Back in 2007, ArenaNet announced they were going to begin the development of the sequel to their successful MMO, Guild Wars noone actually knew how big this was going to be.
When the game was first showcased, jaws started to drop and eyebrows and questions started to raise. "Would GW2 live up to its expectation?", "How big will it be?", and the same old dumb question: "Will it be a WoW-killer?".
When Beta testing started, some of these questions were answered and, as usual, some others appeared.
When someone from ArenaNet was asked about when GW2 would launch, they would always say: "When it's ready". Well, that statement now has a day, month and a year: August 28th, 2012 (August 25th for those who pre-purchased).
Along with the launch date (made public 24hrs after the latest Stress T

As stated earlier today by Chris Whiteside, lead producer of Guild Wars 2, the new BWE has a date and time:

Beta Weekend Event 2 will begin on Friday, June 8th, at noon PDT (GMT-7) and will run until Sunday, June 10th, at 11:59 p.m. PDT (GMT-7).

A little information about this new Beta Weekend Event:

The characters created in previous Beta events have not been deleted. Introduction of Ascalonian Catacombs dungeon for characters level 35 and above.

Fixes and aditions from previous BWE (27th-29th April 2012)

Art/Animation Updates:

Legendary weapon replacement skill effects Gadget on gadget flux Point lights are now enabled on equipped items Added support for replacement material effects Support material replacement file effect fading Added the "Sylvari glow" There is a new indefi

ArenaNet has launched the sign-up for their much-expected GW2.

Head over to this website to get a chance at trying to access the Beta phase.

See you guys there!!

With the imminent launch of Guild Wars 2 by 3rd quarter this year, this question arises: Will GW2 be the ultimate MMO?

I really believe it has everything to achieve this goal:

Amazing graphics (skills, characters, environmental, etc.). Buy-2-Play business approach. A compelling story behind it. Skill combos (check this article for more info). Leveling curve that avoids useless grinding. Etc.

I have always played F2P games or P2P games on private servers, but I gotta admit I'm already saving up sme money to actually buy this game. Hopefully I'll make it into the Beta phase to be able to test all this first hand and let you all know my impressions about it.

I also have to admit that the hype this game is creating is due to the amazing advertising campaign behind it. The hype that