Guild Wars 2 News

ArenaNet's long-awaited fantasy online game arriving later this year, open beta kicks off in two months.

PAX 2011: ArenaNet details its new approach to massively multiplayer online role-playing games, from scrapping loot drops to shaking up the standard party makeup.

PAX 2011: Authors from ArenaNet, Obsidian, Warner Bros., and DoubleBear gather to discuss the many challenges in writing for role-playing games.

Comic-Con 2011: ArenaNet developers explain how upcoming fantasy online game will distance itself from those on the market with unique group efforts.

PAX East 2011: ArenaNet discuss some of the ways in which it will play with the formula for its upcoming massively multiplayer online game.

Convention's jury crowns Sony's long-awaited, 3D-enabled racing game as best of show, best console title; PlayStation Move, Guild Wars 2, Crysis 2 also take prizes.

Comic-Con 2010: ArenaNet design director James Phinney joined by lore master Jeff Grubb, others to discuss opportunities in upcoming online role-playing game.

Korean MMOG publisher sees 2009 revenue rise 83% to $546 million, as Q4 profit rockets up more than 1,000%.

NCsoft West CEO says follow-up to ArenaNet's online RPG may enter beta testing sometime in 2010, with a full launch the following year.

Korean publisher's newest MMOG pushes July-Sept. net income to $40 million on revenue of $142 million.

South Korean publisher's latest MMOG continues paying dividends, boosting April-June revenues 70% to $111.6 million.

ArenaNet president of product development Jeff Strain parts amicably with South Korean MMOG company; publishing president David Reid also out.

NCsoft and ArenaNet's online RPG franchise surpasses new milestone nearly four years after original installment's launch.

Guild Wars publisher sees growing sales during 2008, profits drop 40% on marketing spend; Aion exceeds expectations in Korea.

Guild Wars publisher plans to cut 70-90 support positions in US, Europe as part of final Western-focused label reorganization; rehire up to 80.

Korea-based MMOG publisher rebrands Western operations under one label; new focus to be on big-budget online games.

Home region again bolsters Korea-based MMOG publisher's fiscal performance, as revenues hit $78 million with net income falling off 42 percent.

[UPDATE 2] Following Activision/Vivendi's departure from the ESA, more studios say they will not be attending this year's E3 Media & Business Summit; id status unclear.

American-branch CEO says a desire for entry into the console market was behind the Korean publisher's alliance with the Japanese game giant.

NCsoft's free-to-play MMOG hits sales milestone through combined tally of original game and first two expansions.