Community News

Friday 05 February, 2010 Community News

  • Gaming World Events is hosting their very first Guild Wars in-game event this weekend, and it’s for a great cause!  “Gamers Giving Back to Haiti” will help raise money for the Canadian Red Cross and their relief efforts in Haiti. This six-hour event runs on Sunday, February 7 from 12:00—6:00 CST in Lion’s Arch International District 1. On top of all the in-game prizes they’ll be giving away, the Gaming World Events team will raffle off 10 copies of “The Art of Guild Wars 2” hardback books and a bunch of signed Guild Wars 2 art postcards, donated by ArenaNet.  The goal is to reach $1337, because after all, we’re gamers, right?  Guild Wars Community Manager Regina Buenaobra will stop by to support the Gaming World Events crew. If you’re unable to donate money, please attend to show your support and have fun!  Check out the Gamers Giving Back page on Facebook, the Official Guild Wars Wiki event page, or this forum post on Guild Wars Guru for more information on the event, and how you can help the earthquake victims in Haiti.

  • Celebrate Canthan New Year with the “Eye of the Tiger” event, brought to you by M A L I B U Barbie, Anolie Midknight, Daniel Frozenwind, and DJ Popcorn. Join them for an in-game celebration of Canthan New Year and the upcoming Year of the Tiger! They’ll have lots of in-game prizes and other cool stuff to give away. For more details, please see their event page!

  • We’re always on the lookout for new Guild Wars blogs, and this one hit our inboxes via Twitter. Guild Wars Bard, written by Laird (@HexDSL), features tutorials, commentary, and discussions about the game and community.  Laird, an experienced podcaster, currently brings listeners the 404 Radio podcast and the One True Cast podcast, and plans to expand to podcasting about Guild Wars 2 in the future.

Friday 29 January, 2010 Community News

  • GWTactics is dead—long live GWcom.de! The team behind GW Tactics just completed a full revamp, and now they’re back with a shiny new web presence, complete with a new name—GWcom.de.  Welcome back, gang!

  • Guild Wars: Conquest, the fun, fan-made game brought to you by GuildWars.us, is back! GuildWars.us (formerly Photics.com) has re-launched their free text and image-based game, inspired by Guild Wars lore.  The re-launched game is sporting a new engine, PvP fighting, monsters, fishing, arcade games, quests, and more. Guild Wars: Conquest can be played on the web or from an Android phone—check it out!

  • Remember:  You can get your very own Guild Wars themed blog through the GuildWars.us fan site! There’s a new theme for GuildWars.us blog owners, and your blog has the chance to be featured on the GuildWars.us blog network!

  • Healbot Blues has reached incredible milestone! To celebrate over 1 million views at the Healbot Blues Gallery, they’ve updated with a brand new comic!

Monday 21 December, 2009 Community News

  • Come on out for Jingle Jangle ‘09, a festive event sponsored by Blade Radio. The fun starts on December 21st and ends on January 2nd. Jingle Jangle ‘09 offers twelve days of Wintersday cheer, plus one to grow on for the New Year! Join them for some great tunes, awesome prizes, and loads of fun! See Blade Radio for more details.

  • The Lady Patrisha MacFarlane, Callisean Ambassador to Kryta, will once again reprise her role as The Winter Lady, traveling the nations of Tyria on a gift-giving tour of goodwill. During these cold winter nights, the Lady Patrisha will give away many gifts of value to the citizens of Ascalon, Kryta, Cantha, and Elona. All the Winter Lady’s gifts are free, of course, and are intended to favor the new, young, and less fortunate heroes of our lands.  But don’t worry; gifts will be available for veterans as well! The tour stats in Ascalon City, American District 4 on December 26th at 6:00pm PST, and visits Lion’s Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, and Kamadan on December 28th, 29th, and 30th, all in American District 4, at 6:00pm PST. The tour comes full circle in a grand finale taking place in Ascalon City, American District 4 on December 31st at 5:00pm PST. This is the fifth Wintersday season that the gift giveaway has taken place, and Lady Patrisha is sure that this year will be the best yet!

  • Tzu is hosting an ongoing Wintersday art workshop on Guild Wars Guru! The goal of this friendly workshop is to give and receive constructive criticism, foster community spirit, and have a lot of fun in the process. To join Tzu’s art workshop, participate in the thread on the forums!

  • Photics.com is now GuildWars.us! But that’s not all—they’re offering an awesome new feature: free Guild Wars blogs for everyone! That’s right! You can create your very own Guild Wars themed blog on GuildWars.us! They’re continuing to accept volunteers to write features and other blog content, so if you’re interested, head on over to their site for more info.

Thursday 03 December, 2009 Community News

  • The days are getting shorter, the temperature is falling, and Christmas decorations are visible nearly everywhere. To celebrate the spirit of the season, Wartower.de will once again host their Advent Calendar. Starting on December 1st, the Wartower Team will open one of the 24 windows in the calendar each day for exactly 20 minutes (between 5:00pm and 9:00pm CET). Everyone who answers a specific question during this time period gets the chance to win fantastic prizes! For more information about this year’s Advent Calendar, visit Wartower.de!

  • Last week, CT Poundz completed a Halloween 2009 music video. Check it out at YouTube!

Friday 06 November, 2009 Community News

  • The Order of the Phoenix Alliance and Countess Reapera invite every Guild Wars player in the known universe to their Soiree at the Sanctum, a huge autumn bash in the Imperial Sanctum International Districts. This party, which celebrates autumn and the anniversary of the Phoenix Alliance’s founding, begins on November 14th at 6PM EST! The Countess and the Alliance are serving free refreshments and are hosting costume contests, scavenger hunts, and other tests of wit and ability throughout the evening!  Join them for the Soiree at the Sanctum!

    • Thursday 29 October, 2009 Community News

    • On this month’s live Ascension Show, DJ Lonesamurai will lead a discussion on the brand new Codex Arena! Request tunes! Discuss Guild Wars! Listen to music! The show airs on Sanitarium.fm on October 29 from 9:00pm—midnight GMT (5:00pm—8:00 pm EDT)!

    • Healbot Blues has an extra special update just in time for Halloween, featuring a new comic and Healbot’s reaction to the Guild Wars 2 trailer!

    • InfestedHydralisk is hosting the Commander’s Challenge! Create a compelling video that tells the story of your Guild Wars character! The Commander values interesting stories over fancy special effects, so all you creative types, this is the contest for you! You have until November 29 to submit your video! To learn more and to get a shot at winning in-game gold, check out the contest page!

    Friday 23 October, 2009 Community News

    • Plan to attend Nights of the Mini Pets, an October event sponsored by Blade Radio! Starting on October 29, join Blade Radio personalities and listeners in Lion’s Arch International District 1-3 as they play great music and give away more than 1,000 mini pets! Special guests will join Blade Radio on-air for tunes and discussion! Nights of the Mini Pets will last for four fabulous days (or nights)—be sure to show up!

    • Don’t forget about the King and Queen’s Horrorween! Hosted by Mad Queen Malafide and Daniel Frozenwind—with support from SCAR Alliance, Blade Radio, and others—the King and Queen’s Horrorween offers loads of spooky activities to fright and delight! It all happens in Lion’s Arch, International District 1 on October 31 from 7:00pm-1:00am (GMT).

    • Photics.com continues to create amazing stuff for our player community—this time for Guild Wars fans who love to blog! In just a few minutes, you can skin your site with a stylish Guild Wars WordPress theme created by Photics! To add the “Bluish Victory” theme to your WordPress site, download it from Photics.com!

    • Earlier this month, Photics.com announced the release of an epic new Guild Wars fan fiction tale on the Android platform. Now the ”Guild Wars: High Ground” fan fiction story is available on the iPod Touch and iPhone! You select skills to progress this interactive story, which features appearances by popular Guild Wars characters, vividly described battles, high drama, and an internet meme! Head on over to iTunes to download it!

    Friday 02 October, 2009 Community News

    • Photics offers two great creative features this month. ”Guild Wars: High Ground” is a work of fan fiction that is now available online and for Android phones! In this interactive tale you choose skills to progress the epic story, which features cameo appearances by popular Guild Wars characters, vividly described battles, drama, and an internet meme! Sounds like fun, huh? To read it, check out the Photics web site!

    • Issue #35 of the Photics e-zine is jam-packed with Guild Wars goodness, including fan art, poetry, and opinion pieces. This issue contains “The Moa,” a parody of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” that talks about the wait for Guild Wars 2. This issue also includes an interesting piece that discusses game marketing and how the industry has changed since Guild Wars was first released. Read on!

    • Mad Queen Malafide and Daniel Frozenwind are at it again! With support from the SCAR Alliance, Blade Radio, and many generous individuals, they’re bringing you The King and Queen’s Horrorween, a Halloween event not to be missed! Join them in Lion’s Arch, International District 1 on October 31 from 7:00pm – 1:00am (GMT) for loads of activities to fright and delight! Highlights include an Aion Wing emote giveaway, one epic trailer, and many staple activities from the terrible two! Head over to the information page for details!

    Thursday 27 August, 2009 Community News

    • Tune in to Sanitarium.fm for a special edition of The Ascension Show as DJ Lonesamurai leads a discussion about the Guild Wars 2 teaser trailer and takes your song requests and discussion points live on the air! It’s all happening on August 27 from 9:00pm—12:00am (GMT+1), so join them for some cool tunes and exciting discussion! Visit Sanitarium.fm every month for Guild Wars chat and awesome music!

    • Join Sealed Deck [Rigd] for their weekly Sealed Deck GvG tournament, every Saturday at 8:00pm (EDT). The next tourney is happening on August 29! Entrants will be given guest invitations to the [Rigd] Guild Hall to be used for the matches. For more information about this regular event, check out [Rigd]’s event page!

    Wednesday 12 August, 2009 Community News

    • Join Sanitarium.fm on August 13 from 9:00pm—12:00am (GMT +1) (4:00pm—7:00 pm EDT), for the monthly Sanitarium.fm live radio show, with your host Lonesamurai! They’ll be discussing the August skill balance and how listeners think the Professions will translate in Guild Wars 2. If you’d like to join the discussion or request some songs between chats, head over to The Guild Hall forums for more information on how you can participate!

    • Photics.com will launch their brand new Guild Wars Fansite e-magazine soon, and are now accepting submissions for their Autumnal Equinox Edition.  Are you an artist? Submit a cartoon or illustrate the cover! Are you fluent in multiple languages? They need translators! Are you a writer or editor? Submit an article, write a guide, or help edit copy!  You can find out more information at Photics.com.

    • Order of the Phoenix Alliance invites you to “An Evening Under the Stars”! They’ll be hosting an open invite festival on Saturday, August 22nd to celebrate recent changes to the Alliance, the end of summer, and just for fun.  The festival features a scavenger hunt, costume contest, in-game refreshments, fabulous prizes, and more!  Everyone is invited, so why not join them?