Friday 02 May, 2008 Guild Wars Gear Sale
The celebration of the Guild Wars third anniversary continues! There’s a bunch of merch on sale at the Guild Wars Gear Store and the PlayNC Merchandise Store. Also check out our brand new “Alchemy" t-shirt, which was designed to commemorate our third year. Visit our merchandise page to see a list of everything available in each of the stores.
Thursday 01 May, 2008 April Tournament News
The April tournament has ended, with the extra-heavy cash prizes flowing freely to the lucky and skillful contenders. In first place for GvG, Dark Alley [dR] defeated a prior tournament winner, Mistral Edge [Me]. Over in the Hero Battles realm, Tibo L Invincible won over Luv Benoit Ftw. Congratulations to all our winners and runners-up, and we hope they enjoy their Amazon gift cards!
And, we’ve updated the following:
But what about the tournament rules you say? Stay tuned, for next week we’ll have information about the future of automated tournaments and the new in-game prize system.
Wednesday 30 April, 2008 Daniel Dociu Interview
The folks over at the architectural blog, BLDGBLOG, have posted an interview with our Art Director, Daniel Dociu. In this article, Daniel discusses what inspires him and provides detailed insight into the creation process of many of his pieces. Head over to the blog to see what Daniel has to say.
Tuesday 29 April, 2008 Guild Wars Anniversary Competition
The third anniversary of Guild Wars is here! To thank all of you for another awesome year, we’re holding a competition. You have a chance to win fantastic prizes, including a LG laptop. Read all about it here.
Friday 25 April, 2008 April PvP Predictors
For April, we bring you the predictions and analysis of Jakal Storm, a regular monthly contributor. Check here to see how Jakal thinks the tournament will play out, and why.
Thursday 24 April, 2008 Celebrate Three Years of Guild Wars
You’re invited to the party as we celebrate the Guild Wars Third Anniversary! The festivities include a brand new reward after finishing the Hell’s Precipice mission in the original campaign, boardwalk games at the Shing Jea Monastery, and starting April 28, third birthday presents for characters created on this date. Join us for the celebration, starting April 24!
Tuesday 22 April, 2008 Third-Party Tournament News: 2008 RAWR Cup Wraps Up
The 2008 RAWR Cup recently finished, with full third-party sponsorship and organization. We’re happy to see this healthy competition among our players. In fact, one of our contract writers, known as Billiard (who also advised on the committee for this second RAWR cup), covered the event and wrote a summary for us. Find it here!
Tuesday 08 April, 2008 Guild Wars and Sarah Brightman
As some of our eagle-eyed players have noticed, Symphony, the latest album from world-renowned vocalist Sarah Brightman features art from Guild Wars. Several months ago Ms. Brightman approached ArenaNet Art Director Daniel Dociu, feeling that his art style was a great match for this album. The album and website include concept art from Guild Wars, as well as original art created specifically for Symphony.
For more information, visit the official Sarah Brightman website.
Monday 07 April, 2008 Welcome Regina!
We’d like to introduce the newest member to the Guild Wars community team. Her name is Regina Buenaobra, and she starts today! She’s created a user page on the wiki, so check it out.
Friday 04 April, 2008 Farewell Party Starts
Join us this weekend for an exciting farewell party for our community relations manager, Gaile Gray. This extravaganza will extend from 8 PM today until Noon Pacific on Monday, April 7, so mark your calendars and party hearty! Find all the details of this one-time event here.
