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Reserving Your Character Name for Guild Wars 2

Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:00 -0500

The Guild Wars 2 Team made a helpful post on the ArenaNet blog about reserving names for Guild Wars 2. Give their whole post a read, and if you want some more details be sure to check out the clarification on the wiki that

Kill Ten Rats: Interview with Chris Lye

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:00:00 -0500

Ravious has spoken with ArenaNet developers before, including Chris Lye a little more than two years ago, and he is back again to talk about the marketing plan for Guild Wars 2 as it gets closer and closer to launch. With the press beta weekends past and the first BWE approaching he focuses on how the marketing plan with change as more people get their hands on the game. They also talk about showing, not telling, to build up to launch instead of declining to launch by sharing something that doesn't make it in right away and the gem store concerns from fans. As well as the largest part of marketing the fans and their passion

Inside ArenaNet & Plans for the Future | Eurogamer

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:00:00 -0500

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Richard Purchese from Eurogamer.net visited ArenaNet for a closed beta weekend and while he was there he spoke with some of the senior and well known staff about their work at ArenaNet. His article is a collection of great stories from the development of Guild Wars 2 that takes a look at how the team has evolved over the last 12 years and how the current team has gotten to where they are both in their jobs and in

Forbes: Making Guild Wars 2 the Most Successful MMO

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:00 -0500

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Mike O'Brien talks about his plans and hopes for Guild Wars 2 after release in a recent interview with Forbes. He talks about the current state of the MMO market and how other games have been drawing in more and more members while explaining that the only thing that can kill WoW is WoW. However, just because it has been on the top of the heap

ArenaNet: Guild Wars 2 on the Social Media Front

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:00:00 -0500

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In a new post on the ArenaNet Blog Rubi Bayer shares some insight on the official Guild Wars 2 presence on various social networking sites and how it helps the community management team interact with fans in a variety of ways. First up is Facebook, "where newcomers can learn the basics from longtime

7th Anniversary Celebration | Guild Wars

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:00:00 -0500

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With the first beta weekend event landing on the 7th anniversary of Guild Wars launch there was some concern that Guild Wars players without a per-purchase would be left wanting, but fear not. The anniversary celebration has started now and will be running all the way until May 8th so if you want to ignore Guild Wars for the 60 hours that you have access to Guild Wars 2 you don't need to worry.

There was both a official

ArenaNet: Choosing and Transferring Worlds in Guild Wars 2

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:00:00 -0500

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This short post served two purposes, while also providing some awesome looking screenshots. First up, they explain the way the home-world selection works, the transfer options and limitations, and the guesting feature that is still in development. Then they reveal the names of the servers that will be available in the first BWE so that guilds and other communities could start planning where they wanted to end up. If

Guild Wars 2 Voice Work: April 2012

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:00:00 -0500

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Another month and the ArenaNet team spent even more time in Burbank recording with a number of the voices for Guild Wars 2. The actors and actresses who took part in more than a week worth of recording include Cindy Robinson, Alexander Polinisky,

Guild Wars 2 Romania: Community Managers Interview

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

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In a recent interview with three of the community managers from ArenaNet Guild Wars 2 Romania found answers to many questions bout their day to day tasks and the role of community managers. While the community team has grown to at least seven members Regina Buenaobra, Martin Kerstein and St�phane Lo Presti have been there the longest and they provide some great insight into their roles while not spending much time talking

Respec Radio 29: Interview with Jonathan Sharp

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:00:00 -0500

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For their 29th episode Respec Radio speaks with Jonathan Sharp about Guild Wars 2 and it's development. First off he explains how Guild Wars 2 is the answer to what the developers did not enjoy in the games they have played, the changes they have made, and the reasons behind them. He shares a story about the original meeting held by Eric Flannum about dynamic events involving a troll, a bridge, and