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GAME INFO publisher: NCSoft developer: Arena Net genre: RPG MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS PIII 800, 256MB RAM, 500MB HDD, 32MB video card	ESRB rating: T homepage: www.guildwars.com release date: Apr 26, 05 (released)

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»	May 26, 05 Guild Wars review Players learn very early on that to be successful, you must coordinate with your teammates while you are in the hub areas. Choosing the right combination of skills and the ever-important... » MORE

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»	Aug 20, 2009 Guild Wars 2 GamesCom '09 Trailer Guild Wars 2 is official and NCSoft already releases the first trailer for the MMORPG sequel: » MORE

Apr 24, 2009

Guild Wars Sells 6M
After all this time, ArenaNet announces that Guild Wars, the popular MMORPG, sold over 6 million copies. “We are humbled by how gamers have responded to Guild Wars over the past four years, and we are proud that the game and its community have helped to continually shape, define, and expand the genre,” says ArenaNet studio head Mike O’Brien.

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»	Feb 16, 2009 Guild Wars 2 Delayed According to this report, NCSoft, the creators of Guild Wars, faced a 40% profit decrease to $20 million. The company was apparently forced to push back the release of the MMOG sequel Guild Wars 2. » MORE

»	Feb 27, 2008 Guild Wars Sells 5M In this press release ArenaNet informs the public that their game Guild Wars has sold more than five million copies across North America, Europe and Asia. » MORE

»	Dec 05, 2007 Too Many Beta Testers Hurt Tabula Rasa During the 2007 Independent Game Conference in Austin, Richard Garriott, creator of the famous Ultima series, commented on the recent launch of his MMOG, Tabula Rasa. » MORE

»	Sep 18, 2007 PC Game Sales: Say "Bon Voyage" to BioShock According to the NPD's latest chart for top 10 best-selling PC games (for the week ending on September 8), The Sims 2: Bon Voyage outsold both WoW and BioShock. » MORE

»	Sep 11, 2007 BioShock Rules US PC Games Charts BioShock takes the lead on NPD's latest chart of the top 10 best-selling PC games in the US (for the week ending Sep 1): 1. BioShock - 2K Games 2. Guild Wars: Eye Of The North - NCSoft 3. » MORE

»	Aug 28, 2007 Best-Selling Games in the US So which are the currently top-selling games in the US? Let's start with the all-formats list: 1. BioShock—2K Games (Xbox 360) 2. Halo 3*—Microsoft (Xbox 360) 3. » MORE

Mar 27, 2007

Guild Wars 2 Officially Announced
The folks at NCSoft officially announce the development of Guild Wars 2 and the Guild Wars expansion pack Eye of the North. Guild Wars 2... hmm... “We felt it was extremely important to reward those people who have been playing Guild Wars since the game first launched in 2005,” said Jeff Strain, co-founder of ArenaNet.

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»	Feb 06, 2007 More Games Tested With Vista ExtremeTech tried out more than 25 PC Games in Vista and have reported back with their impressions. Their tests covered World of Warcraft, Battlefield 2, Half-Life (Steam Games), Oblivion, F. » MORE

»	Jan 22, 2007 Guild Wars Update Here's some useful info for Guild Wars fans. The official Guild Wars website reveals that a streaming update is now available for players, offering bug fixes, and changes related to a testing event. » MORE

»	Jan 11, 2007 Roper Talks More on Hellgate: London's Online Features As we've informed you yesterday, Flagship Studios' long awaited action-RPG, Hellgate: London, will include a multiplayer segment with instanced dungeons and a moderate amount of PVP. » MORE

»	Dec 13, 2006 Guild Wars Hit Three Million Mark While Guild Wars might not be dominating the Top Ten charts, they're undoubtedly in the top twenty. Arena Net and NCSoft announced today that they've passed the three million mark. » MORE

»	Dec 08, 2006 Top-selling PC Games in the US NPD Group strikes again with the latest list of top-selling PC games in the US. This one for the week ending Nov. 4: 1. The Sims 2 Pets - Electronic Arts 2. » MORE

Dec 01, 2006

New Guild Wars Content This Weekend
ArenaNet let us know that this weekend the Domain of Anguish will open for people who have finished the Nightfall expansion for Guild Wars. "Players will find four separate areas to explore, nearly a dozen quests, new armor upgrade options, a system for acquiring novel weapons, and of course a compelling mission as well.

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»	Nov 14, 2006 October's Best Selling PC Games! Oh boy! Oh boy! There's another list of the top twenty best selling games! This time for the whole month of October! Wow! I'm so fucking excited, let's take a look at the list! 1. » MORE

»	Sep 12, 2006 Top-selling PC Games in the US NPD Techworld once again lets everyone know what the weekly top-selling PC games are. World of Warcraft and The Sims are duking it out. I think I've read somewhere that WOW has already earned over a billion dollars in revenue. » MORE

»	Aug 09, 2006 Top-selling PC Games in the US So what are the top-selling PC games in the US for the week ending July 29? 1. Cars - THQ 2. Civilization IV: Warlords - 2K Games 3. World Of Warcraft - Blizzard 4. » MORE

»	Jul 18, 2006 Best-selling PC Games of June Thanks to VE3D.com for this rather interesting data: As you know, these lists of top-selling games don't mean much without some insight into the actual number of units sold. » MORE

»	Jul 12, 2006 Top Selling PC Games in the US So what are the top-selling PC games in the US for the first week of July? 1. World of Warcraft (Vivendi) 2. Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures (THQ) 3. » MORE

»	Jun 28, 2006 Top-selling PC Games in the US The latest list of top-selling PC games in the US for the week ending June 17 is goddamn hilarious: 1. Cars - THQ 2. Half-Life 2: Episode 1 - Valve 3. » MORE

»	Jun 13, 2006 Top-selling PC Games in the US I think the World of Warcraft phenomenon is just incredible. WoW climbs back to top spot for the week ending June 3. As expected, Half-Life 2: Episode One is selling well too. » MORE

»	Jun 12, 2006 Top-selling PC Games in May And here are some of the culprits for the drop in sales, so to speak. The top 20 best-selling PC games for the month of May: 1. Guild Wars Factions-NCSoft 2. » MORE

»	Jun 06, 2006 Top-selling PC Games in the US The gang at NPD Techworld sounds off with the list of the top 10 best-selling games in the US for the week ending May 27: 1. Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion - 2K Games 2. » MORE

»	May 30, 2006 More Trouble for Starforce Is this the final nail in the coffin for Starforce? Check this out: "The ExtremeTech feature confirms that Blizzard's World of Warcraft does indeed run on this beta version of Vista. » MORE

May 25, 2006

Dark Messiah MP Shots, Info
Ubisoft sends along these brand new Dark Messiah of Might and Magic multiplayer screenshots, along with a short Q&A on the game's multiplayer facet: Can you tell us about the multiplayer modes? The game will be playable as a team-based multiplayer mode, playable with up to 32 players.

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Apr 28, 2006

Guild Wars Factions Live
The Guild Wars Factions retail servers are up and running: "The retail servers are live; your journey to Cantha may begin. Start your exploration of the new continent, create your new Assassins and Ritualists, and savor your first taste of the release version of Factions now.

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Apr 18, 2006

Guild Wars Campaigns to Become Semi-Annual
You gotta hand it to the guys at ArenaNet, they really are doing everything possible to keep their fans happy. In an interview posted today as part of the VGM Daily podcast, ArenaNet co-founder Jeff Strain reveals the company's plans to release new campaigns for Guild Wars (like the upcoming Guild Wars: Factions) every six months.

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»	Apr 06, 2006 Guild Wars China Bound Guild Wars is heading to China. "The9, who also provides online game services for World of Warcraft, has earned a three year deal with NCSoft to make China the eighth country in which Guild Wars is present. » MORE

Mar 24, 2006

Guild Wars: Factions Free Weekend Underway
To all you Guild Wars fans, the Guild Wars: Factions free preview weekend is underway: Join us the weekend of March 24th for the Factions™ Preview Event! This will be your first chance to visit the breathtaking continent of Cantha, the newest world of the Guild Wars saga.

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Feb 14, 2006

NC Soft Overreaches
A bit of good news, bad news for NC Soft, the makers of the gaymer-friendly, Guild Wars. Full-year stats see them tally more than $300 million in revenues, a record for the company, but due to costs and expenses, both operating income and pretax income fell by 21 and 13 percent, respectively.

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»	Feb 13, 2006 Best Selling PC Titles Here's the best selling PC games for the week ending on february fourth. 1. World of Warcraft (Blizzard) 2. Age of Empires III (Microsoft) 3. Civilization IV (2K Games) 4. » MORE

»	Jan 24, 2006 New Guild Wars Expansion Shots A bunch of new screenshots from ArenaNet's upcoming Guild Wars expansion pack, Factions. The gals are still sexy and the boys are as well if you're George Michael. » MORE

Jan 20, 2006

Guild Wars: Factions Free PvP Weekend
Gather, yee fans of Guild Wars! The PvP weekend event for Guild Wars: Factions has begun. The Guild Wars: Factions Global Free-For-All PvP event takes place on the Battle Isles, the brand new PvP continent, now available for your gaming pleasure.

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»	Jan 19, 2006 Last Year's Best Selling PC Titles According to market research conducted by NPD Group, 2005 U.S. retail sales of PC game software reached $953 million, as opposed to $1.1 billion in 2004 (which is actually, a 14% decrease). » MORE

»	Jan 13, 2006 Guild Wars Expansion Shots Three new high-res shots from the upcoming Guild Wars expansion, Factions. Thanks, GamingSteve.com. The characters still look gay. I'm sorry. » MORE

Jan 10, 2006

Guild Wars: Factions Announced
NCSoft announces Guild Wars: Factions, an expansion for ArenaNet's critically acclaimed MMORPG. Factions will feature a bunch of new stuff, including new regions, professions, skills, missions, and monsters, along with expanded options for both Cooperative and Player-versus-Player (PvP) play, and enhanced features for guilds.

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Oct 12, 2005

Nancy Drew Sticks Around
Did you know that Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon from Hip Interactive is currently the 8th best-selling PC game in the US for the week ending Oct 1st? Now that the secret of the old clock is out, Nancy Drew (sort of like Scooby Doo) catches the last train to Blue Moon Canyon.

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»	Oct 06, 2005 Best Sellers Do you remember if you purchased any PC games on the week of the 24th? I didn't. 1. The Sims 2 Nightlife - Electronic Arts 2. World Of Warcraft - VU Games 3. » MORE

»	Sep 30, 2005 Guild Wars World Championship Announced NCSoft and ArenaNet announced today the first global championship competition for Guild Wars. It's not a farming competition if that's what you're thinking. » MORE

»	Sep 27, 2005 EQ Expansion Outsells WoW, EQII Expansion I find the list of the top-selling PC games in the US for the week ending Sept. 18th simply hilarious. Why is that you may ask? Well, an expansion for the original EverQuest has outsold World of WarCraft AND EQ II: Desert Flames. » MORE

Sep 22, 2005

Guild Wars Reaches One Million Player Mark
From Gamecloud: "NCSoft's European branch has announced that Guild Wars, the hit fantasy multiplayer action-RPG from developer ArenaNet now has one million players in the US and Europe and there are plans to expand the game to Japan and Taiwan.

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»	Sep 07, 2005 Guild Wars: Sorrow's Furnace Today Don't forget that the free Guild Wars update, Sorrow's Furnace, will be launched today. More on all that here. I imagine I would be inclined to play WoW again if a free expansion pack was released. » MORE

»	Aug 29, 2005 Dungeon Siege 2 Top Seller in the US The list of the best-selling PC titles in the US for the week ending August 20. Dungeon Siege 2 debuts on the list at number one. We have no idea how many copies it sold, or how much money it made, but we know it's number one. » MORE

»	Aug 25, 2005 July's Top Twenty Here's the top twenty list for July! 1. Battlefield 2 (CD) (Electronic Arts) 2. World of Warcraft (Blizzard) 3. Guild Wars (NCsoft) 4. The Sims 2 University (Electronic Arts) 5. » MORE

»	Aug 24, 2005 Nancy Drew Still Going Strong And now... drum roll please... the list of the top 10 best-selling PC games in the US for the week of August 13th: 1. Battlefield 2 - Electronic Arts 2. » MORE

»	Aug 18, 2005 Top-selling Games in the US The list of the best-selling titles in the US (this one is for the week ending August 6th) has become pretty monotonous and uneventful again. I don't know, it could be BECAUSE THERE ARE NO FREAKING NEW GAMES COMING OUT! You know. » MORE

»	Aug 11, 2005 Top-selling Games in the US The list of top-selling games in the US for the week of July 30th. Battlefield 2 is leading the pack with some 1.2 million copies sold. And they say EA is in trouble. » MORE

»	Aug 08, 2005 Guild Wars News The folks over at Arena.net let me know that they've released in game movies showing action from within two large new explorable regions -- Grenth's Footprint and Sorrow's Furnace -- that will be rolled out as a free live update for all Guild Wars players. » MORE

Aug 04, 2005

Guild Wars Update
A new Guild Wars update is now available, fixing some relatively minor problems with the game. Fixed several infrequent server crash bugs. Fixed a bug that was causing characters to stop displaying spell-casting animations if a skill was used twice in rapid succession.

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