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Guild Wars News
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3,700 Botters Cut Down by God of Death; ArenaNet Responds
Guild Wars players recently noticed that Dhuum, the god of death, was cropping up throughout the game world and cutting random players down with his scythe. As it would turn out, Dhuum was delivering bans, 3,700 of them, to many Guild Wars players who have been caught botting and manipulating PvP matches.
Reported on May 28, 2010 -
Celebrate Fifth Anniversary with "Beyond" and "War in Kryta"
NCsoft and ArenaNet have announced "Guild Wars Beyond," a new on-going campaign focused on key events and characters in the Guild Wars lore which will lay the foundation for Guild Wars 2. The first event to be part of the Guild Wars Beyond campaign is the "War in Kryta" event, which is being kicked off to mark Guild Wars' fifth anniversary.
Reported on Apr 16, 2010 -
Wintersday Art Contest Winners Announced
Winners for the 2009 Wintersday Art Contest have been announced! The top three winners will receive the grand prize of a signed copy of "The Art of Guild Wars 2," as well a random signed art print from last year's Penny Arcade Expo. The seven remaining winners will receive the signed PAX art print, and all winners, as well as the 10 honorable mentions will receive an Everlasting Reindeer Tonic.
Reported on Jan 18, 2010 -
Wintersday Take Two
This year's Wintersday celebration was fraught with problems, bugs, lag, and other myriad issues. As a result, ArenaNet has announced that the event will be returning via an update posted to the Guild Wars forums at IncGamers by the game's Community Manager Regina Buenaobra.
Reported on Jan 04, 2010 -
Win A Wintersday Costume!
The Tyrian New Year will be celebrated once again with festive decorations, gifts, holiday treats and winter-appropriate weather of course. As a part of the Wintersday event celebration, MMORPG.com has partnered with the Guild Wars team to give away two brand-new Wintersday costumes--the Grenth and Dwayna costumes--allowing players to dress their characters in style this season. These two costumes fit into new costume slots on your character portrait and can be worn over existing armor.
Reported on Dec 19, 2009 -
Wintersday Begins Tomorrow!
Each year the Tyrian New Year is celebrated in Guild Wars with the Wintersday Event, where the world of Tyria is treated to fun holiday weather, festive decorations, gifts, holiday treats, and more!
Reported on Dec 17, 2009 -
Halloween 2009 Art Contest Winners!
After receiving hundreds of entries to this year's Halloween Art Contest the 10 winners and 10 honorable mentions have been selected! The Grand Prize winner was Freyja Fimbulvetr who put together an excellent Guild Wars costume.
Reported on Nov 03, 2009 -
Exclusive Aion Wings Emote Offer
NCsoft has announced today a cross-game promotion between Aion and Guild Wars. Players that purchase an Aion Collector's Edition or a first run Aion Steelbook Edition will receive an emote in Guild Wars that will show off Aion-styled wings.
Reported on Aug 25, 2009 -
Guild Wars 2 Debut Trailer!
ArenaNet and NCsoft have finally lifted the veil on Guild Wars 2. We know many of you have been waiting with bated breath, and we've got quite the update for you!
Reported on Aug 20, 2009 -
Developer Updates
The latest developer update from the folks at Guild Wars takes a look at balancing several PvE and PvP skills.
Reported on May 22, 2009 -
Xunlai Tournament House Revamp
The folks at guild wars have announced that they have completed their overhaul of the Xunlai Tournament House, giving it a new look and new functionality.
Reported on May 08, 2009 -
6 Million Copies Sold
NCsoft has announced that Guild Wars, which is set to celebrate its fourth anniversary since launch, has sold more than 6 million copies.
Reported on Apr 24, 2009 -
4th Anniversary Events
On April 28th Guild Wars will celebrate its 4th anniversary since launch, and the people behind the game have prepared a number of events which have already begun.
Reported on Apr 24, 2009 -
April Content Preview
With the fourth anniversary of Guild Wars just around the corner, the folks at GW have posted details about upcoming game content and improvements.
Reported on Apr 14, 2009 -
Tournament Rules Update
The folks at Guild Wars have posted an update to their tournament rules.
Reported on Feb 24, 2009 -
GW2 Team Growing, Still No Release Dates
The folks at Guild Wars have posted a letter to the game's fans attempting to clear up rumors about delays and other troubles with Guild Wars 2, saying that there is still no set date for the game other than "when it's done" and that the team has been growing as a result of recent restructuring at NC West.
Reported on Feb 17, 2009 -
Skill Balance Update
The devs behind Guild Wars have posted a look at efforts to balance skills to create quicker conclusions to Guild vs Guild combat and to make skills within a character's primary profession more attractive.
Reported on Feb 11, 2009 -
2009 Coming Attractions
The folks at Guild Wars have laid out some of their plans for the Guild Wars Live team in the coming year, including several big updates in 2009.
Reported on Jan 16, 2009 -
Wintersday 2008 Art Contest
The folks at Guild Wars are holding a Wintersday Art Contest in celebration of the end of the year holiday season.
Reported on Dec 02, 2008 -
The Mad King's Revel
The folks at Guild Wars have announced details of their in-game Halloween events, which includes the return of Mad King Thorn and his crazy games.
Reported on Oct 20, 2008
