Friday 10 October, 2008 “Three Years of Guild Wars” Video Now Available!
See developers share their stories and behind-the-scenes secrets from years of Guild Wars development. The “Three Years of Guild Wars” panel from PAX is now available for download here, or streaming on YouTube.
Thursday 09 October, 2008 September Tournament News
Continuing the European trend of winners, Whats Going On [sup] placed eighth in the Swiss rounds but placed first in single elimination, defeating The Cape Is A Lie [Trim] in the final round. In Hero Battles, The Lucky Pig skillfully took first place, defeating Squirrel in the final round. Congratulations to all September guilds and players! Skill usage charts, GvG results, and 1v1 results are here.
Also, we are adding September prediction points to the Xunlai Agent and updating the tonic in the Zaishen Chest. If you made September predictions in the Xunlai Tournament House, check your neighborhood Xunlai Agent to claim your Tournament Reward Points.
To find out the tonic flavor for October, check the Zaishen Rewards Calendar.
Monday 06 October, 2008 Halloween Art Contest!
We could scare you with our ghoulish puns, but we’ll let Mad King Thorn take care of that. In the meantime, we’re accepting submissions for the 2008 Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest. We’ve got fantastic prizes for the top winners, and we’ll showcase their creations right here on the official website. You have until October 27th to get your entry in to us, so get cracking!
Tuesday 23 September, 2008 The Return of EvIL
The Last Pride [EvIL] is a fearsome and familiar name in the PvP world. After dominating the GvG scene for an extensive period of time, EvIL retired. But now, EvIL is back with some of its original members in a new guild called The Return. This newly formed guild is just as competitive as the old school EvIL, and has their sights set on GvG domination.
To learn more about the history of the guild and their new face in the world, check out this article.
Wednesday 17 September, 2008 State of the Game: Guru Tournament Insights
In this State of the Game article, Billiard writes about his experiences in helping to plan and organize the Guild Wars Guru Challenge, with helpful tips for players who may want to host their own tournaments. You can read it here.
Friday 12 September, 2008 Set the Stage: Winning Performances!
Every day of Games Convention for one hour, the NCsoft stand turned into an impromptu theatre, as we had characters from Guild Wars (Gwen, Reyna) and Aion (Alma, Namiya) perform the winning scripts for our Set the Stage competition. Now you can see the best of these scripts, our ultimate winners of Set the Stage, on video.
Wednesday 10 September, 2008 Tournaments and Reward Updates
August’s GvG championship finished up with a battle between two veteran competitive guilds from Europe, where Stealing Society [StS] defeated Bruderschaft Der Verdammnis [BdV] in the final round. For Hero Battles, I Stone I conquered Massacre Way to become our new August champion. Congratulations to all August guilds and players! Skill usage charts, GvG results, and 1v1 results are here.
Also, we are adding August prediction points to the Xunlai Agent and updating the tonic in the Zaishen Chest. If you predicted for August in the Xunlai Tournament House, check your neighborhood Xunlai Agent after today’s update to claim your Tournament Reward Points. Please note that Tournament Reward Points are distributed several minutes after the game is updated. We ask that you wait several minutes after you update your game before checking Tolkano.
To find out the tonic flavor for September, check the Zaishen Rewards Calendar.
Friday 05 September, 2008 Guild Wars The Complete Collection now available in stores!
Embark upon your greatest adventure, and discover the award-winning Guild Wars universe! The Complete Collection gives you the chance to experience the full Guild Wars franchise within one box, engaging in stunning adventures in a spectacular online fantasy world spanning three vast continents!
The Complete Collection contains the three campaigns of Guild Wars (the original Guild Wars, Factions, and Nightfall) and the expansion Guild Wars: Eye of the North. It will only be available in retail stores and will include a special Hero, M.O.X. the Golem. You can find a comprehensive list of retail outlets on our where to buy page, so pick up a copy today - the world of Tyria awaits!
Friday 05 September, 2008 M.O.X. and the Imp Are Here!
To celebrate the upcoming release of Guild Wars Complete Collection, we’re adding two new allied NPCs: M.O.X. the golem hero and the Fire Imp combat ally. To learn more about these characters and how to obtain them, check out this page.
Friday 15 August, 2008 Stay up-to-date with Games Convention, both there and at home
Aion fully playable! A packed show schedule! Quests for great prizes! It’s not enough – we’re going even further with our activities at Games Convention – we’re going fully multimedia!
Even if you can’t make it to Leipzig, carry on reading - we’re going the extra mile to allow you to experience the Games Convention, even if you’re just looking at your web browser.
