Guild Wars 2 news:

Save 75% on Guild Wars 2 until April 13
From April 10 to April 13, we’re offering both Guild Wars 2 Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition for 75% off*! With Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ already in closed beta testing, now is the perfe...

Are You Prepared to Defend Your Stronghold?
Next week’s Stronghold beta is fast approaching. On this week’s Ready Up, we’re looking to arm you with all of the information you’ll need in order to successfully defend your Stronghold and defeat the enemy lord. This Friday, Jo...

The Stronghold PvP Public Beta Is Coming!
If you can’t wait for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ to get your hands on the new Stronghold PvP game mode, be sure to join us on Tuesday, April 14, for a Stronghold PvP Public Beta! The map will be available live within G...

Points of Interest Episode 18 Summary
On the latest episode of Points of Interest, host Rubi Bayer was joined by Lead Writer Bobby Stein and Narrative Designer Scott McGough to talk about the story of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ and how it fits within the env...

Balthazar’s Regalia, Mini Moose, and Mini Red Panda in the Gem Store!...
You humans are going to love this! This week we’ve carefully constructed an outfit according to the murals depicting Balthazar, a powerful warrior worshipped by humans. We also created miniatures of two of my favorite animals! Details below! ...

Gameplay Features: Making the Most of Maguuma
From the very beginning, Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ was designed to maximize every player’s jungle experience. Gameplay, story, and the terrain itself were all conceived, fleshed out, and woven together to create a...

Spotlight on ArenaNet: Regina Buenaobra
Hi, my name is Anatoli Ingram, and I’m here to give you an inside look at the people and processes that help make Guild Wars 2™ the best game it can be. This week, I got the chance to talk to the Content Marketing Team Lead, Regina B...

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Storytelling on Points of Interest...
Right now, we’re working hard on every part of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™, preparing it for all of you to enjoy. A big part of that work centers around storytelling, building on what we’ve created before and ...

The Story So Far: Heart (of Thorns) Beats
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ is poised to take the story of Guild Wars 2 to a whole new level. Before we venture past the point of no return, we thought it was worth a second look to see just how we got here. It...

Relive the Excitement of the World Tournament Series—Boston Champions...
Did you miss the live broadcast of the World Tournament Series at PAX East? We’ve got the highlights ready for you! Keep an eye on GuildWars2.com for more information on the upcoming World Tournament Series Championship, where you could compete f...

Ready Up Episode 30 Summary
On Episode 30 of Ready Up, host Joshua Davis was joined by Environment Artist Tirzah Bauer and Game Designer Tyler Bearce to discuss the new desert Borderlands World vs. World map . Tirzah and Tyler—known within ArenaNet as “T&T”&md...

Aviator Quaggan Mail Carrier, Mad Scientist’s Harvesting Tool, and ...
What if a quaggan could fly? We here at the Black Lion Trading Company were brave enough to investigate exactly what would happen, and the result is magical. With this new discovery, we’re proud to unveil our new all-quaggan mail delivery force! On ...

This Week on Ready Up: World vs. World Borderlands and WTS Recap
This week on Ready Up, Josh will be joined by Game Designer Tyler Bearce and Environment Artist Tirzah Bauer to show off even more of the newly revealed desert Borderlands map coming in the Guild Wars: Heart of Thorns™ expansion. W...

A Legendary Journey
Beginning the long process of crafting a legendary weapon can be a daunting task, particularly acquiring the associated precursor weapon and gathering all of the materials needed to upgrade it to a legendary weapon. With Guild Wars 2: Heart...

Musical Bass Guitar and Mad Scientist’s Mining Tool in the Gem Store!
My fellow charr revolutionized war by inventing guns. We revolutionized education with the printing press. Now we’re revolutionizing music with our Musical Bass Guitar! Combining technology from salvaged sonic periscopes with the musicality of a str...

Lion’s Arch Commemorative Sale!
In this exciting and chaotic time, it’s easy to forget the hard lessons we’ve learned. We here at the Black Lion Trading Company would like to honor the memory of Lion’s Arch after Ellen Kiel’s tragic failure to protect it from...

Test Your Mettle in the Second Player vs. Player Ladder Test Season
We’re excited to announce the kickoff of our second PvP Ladder Test Season, starting Friday, March 20, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (16:00 UTC) and ending Thursday, May 14, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (16:00 UTC). Participate to win prizes—includin...

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Coverage from EGX Rezzed...
This past weekend, ArenaNet brought Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ to the show floor at EGX Rezzed to give European fans their first opportunity to play the first expansion to Guild Wars 2: Heart of ...

Shadow Dye Kit, Raiment of the Lich, Crystal Nomad Outfit, and Mini G...
This week, we worked with some of the most ingenious fashion designers in Tyria. We’re excited to offer you a pack of our darkest dyes yet! To accompany these exciting new dyes, we’re bringing back the Raiment of the Lich, the Crystal Noma...

Essential Elements of the New Borderlands
Hello, my name is Tyler Bearce, a Game Designer here at ArenaNet, and I’m here to tell you about the new World vs. World desert Borderlands map that we’ve been hard at work creating for the Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorn...

Release Notes for Today’s Update
Log in and check out the new first-person camera, field-of-view options, beta streaming client feature, and more! Read the complete release notes on the official forums....

New Faces, New Weapon Skins, and More in the Gem Store!
Beauty is only skin deep, which is why we’re providing brand-new faces to revitalize your appearance, now all in the Total Makeover Kit! And if you want to show your foes what you think of their fancy new faces, we also have brand-new weapon skins f...

Changes to World Completion
As part of our ongoing efforts to align the systems of Guild Wars 2 more closely with their connected content, we’re changing the way that world completion works in the next release . Specifically, we’re removing the World vs. World maps from world ...

Introducing the Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series—Boston Champions...
Boston’s event is now in the books, and five more names are ready to be immortalized on the World Tournament Series Champion’s Trophy, “The Pride.” Join us in congratulating Orange Logo for winning the Guild Wars 2 World ...

Join Us at EGX Rezzed and Play Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns!...
EGX Rezzed marks the first opportunity for European fans to play a demo of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™, and we’re excited to bring it to the show floor. We’ll have our own dedicated Guild Wars 2:&nbs...