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Guild Wars 3 wants to solve every MMO's biggest problem, and might actually pull it off: "No subscription fee helps there too"

Will we finally see the fabled approachable MMO?

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With wall-running and surprisingly weighty combat, Guild Wars 3 is aiming high: "If we hadn't been making MMOs for 26 years I don't think we could have built this"

ArenaNet takes us through its groundbreaking momentum system, plans for console, and solving one of the biggest problems that MMOs face

GamesRadar

Guild Wars 3 is a lot smaller scale than Guild Wars 2 because of the new approach to combat and movement: 'You would probably see about 20 players in a large combat scenario'

Expect more clarity, but no more 100-player boss fights.

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Guild Wars 3's approach to combat and movement is like nothing I've ever seen in an MMO before: 'One of our big goals when we make a new game in the Guild Wars franchise is to set out and try new things'

Wall running, mantling, aerial attacks, multiplayer combos—it's a lot of new stuff.

PC Gamer

An ArenaNet developer's spouse first discovered Jimothy the raccoon, so it's only right that Guild Wars 2 adds him as a new pet for all classes

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Guild Wars 3 may have cracked the MMO code for tired millennials

Opinion | You get to a certain age and start taking magnesium and stop playing MMOs

GamesRadar

Guild Wars' devs tried to escape the MMO branding in 2005, citing all the things that would become genre staples 20 years later

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

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Guild Wars 3 isn't the only new Guild Wars on the way: ArenaNet just announced a Guild Wars card game

Mistbound aims to give fans "a new way to play together."

PC Gamer

Guild Wars 3 is 'significantly more' of an MMO than the first game, but that doesn't mean it's like GW2: 'All three of our games can coexist as different experiences'

GW3 is definitively an MMO, but ArenaNet says it won't play like either of its predecessors.

PC Gamer

Guild Wars 3 hopes to solve the problem that made me quit Guild Wars 2 after thousands of hours with the series

I stopped logging in after realizing I would always need to clean my room before I was allowed to have any fun.

PC Gamer

The 9 games we're most excited about after Summer Game Fest's showcase bonanza

There's a lotta games to be hyped for, but these have our utmost attention.

PC Gamer

Guild Wars 3 won't have a 'battle pass fee buried in it', says studio head: 'We're not gonna hold their time hostage'

ArenaNet's not giving it a pass.

PC Gamer

Everything we know about Guild Wars 3 and how it plans to 'push the MMORPG genre forward'

ArenaNet is planning an MMO that will be radically different, just like Guild Wars 2 once was.

PC Gamer

A new MMO announcement is more exciting than all the other SGF news combined

Thanks, Guild Wars 3.

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Aion 2 producer says it's good to have 'friendly competition' with Guild Wars 3 'during this period where MMOs are struggling'

Guild Wars 3 isn't the only NCSoft-published MMO on the horizon, with Aion 2 gearing up for global release.

International Business Times UK

Guild Wars 3 Release Date, Gameplay, Features and Everything We Know So Far

ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars 3, a prequel set in the Tyrian region of Orr, featuring new gameplay mechanics and a focus on magic and exploration. A beta is planned for autumn 2027.

PC Gamer

Guild Wars 1 and 2 will continue to get updates even after Guild Wars 3 is out: 'We are not replacing your favorite games'

"We are not repeating the same approach as we did all those years ago," when Guild Wars 2 launched, says ArenaNet.

PC Gamer

Guild Wars 2 review (2012)

It promises a revolution, but can Guild Wars 2 really set the online world to rights?

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The 6 biggest surprises at Summer Game Fest 2026, from a new Resident Evil game to Final Fantasy 7 Revelation

Summer Game Fest 2026 | It was a very good year...

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As someone with over 1,000 hours in Guild Wars 2, I hope ArenaNet has a better plan this time around

Guild Wars 2's expansion cadence never quite hit its stride, even after a decade of experiments—will Guild Wars 3 be different?

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Guild Wars 3, Modern Evolution of the MMORPG, Announced at Summer Game Fest for PC and PlayStation 5

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Critically-acclaimed game development studio ArenaNet® tonight announced Guild Wars 3™, the third entry in the legendary and beloved Guild Wars® MMORPG franchise and their first new game since 2012. The game will release globally on PC, Steam, and PlayStation 5, marking the first…

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After 14 years, Guild Wars 3 is finally coming as "a modern evolution of the MMO" – and its beta opens in 2027

Guild Wars 2 fans, the rumors were true

PC Gamer

ArenaNet announces Guild Wars 3, promising 'an entirely new type of MMO experience'

The MMO takes place 1,000 years before Guild Wars, and boasts a "one-of-a-kind movement system."

GamesRadar

Guild Wars 3 Summer Game Fest rumors start flying thanks to a sudden web domain update: "WE WAITED 10,000 YEARS!"

ArenaNet's got a pending announcement at SGF

PC Gamer

Guild Wars teaser has fans hyped up about a potential Guild Wars 3 announcement, and ArenaNet isn't outright denying it

Signs point to maybe.

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