Guild Wars 2 news:

Reserve Your Guild Wars Character Name for Guild Wars 2 by July 31
If you’re a Guild Wars player who wants to use your character names in Guild Wars 2, now’s the time to reserve your character name. It’s easy—all you have to do is log in to your Guild Wars account to reserve all your character...

The Envelope Please: Announcing the Winners of the Moment to Moment Screenshot Contest
Shortly before our third and final Beta Weekend Event, we invited you all to enter the Moment to Moment screenshot contest. The response was overwhelming: we had well over 8,000 entries from players eager to show off their adventures in Guild Wars&nb...

Introducing the Worlds of Guild Wars 2
With Headstart Access right around the corner, we understand that you and your friends need to organize and figure out which world you want to play on. Well, we’ve got you covered. Below you will find a list of all the worlds that will be available at H...

Guild Wars 2 Giveaways on European Fansites
Hopefully you have followed all our recent news and know that the long awaited Guild Wars 2 will be released on the 28th August 2012. As you all know, our Collector’s Edition is very special (and quite limited). We managed to hold on to a few of th...

A World of Choice – The Regions of Guild Wars 2
Here at ArenaNet, we’ve always held that you should be able to play with your friends, whether they’re next door or a continent away. Today we’d like to outline a number of policies and technologies we’re implementing to support this belie...

Guild Wars 2 “Fear Not This Night” Song Now Available
The first song from Guild Wars 2 is now available on iTunes. Produced and composed by  Jeremy Soule and performed by Asja, Fear Not This Night is a hauntingly beautiful song from the Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack. An anthem of the enigmatic sylvari, Fear Not...

Bill Freist Talks Optimization and Performance
Hey, everyone, I’m Bill Freist. I’m here to discuss two topics we’ve been seeing a lot of questions about over the last few months: optimization and performance. Before getting into that, though, you might be asking yourself, “Who is this Bill g...

Claiming your Hall of Monuments Rewards
When we announced the start of Guild Wars 2 development, players responded with enthusiasm and a whole lot of questions. One of the most common questions we received was whether there would be some sort of “historical link” between Guild Wars and

John Smith on the Guild Wars 2 Virtual Economy
Hello, all! I’m John Smith, and I’ve recently had the unbelievable opportunity to join the ArenaNet team and work on Guild Wars 2 as the resident economist. Guild Wars 2 has an incredible virtual economy—one of the largest ever created. I’m excite...