Guild Wars PC news

Publisher: Ncsoft

Developer: ArenaNet

Category: Role-Playing

Release Dates

N Amer - 04/28/2005

Online - 04/28/2005

Official Game Website

Guild Wars News & Interviews

Guild Wars Tops Five Million Units Sold
02/26/2008
Guild Wars franchise breaks major milestone in less than three years.

Guild Wars Music to Be Featured at 'PLAY! A Video Game Symphony'
12/19/2007
ArenaNet® has announced that music from its Guild Wars® franchise of games will be performed as part of “PLAY!

NCsoft’s Guild Wars Breaks Four Million
08/21/2007
Subscription-free business model sets new standard for online multiplayer games

Guild Wars Kicks Off "Return to Tyria" Sweepstakes
05/18/2007
To celebrate the reunion of faithful Guild Wars players with old friends and bitter enemies, ArenaNet is holding the "Return to Tyria" sweepstakes

Guild Wars Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary
04/26/2007
On April 28, 2005, the Guild Wars franchise was born with the release of the original campaign, Guild Wars Prophecies.

Ring in the Canthan New Year in Guild Wars!
02/14/2007
Residents of the Guild Wars universe will be observing a new holiday this weekend

Players Flock to Guild Wars in Record-Breaking Numbers and Rack Up 20 Million Hours of Gameplay
01/08/2007
Extended Wintersday Festival a Smash Success!

Guild Wars Exceeds Three Million Sold
12/13/2006
Breakthrough Game Series Hits Major Milestone as ArenaNet Announces Wintersday Festival and Exciting New Game Features

Penny Arcade Expo to Host First Guild Wars® Live Event
08/03/2006
Every PAX attendee is eligible to participate in the first Guild Wars Live Event

Guild Wars Online Store Goes Live
08/03/2006
In-Game Interface and Digital Distribution Allows Players to Purchase, Download and Play Guild Wars Games and Accessories Immediately

Guild Wars Hits Two Million
06/19/2006
NCsoft Europe has announced that the Guild Wars franchise has sold more than two million units worldwide to date

Resource website for the MMORPG community
06/19/2006

NCsoft Signs Guild Wars Licensing Contract with China’s The9
04/05/2006
The9 to release NCsoft’s online role-playing game Guild Wars® in China.

The Last Pride Comes Away from Taiwan Game Show as Guild Wars World Champions
02/23/2006
ArenaNet announces March 7 as kick-off date for next World Tournament Series

NCsoft, ArenaNet Announce Guild Wars: Factions
01/10/2006
Free Player-versus-Player Event to Provide Sneak Peek for Players

Guild Wars Guru Releases New Cutting-Edge Auction System
12/19/2005
GuildWarsGuru.com, a MMO Guru Network site, has just opened up a revolutionary new free auction system for the ArenaNet and NCSoft MMOG title Guild Wars.

Guild Wars Economy Article #2
11/09/2005

Guild Wars Guru has put up a ‘Ultimate Pet Guide’, giving players knowledge of the various pets available for Rangers in Guild Wars and a good guide overall.
11/07/2005

GuildWarsGuru.com is pleased to announce the opening of Guild Forums for the ArenaNet and NCSoft title Guild Wars.
11/07/2005

NCsoft and ArenaNet announce first Guild Wars World Championship
09/30/2005
Competition kicks off in October; Finals set for Taiwan in February 2006

NCsoft and ArenaNet’s Guild Wars surpasses one million units sold in North America and Europe
09/23/2005
Acclaimed online game hits milestone

Changes afoot for Guild Wars; Sorrow's Furnace update hits today
09/07/2005
Boosted Faction rewards become permanent fixture

ArenaNet Releases their Guild Wars Update: Sorrow’s Furnace to Launch September 7th
08/29/2005
New Explorable Areas Available Free to All Guild Wars Players

Guild Wars PvP Extreme Weekend
08/23/2005
Guild Wars account holders will be able to participate in a three-day PvP Extreme Weekend

NCsoft's Guild Wars off to a Fast Start
05/16/2005
First week of sales catapults online role-playing game to top of PC entertainment charts

NCsoft Announces Exciting Lineup at 2005 E3
05/04/2005
NCsoft CEO Tack Jin Kim said, “NCsoft will showcase a very diverse lineup of blockbuster online entertainment products at E3 this year

Guild Wars Launches Simultaneously
04/28/2005
Highly Anticipated Online Roleplaying Game on Retail Shelves Today

Guild Wars Launches
04/28/2005
Guild Wars, the Online RPG from Arena.Net has launched today the 28th of April,

Omni Interactive Audio Signs Deal To Provide Sound Effects For Future Chapters Of "Guild Wars"
04/18/2005
Game Audio Veterans Shape Sound for ArenaNet’s Highly Anticipated Competitive Roleplaying Game

ArenaNet, NCsoft end Guild Wars beta in grand style
04/18/2005
Sunday night was the finale of the beta events for the NCsoft’s upcoming massively multiplayer PC title, Guild Wars, and it was obvious that the developers at ArenaNet were having a little fun.

NCsoft: Closing Fast on North American Game Publishers
02/24/2005
According to industry statistics, NCsoft is the number three ranked MMORPG publisher in North America

Guild Wars to Launch April 28 in North America and Europe
02/14/2005
Players who preorder Guild Wars will be able to use their preorder access codes to start playing the full game on April 27, 2005.

Site features the most extensive area, boss, creature, rune, skill & trainer lists of any Guild Wars site.
02/07/2005

Guild Wars creates more skill-based challenge
01/13/2005
MMO title give players option to create pre-built PvP avatars

Guild Wars advances player combat skills and tries to level the field, but is it moving in the right direction?
11/10/2004
First thoughts on the state of combat models in the realm of massively multiplayer games

Guild Wars World Preview Event a Huge Success
11/04/2004
The results are in and they show that hundreds of thousands of people played Guild Wars® last weekend during ArenaNet®

Guild Wars World Preview Event!
10/26/2004
This weekend game players around the globe will have free access to Guild Wars®

Guild Wars Pre-Order Box Ships Today
09/13/2004
World Preview Event Kicks Off October 29

Guild Wars World Preview Event Announced
08/09/2004
Pre-order product to be available in stores in September; beta period starts in October

NCsoft and ArenaNet’s Guild Wars Receives Tremendous Gamer Response to its “E3 for Everyone” Event
05/20/2004
The Guild Wars™ "E3 for Everyone" event, held in conjunction with this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), received a massive response,

E3’s crop of MMP titles shows a great deal of promise
05/20/2004
Content will be key when it comes to which ones will survive a crowded market

NCsoft Unveils Exciting Events for Upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo
05/07/2004
Lineup Includes Appearances from Famed Artists, “Lord British,” a Dune Buggy Giveaway and an Unprecedented Chance for the World to Play Guild Wars Live at E3

Microsoft's E3 Booth Showcases Vitality of Games for Windows
05/05/2004
Microsoft Corp. will continue breaking ground in the computer gaming arena next week,

NCsoft Unveils the Future of Online Gaming at 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo
04/23/2004
Guild Wars, Tabula Rasa, Auto Assault Highlight Exciting Lineup

New Guild Wars Lore and Concept Art
04/21/2004
Part 4 of the Guild Wars world story was posted today. The short story is called "The Dwarves".

Part 4 of our story set in the Guild Wars world
04/21/2004

NCsoft Announces Special E3 Promotion for Guild Wars
04/19/2004
From May 12 through 14, while Guild Wars is being demonstrated on the E3 show floor, players from around the world will be able to join in the fun

GZ Interview: ArenaNet’s Gaile Gray Conducts of Quick Tour Into the World of Guild Wars
03/09/2004
“Our primary design goal with Guild Wars is to create a game that provides meaningful competition.”

NCsoft Giving Away $10,000 trips at E3 Show
05/08/2003
Multiple Opportunities to win a $10,000 Trip of a Lifetime

NCsoft Unveils E3 Product Line-up
04/29/2003
Exciting array of games to be on display in spectacular exhibit hall booth

NCSoft to Unveil Guild Wars at E3
04/22/2003
From the key developers behind Blizzard’s mega successes, Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo, Guild Wars will make its debut at the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo

ESRB Rating

Teen
Use of Alcohol
Violence

Guild Wars Ratings

9.3

GZ Rating

Guild Wars offers fast-paced graphically spectacular gaming in a PvP-centric arena, but that’s not all it offers

Full Guild Wars Review

Avg. Web Rating

8.9

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