’s Wintersday Art Workshop. Plus, a special interview with ArenaNet Game Designer and RPG legend Jeff Grubb! Check out the latest issue at the GuildMag website!
- Join CrossingTyria.com this Halloween to celebrate their triumphant return, as they party with the Highland Wolves and friends! They have a lot of fun events planned, and this year their theme is to help the asura learn what Halloween is all about! There will be trivia, drinks, a scavenger hunt, and of course, the Mad King’s favorite game, “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” in which the top scavenger hunt teams will get to compete for undedicated Miniatures! The Crossing Tyria Halloween Bash begins on October 30 at 9:00 PM EDT in Rata Sum, International District 1! For more details, see Crossing Tyria!
- Lore of Mythos has been updated with new changes and additions to the site. In addition to major updates to the Maps, Missions, and Heroes sections of the site, they launched new sections devoted to books and a profile section in which you can show off your characters and achievements. Take a look at the changes at the Lore of Mythos website!
- Ghostfest 2010 is coming! [XXX] and the [SMF] Alliance cordially invites all Guild Wars players to celebrate Halloween this year at Ghostfest! This in-game event includes the traditional prizes and games that players have come to expect from community events, as well as a special show with coordinated consumable item activations! Join them on October 30 at 6:00 PM EDT in Lion’s Arch International District 1 for this event. Be sure to check out their event page for further details on prizes and other activities!
- Countess Reapera and the Order of the Phoenix Alliance are hosting Hallowed Eve in association with Gaming World Entertainment Network! On October 30, starting at 9:00 PM PDT, they’re counting down to the triumphant return of the Mad King in the Lion’s Arch International Districts. They’ll have creepy games and prizes sure to entertain and delight all guests! Join OOP, if you dare, in celebration of Halloween with freely flowing refreshments, old favorites like the ever popular costume contest, and new events such as the King and Queen’s Fable! More details at their event page!
- Join Blade Radio for the Nights of the Mini-Pets, an event that runs from 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM PDT each day from October 29 to October 31. Blade Radio’s third annual Night of the Mini-Pets promises to be a fantastic celebration with plenty of mini-pets for all (over a thousand and still counting). In addition, they’ll be hosting a costume contest, trivia questions, scavenger hunt, and bunch of prizes for participants! See Blade Radio for details!
- Mad Queen Malafide and Daniel Frozenwind are hosting another Horrorween celebration in Lion’s Arch International District 1 on October 31 starting at 7:00 PM GMT! For nights on end, the Queen of Halloween and the King of the Snowmen have been working in secret under the cover of darkness to bring the community this awesome annual event. Malafide’s minions have been busy every night constructing a mysterious arcane device while all of Kryta was asleep. See their teaser video and event page for more details!
- The latest issue of GuildMag is out! This edition’s theme is the “Waters of Tyria,” and they’ve included coverage of the summer conventions, lore on aquatic Tyria, the Luxons, the serpentine races—all this and the return of their regular columns! Read more at GuildMag!
- The MARA guild would like to invite you to celebrate their fifth anniversary on November 13! They’ll have a bunch of community games and prizes for party goers, and the DJs at the Gaming World Entertainment Network will bring some sweet tunes to the festivities. MARA is a guild for gamers 30 and older who want to play alongside those of a similar age group and life experience. Over the years, they’ve grown into 13 guilds, and would like to share their success with prizes mostly geared towards helping people fill their Hall of Monuments! For more details on this event, take a look at their promo video and event page!
- The Gaming World Entertainment Network, Malibu Barbie, and the Gamers Giving Back team are hosting Pink Day in LA to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society and breast cancer research! It will be taking place on October 16 from 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM MST (GMT -6) in the Lion’s Arch International Districts. They’ve got tons of prizes and fun activities planned. For more information on Pink Day in LA, check the event page and the official Pink Day in LA website.
- Countess Reapera, Konig Des Todes, and Katherine the Blood are hosting the Tyrian Ghost Walk! This event travels to locations throughout Tyria, where participants will hear Guild Wars ghost stories, written from the perspective of actual in-game encounters with these ghosts. As part of the fun, the organizers are asking for submissions from the community for short works of fiction that describe how a ghost originated and how the ghost manifests itself based on an in-game location. Entries are due by October 1st. See the event page for more information and an example story that illustrates what they’re looking for!
- The Next Top Runner from the Electric Celerity guild is hosting a series of races for runners that will test not only speed, but also knowledge and ingenuity. Players will compete for the crown of the Electric Celerity Competition 2010 Champion. For more details, check out the EC Running home page.
- The French Guild Wars fansite Luna Atra has a new look as well as some interesting new database tools. Check out the skins of green weapons and where to get them, take a look at the armor models, and locate the bosses directly on maps!
- GuildMag’s latest issue is now available! Inside, you’ll find articles about the asura, the lore of Orr, summer fashion, Weh No Su status, the goddess Dwayna, and more! Plus, GuildMag has partnered with Guild Wars 2 Guru to host a contest to win either a Shining Blade or a White Mantle costume code! It’s all in the latest issue of GuildMag, available at their website here.
- But wait! That’s not all for GuildMag! They’re also starting up a weekly podcast, the appropriately titled GuildMag Podcast. Brought to you by SabreWolf and Malchior Devenholm, the GuildMag Podcast will discuss the latest Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 news every week, so be sure to tune in!
- D.W. Kirin finished documenting her travels across Cantha in time for the Dragon Festival! Take a look at her in-game photo blog, A Tyrian Odyssey, and savor the sights of the Dragon Empire!
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- The Gaming World Entertainment Network is dedicated to providing in-game entertainment and event support for the Guild Wars player community! You may remember them from their successful Haiti earthquake relief charity fundraiser earlier this year. Help Gaming World Entertainment Network celebrate the launch of their brand new website on July 3rd in Shing Jea Monastery, Traditional Chinese Districts. They’ll be partying all day long, with music, prizes, and fun! It all starts at 10:00 AM PST and runs until 10:00 PM PST. Head over to their website for more information about the launch event.
- Calaval Elwvyan is a video maker dedicated to creating inventive Guild Wars fan videos. Check out Calaval’s video creations, some of which include machinima, on his YouTube channel.
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- The time is now! The Football World Cup kicks off in South Africa on June 11. To make it even more exciting, German Guild Wars Elite fansite, Wartower, is holding a World Cup Prediction Game! You can win awesome prizes, including the grand prize of an 8GB Apple iPod Touch! For more information, visit Wartower.de.
- Univers Virtuels has compiled a detailed summary (in French) of the War in Kryta campaign, covering all the major and minor events of this new chapter in the history of Tyria. If you happen to read the language of Moliere, check the guide out!
- AriaSilverfyre is a video maker specializing in creating Guild Wars fan videos. Check out her videos on her YouTube channel!
- The Photics – Guild Wars Edition fan ezine has been renamed to The Guild Standard with Issue #36, which covers recent Guild Wars 2 news.
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- On May 7, the inaugural issue of GuildMag, an online Guild Wars fanzine, was released to the public. To celebrate the launch of the fanzine, you’re invited to join GuildMag staff, readers, and supporters to the GuildMag Release Party! It takes place on May 15 in Abaddon’s Mouth, International Districts 1 and 2 from 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST! Join GuildMag for games, prizes, and trivia! For more information, check the event page! Make sure to stick around for the GuildMag After Party with more fun, games, and on-air prizes, hosted by the Gaming World Events team!
- You’re invited to the Ascalon Royal Family Masquerade Ball 2010! Join Countess Reapera, The Order of the Phoenix alliance, the Gaming World Events crew, and members of the Guild Wars community in Serenity Temple, International Districts on May 22 starting at 1:00 PM PST as they celebrate this year’s theme: Hope. Come join the oldest and grandest player-run event in Guild Wars for a fourth year of prizes, games, and fun! For more information, take a look at the event page!
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