ArenaNet and NCsoft's MMO Guild Wars has been nothing but a success over the past couple of years. An unusual business model that has seen the Seattle-based outfit produce three instalments in the expanding universe since the game launched in April 2005, coupled with the more than attractive omission of a subscription fee, has led to sales in excess of 3 million units.
Towards the end of March, ArenaNet and NCsoft announced plans to release the fourth instalment, Eye of the North, which will arrive later in 2007. Taking players back to the land of Tyria, location of the first instalment (Guild Wars: Prophecies), Eye of the North will be the only edition that will require players to have one of its predecessors. It'll also act as a bridge to Guild Wars 2, the first fully-fledged sequel, which will be set over a century after the events of the original.
TVG caught up with Mike O'Brien, one of the founders of ArenaNet, and Game Designers Ben Miller and Eric Flannum to discuss their plans for the sequel...
Whether you're jumping in for the first time and playing for free or adventuring in our recently launched sixth expansion, Visions of Eternity, the best time to play Guild Wars 2 is now! Join the millions of players in Tyria and experience the friendliest MMO community firsthand.
A legendary adventure on the island of Castora awaits.
Who else but me posts GW2 updates 😎 One of the few companies I support, for over 20yrs.
I played it a little years ago. It was fun but I had children after I started playing and gave it up so my wife wouldn’t hate me. I got to 50 and then hung it up
Arenanet is doing smthn wrong with marketing, I never once seen an ad for a gw2 expansion and always hear it like this once an expac is already released. Not that I would play it cause I'm a gw1 purist haha
New elite specializations and a fresh adventure on the magical and never-before-seen island of Castora - The sixth expansion launches on October 28!
