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New Content Preview! |
9 April
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"There's
a big update coming this month. We call it our "Fourth Anniversary
Update," and it has the storage upgrades we promised you earlier, plus
cool new content to play around with. Head on over to our
event page, and
we'll show you a sneak peek!" |
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April Tournament Updates |
9 April
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"In
this month's tournament news, Straight Outta Kamadan [KMD]
defeated Dangerous Pumpkins [dP] to become our March GvG
champions. In Hero Battles, Adorable Corail proved victorious and
took first place. Congratulations to all competitors! For more detailed
rankings, check out the full GvG and 1v1 results
here.
With today's live update, we'll add March's prediction points to the
Xunlai Agent and update the tonic in the Zaishen Chest. If you made
March predictions in the Xunlai Tournament House, check your
neighborhood Xunlai Agent after the update to claim your Tournament
Reward Points.
To find out the tonic flavor for April (and the last of our mystery
tonics), check the
Zaishen Rewards Calendar." |
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Welcome Martin Kerstein! |
8
April
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"We're
incredibly excited to announce that
Martin Kerstein,
our longtime German community manager, has moved across the Pond! Martin
joins the ArenaNet studios in Bellevue, Washington, where he will
continue on as our German Community Manager. Join us in welcoming Martin
to the Bellevue family!" |
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Community News Update |
12
March 2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"We
have some cool player-run events coming up soon, including a fan fiction
contest and an invitation to the annual MesCon! Want to find out more?
Community News
has all the details." |
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Congrats, Daniel and Kekai! |
10
March 2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"For
the fourth year in a row, several of our talented artists have received
awards for their exceptional concept art. Congratulations to our Art
Director Daniel Dociu, and to our Lead Concept Artist Kekai Kotaki, for
being featured in this year's Spectrum 16: The Best in Contemporary
Fantastic Art. You can check out their submissions on the
Spectrum 16 website." |
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February Tournament Results |
9 March
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"The
February GvG tournament concluded with another victory for Rebel
Rising, this time over the Seppo Hovi Action Team. In the 1v1
tournament, Saint Luvs Hero defeated Romain Kaiser. Check
out the
full GvG and 1v1 results
to see the complete winner list.
Congratulations to all of our competitors!" |
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February Tournament Updates |
5 March
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"Today
we'll be adding February's prediction points to the Xunlai Agent and
updating the tonic in the Zaishen Chest. To see the new tonic for March,
check the
Zaishen Rewards Calendar.
If you made February predictions in the Xunlai Tournament House, check
your neighborhood Xunlai Agent after the live update to claim your
Tournament Reward Points." |
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Are You The Next French Community Coordinator? |
25 February
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"If
you are a French-speaking Guild Wars fan with a passion for the
community, don't miss this opportunity to join our team! ArenaNet needs
a French Community Coordinator to reach out to our French-speaking
players. If you think you have what it takes, check out the
job description
and send in your application today." |
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Tournament Rules Updated |
23 February
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"We
have updated our Universal Tournament Rules, which govern all Guild
Wars tournaments. Check out the updated rules
here. We have
also added rules for the 2009 Tournament Series, and you can take a look
at those rules
here." |
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A Letter to Guild Wars Fans |
16 February
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"Recent
events have caused some speculation regarding the Guild Wars 2
release date. Get the
official answer
from ArenaNet studio head and Guild Wars 2 executive producer
Mike O'Brien." |
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January Tournament Updates |
5 February
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"January's
monthly GvG tournament ended with a win for Rebel Rising [rawr]
against She Left With Half My [GeAr]. In the 1v1 tournament,
Kill Bill Vol Ill defeated The End Of Hadashi. Check out the
full GvG and 1v1 results
to see the complete list of who finished where.
We are adding January's prediction points to the Xunlai Agent, and also
updating the tonic in the Zaishen Chest (for February's tonic, check the
Zaishen Rewards Calendar).
If you made January predictions in the Xunlai Tournament House, check
your neighborhood Xunlai Agent after the live update to claim your
Tournament Reward Points." |
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Wintersday Art Contest 2008 Winners |
23 January
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"We're
proud to announce the winners of our annual Guild Wars Wintersday
Art Contest! It wasn't an easy choice—we received a ton of awesome
entries in a wide range of creative media, but in the end we narrowed
the list down to
these ten talented individuals.
Congratulations to our prize-winners, and on behalf of the Guild Wars
Team, thank you to everyone who participated!" |
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Celebrate the Year of the Ox |
22 January
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"It's
out with the Rat and in with the Ox at this year's annual Canthan New
Year's Festival! Join us in the Shing Jea monastery from Friday, January
30 until Monday, February 2 for the big feast. The revelry includes
special quests and unique rewards, games of chance, contests of skill,
dancing, and fireworks. You can also take part in smaller festivities in
Kamadan and Lion's Arch.
Find out more and
make plans to join the celebration!" |
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New Nian Concept Art Wallpaper |
22 January
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"In
honor of the Canthan New Year and the pending arrival of the Celestial
Ox, we're providing two beautiful wallpapers by Guild Wars artist
Jason Juan! These paintings both depict a nian, one of the strange
spirit creatures that bring bad fortune to the Canthan New Year's
Festival—choose between the
full-sized image
and a
close-up of the
creature itself." |
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Knights Templar
January 2009 |
19 January
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Knights Templar Forums:
"Once
again, it's time to make the Templar pilgrimage to Palm Harbor, FL
January 22nd through January 29th, for a planned event of
fun, engaging GvG and more...
Watch the posts over in the Templar forums to get all the details of
this fantastic gathering of The Knights Templar."
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An Updates Update: What's Ahead for 2009 |
15 January
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"In
2009, the Guild Wars Live Team will be improving the way it
handles monthly maintenance and content updates. Monthly builds will be
streamlined to focus on the essentials, while content updates will be
done separately. Read more about what's in store in our latest
Developer Update." |
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December Tournament Updates |
8 January
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"Rebel
Rising [rawr] is
back on top again, adding another GvG championship to their impressive
tally after battling with We Want Cookies [NOW]. The Hero Battle
tournament saw many top 100 players, and Adorable Telly fought
through it all to defeat Hadshi The Ranger in the final round.
Congratulations to all competitors! For more detailed rankings, you can
find the full GvG and 1v1 results
here.
We will be adding December prediction points to the Xunlai Agent and
updating the tonic in the Zaishen Chest today. If you made December
predictions in the Xunlai Tournament House, check your neighborhood
Xunlai Agent after the live update to claim your Tournament Reward
Points.
To find out the tonic flavor for January, check the
Zaishen Rewards Calendar." |
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Jeff Grubb Talks About Storytelling |
6 January
2009 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"Ever
wanted to learn more about good game storytelling, straight from the
source? The folks over at Joystiq put together a
series of developer interviews focused on
storytelling in games, and among the
luminaries weighing in is one of our own writers, Jeff Grubb. Get the
professional storyteller's perspective on what works and what doesn't,
what they love and what they try to avoid, and the importance of story
vs. gameplay." |
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2007 May Championship Winners! |
29 May 2007 |
Here's the latest
news from the official
Guild Wars website:
"The
inaugural season of the $100,000 Tournament has come to an end.
Congratulations to Heart Of Ashes And Dust [HAnD], winner of the
GvG Championship,
and to Piccolo Il, winner of the
Hero Battle championship.
Look for a chart with lots of tournament data, match reports, and an
article about the first season in the coming days. And remember, you can
jump into the June tournament season now!"
The Knights Templar GvG team finished 9th, earning silver
cape trims for the first time! Congratulations KT! |
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