Guild Wars 2 news:

Creature Feature on Guild Chat
Join host Rubi Bayer and her developer guests Brian Walter and Ben Phongluangtham on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel for this Friday’s Guild Chat. This week’s episode will give you a closer look at some of the wild and weird...

The Shatterer on Guild Chat: A Summary
On the most recent episode of Guild Chat, Game Designers Andrew Gray, McKenna Berdrow, and Sean Hughes talked about their work on the updated Shatterer fight, while Game Director Colin Johanson discussed the recent Winter Quarterly Update and what’s com...

Phoenix Kite Glider in the Gemstore
As promised, we’re offering a new glider skin each week this month. Don’t forget to check in next week! ...

The Shatterer on Guild Chat
Join host Rubi Bayer and developer guests Colin Johanson, McKenna Berdrow, Andrew Gray, and Sean Hughes on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel for this Friday’s Guild Chat. They’ll discuss the updated Shatterer battle and more! ...

Winter Quarterly Update Preview on Guild Chat: A Summary
On last week’s episode of the Guild Chat livestream, host Rubi Bayer invited several developer guests to talk about the Winter 2016 Quarterly Update. To kick off the episode, Rubi let players know that costs for the scribing profession will see adju...

Lunar New Year Items in the Gem Store!
The Year of the Monkey is sure to be a prosperous and successful one! We have lots of items available for you to celebrate a bright future, good knowledge, and great success. For the duration of the celebration, we’ll be packing every Black Lion...

Community Showcase 9: Creative Contributions from Guild Wars 2 Players
Welcome to the community showcase, where we’ll be highlighting some of our favorite amazing projects, activities, and other fan works created by Guild Wars 2 players from all over the world! Taimi may be small, but her genius and determination are...

The Winter 2016 Quarterly Update Is Live
The Winter 2016 Quarterly Update is now available! You can visit the release page for more details and read the complete release notes on our forums. As you play this release, consider adding information you find to the official wiki for the benefit of t...

Regular Season of the First ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League Season Conclu...
Week seven of Pro League airs today (Monday, January 25) on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel. The European Pro League broadcast begins at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (UTC-8) and is followed by North America at 5:00 PM Pacific Time (UTC-8). Ev...

Balance Preview on Guild Chat
Join host Rubi Bayer and guest Karl McLain on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel for this Friday’s Guild Chat! Karl will give players a more detailed look at the upcoming profession balance changes. Our newest show, On Point, airs r...

Meet the New Shatterer!
The Shatterer is one of Guild Wars 2‘s most iconic fights, and for many of our players it was one of the first experiences they had in the game during our early betas in 2010. It demonstrated just how epic dynamic events could be, really...

The Music of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns on Guild Chat
On the latest episode of Guild Chat, Composer Maclaine Diemer and Composer and Game Designer Lena Chappelle joined host Rubi Bayer to talk about composing the soundtrack for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™. Game Director Coli...

Community Showcase Live: January
Join hosts Gaile Gray and Elizabeth Stewart for Community Showcase Live on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel! They’ll showcase artwork, fan projects, videos, and crafts, all created by the amazingly talented Guild Wars 2 commu...

Tune into Twitch Today for Week Six of the ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League
Week six of the ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League airs today, January 18, on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel. The European Pro League broadcast begins at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (UTC-8) and is followed by North America at 5:00 PM Paci...

Winter Quarterly Update Preview on Guild Chat
Join host Rubi Bayer and her developer guests on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel for this Friday’s Guild Chat! This week they’ll be taking a look at the upcoming Winter 2016 Quarterly Update. On Point airs right after Guild...

Hawk Wings Backpack and Glider, Nature’s Oath Outfit, and Miniature...
Here at the Black Lion Trading Company, we tend to prefer machines and steel, but this week we have a special treat for you more nature-focused adventurers. Find your inner wild side with these offerings below! ...

Drooburt’s Last Wintersday
Although Wintersday has drawn to a close, we’d like to share one more holiday treat! Narrative Designer Angel McCoy has created a Twine game, illustrated by Environment Artist Tirzah Bauer, that will let you guide Drooburt the quaggan on his fatef...

Gliding in Central Tyria
When gliding was first being prototyped for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™, the entire dev team fell in love with the fun and freedom of soaring through the trees in the jungle. We knew gliding was going to be a big part o...

State of the Game Update —Q1 2016
Hello, Tyrians, Welcome back from the holiday break! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, and for all of you who celebrated in game as well, a very merry Wintersday. We’ve made it to 2016, and I want to give you an overview of what to expect f...

The ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League Returns Today
Four weeks of matches are in the books and just three remain in regular season play. Teams across both regions aspire to be one of the four total teams that will play for $100,000 at the season finals in Leicester, UK on February 20. In North America firs...

Profession Balance Goals for the Winter 2016 Update
Hello, and welcome to the first quarterly balance update of 2016! I’m Karl McLain, and we’re here today to talk about some high-level changes that’ll be coming to each profession this month. With the release of Guild Wars 2: Heart...

Guild Chat Returns Friday!
Join host Rubi Bayer and guests Colin Johanson, Lena Chappelle, and Maclaine Diemer on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel for this Friday’s Guild Chat! We’ll be hosting Aurora_Peachy, Gladomer, and Bogotter starting at 10:30 AM Pa...

Happy Holidays!
As the ArenaNet staff takes time to enjoy the holidays and spend time with loved ones, we’d like to wish you and yours a happy holiday season as well. Here are some tidbits to wrap up 2015—thanks for making it a great year! Play Along With Partne...

Catch On Point This Friday, December 18
Tune in this Friday for Player vs. Player Pro League commentary with Jebro and Heurix on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel! The On Point livestream will air at noon Pacific Time (UTC-8) on December 18. ...

Into the Sound with the Guild Wars 2 Audio Team
We’ve partnered with Sennheiser to take a behind-the-scenes look at sound design in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™. Sound Designer Drew Cady, Audio Director James Ackley, Sound Designer Jerry Schroeder, Audio Systems Progr...