Guild Wars 2 news:

Southsun Cove Items and More in the Gem Store!
Summer is here, and things are heating up on Southsun Cove. To commemorate the brave Southsun settlers, we’re introducing the permanent harvesting sickle from the inventive entrepreneurs at The Consortium. That’s not all—we’ve got a shipload o...

Weekend Sale! Save 20% on Black Lion Chest Keys; Baby Minis Return!
This Friday May 24 through Sunday May 26, Evon Gnashblade is hacking 20% off the price of Black Lion Chest Keys and restocking the shelves with Spring minis – including the Mini Hippo Calf, Mini Moa Chick, and Mini Lion Cub! Log in to Guild Wars 2 an...

Big Changes Coming to WvW Matchups
Hello, fellow Wuvers. Tired of those same old matchups? Hoping to test your mettle against some different opponents? We here at ArenaNet feel the same way. Up until now, servers have been paired up literally 3 at a time by their precise rating. This does...

Canach’s Story: An After-Hours Meeting
Provisional Junior Executive Blingg scowled as he stomped up the path to his front door. To call his company living quarters “modest” was far too generous. “Hovel-rific” was how he thought of it. The Consortium provided accommodati...

Incredible New Items in the Gem Store!
Check out this week’s useful new inventions, courtesy of the inventive entrepreneurs at The Consortium! Take care of business without taking a break in the action with the Consortium Mobile Crafting Station and the Mobile Mystic Forge. It’...

Last Stand at Southsun – Begins May 28!
You’re all that stands between the Southsun Cove settlers and annihilation in this monstrous finale! Learn more!...

Video: Meet the Consortium
In this video, Guild Wars 2 Narrative Designer Scott McGough discusses The Consortium, an influential corporation whose pursuit of profit leads to big trouble on the island of Southsun Cove this May. ...

Welcome to Paradise
The ship’s gangplank descended and Inspector Ellen Kiel girded herself to greet the new arrivals. The word from on high was to keep all visitors to Southsun Cove as alive and intact as possible, and Captain Magnus was counting on her to deliver. M...

Now Playing: The Secret of Southsun
In this all-new content, you’ll join Inspector Ellen Kiel of the Lionguard on her mission to restore order to Southsun Cove before it’s too late. Protect the Southsun settlers, uncover the source of the mysterious animal attacks, play the new Crab Tos...

The Secret of Southsun
LIVING WORLD The Secret of Southsun The refugees from Flame & Frost who were resettled at Southsun Cove are up in arms over the restrictive residency contracts that prevent them from leaving. Tensions are high, and settlers are brawling with Consort...

Living World: Pivot Point
The Living World of Guild Wars 2 continues to grow and expand with each new month, and I’ll be your tour guide for May 2013. Scott McG here, Narrative Designer and co-conspirator with fellow GW2 Narrative Designer Angel McCoy. Angel and ...

The Living World in Guild Wars 2: Beyond Flame and Frost
In this video, Guild Wars 2 Narrative Designers Angel McCoy and Scott McGough discuss the lore behind the Flame and Frost storyline and how the characters and events lead into future Living World storylines. ...

Rox’s Tale
Rox heard the rumble at the same time the shockwave hit her spine and traveled up it to the nape of her neck. She stumbled and turned to see a gout of dust bursting from the mine entrance. On the next beat, her heart stopped. A memory flashed to the f...

April 30, 2013 – Flame and Frost: Retribution
Here are the patch notes for today’s game update! Build 4/30/13 April Content Update Release Notes LIVING STORY Flame & Frost: Retribution In secret foundries deep beneath the Shiverpeaks, the Molten Alliance forges deadly new weaponry that comb...

A Guide to Flame & Frost: Retribution
Welcome to Flame and Frost: Retribution! You may be wondering what to do and how to get started, so we’ve created a small guide to help keep you on the right track. “Don’t spoil anything! Just point me where to go!” You got it! H...

Updated! Changing WvW Match Reset Time
We changed the reset times for WvW matchups. Going forward, the North American WvW matchup will reset Friday at 6:00 PM PDT, which is 01:00 UTC Saturday, and the European matchup will reset at 18:00 UTC....

Introducing Custom PvP Arenas and Spectator Mode Beta
Let’s say you’re an sPvP guild who wants to scrimmage a friendly guild so you can both work on your strategies. Or maybe you want to be able to watch one of your friends play so that you can see what they’re doing and how they’re using their skil...

Presenting the Rytlock’s Critter Rampage Game
They took his treasure and his pride… Now, they will pay with their lives! Hey, I’m Matthew Oswald, ArenaNet’s Cinematics team lead, and I’d like to share a little behind the scenes info for the Super Adventure Box commercial. In the opening...

Save Over 30% on Guild Wars 2
For a limited time, save more than 30% on Guild Wars 2 Digital Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition purchased through buy.guildwars2.com. Don’t wait to save—offer ends April 28, 2013 at 11:59pm PDT. ...

Changing WvW Match Reset Times
We’re changing the time that the World vs World match resets to make it more convenient for players on both NA and EU servers. Beginning this week, WvW matches will now reset at 3PM PDT (22:00 UTC) on Friday. ...

Red Hot New Items in the Gem Store Now!
Upgrade your harvesting with the new unlimited Molten Alliance Pick! Customize your character’s look with the Flame Dye and Frost Dye kits! Dress for success with our four new town shirts! Check out what’s new in the Gem Store today! ...

Try Guild Wars 2 for Free This Weekend April 19-21
Now’s your chance to see what changes we’ve made to the most critically acclaimed MMO of 2012! From April 19-21, 2013 we’re hosting another huge Guild Wars 2 free trial weekend. We’re partnering with the following websites to distribute serial co...

Introducing Leaderboards
Hi there! My name is Nate Long and I’m a web programmer on the leaderboards team. I’m excited to announce that we’re launching our first set of leaderboards today! Many of you have been asking for this feature for some time, and we can’t wait to s...

Video: The Origin of Super Adventure Box
By now you may have played the brand new game inside Guild Wars 2, the Super Adventure Box. In Guild Wars 2, Moto, an asura inventor, created Super Adventure Box as a way to teach young asura important life skills, like cooperation and avoiding poisonous...

The Music of Super Adventure Box
I would absolutely hate to be making music for video games in the 1980s. Don’t get me wrong. I love classic game music. The hours spent playing and listening to classic NES, Super Nintendo, and Gameboy games had an enormous influence on me. However, th...