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Guild Wars 2 finally gets the long-awaited option to create fashion templates, so why is the community so angry?

"Over 1,500 words to explain how to change skins in the game. Unbelievable."

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Players are piling in to the Guild Wars remaster, and it's giving the servers trouble: 'Demand for Guild Wars Reforged blew past our projections'

The online RPG still has a loyal niche.

PC Gamer

Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity is the MMO's best annual expansion yet, but the real test is going to be whether it can keep up the momentum

A strong start doesn't mean much for a studio that has struggled to make satisfying conclusions.

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Guild Wars celebrates 20 years with a 'Reforged' overhaul that's free for existing players, and offers the whole shebang to newbies for $20: 'It was a good time to give it a refresh'

"It's an amazingly handcrafted and huge experience."

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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Finally Get Into Guild Wars

'Guild Wars Reforged' is a surprise revamp of a long-running MMORPG, making it easier for new players to join in 20 years after its launch.

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Guild Wars 2 exclusive: ArenaNet breaks down the changes coming to all 9 new elite specs in the next expansion

After a beta in August, ArenaNet is fine tuning its new elite specs ahead of Vision of Eternity's release later this month.

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MMO players just don't want a rigid casual/hardcore divide anymore—and all the big games know it

Goodbye cliff—hello, slope.

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Big updates are coming to player housing in Guild Wars 2's next expansion

Save and share your homestead builds when Visions of Eternity launches next month.

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Guild Wars 2 game artist reveals the software you actually need to succeed

Prop artist Chelsea Mills shares her software stack.

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How game artist Chelsea Mills shapes the legendary props of Guild Wars 2

Uncovering the finer details of gaming's iconic fantasy world.

Creative Bloq

Guild Wars 2's sixth expansion is taking players to an island paradise this October, with beachside player housing and a major addition to buildcrafting

The Mesmer is a bard now; the Ranger is making friends with birds.

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You're not supposed to notice it – inside the hidden art of animation and VFX in Guild Wars 2

Artists Geoffrey Milligan and Konstantin Skripalsh explain how VFX and animation work in harmony.

Creative Bloq

Crafting the imaginative, evolving environments of Guild Wars 2 "affords us so much creativity"

ArenaNet's Tami Foote explains why making game art for this iconic MMO is a joy.

Creative Bloq

How the Guild Wars 2 game art team overcome technical limitations to craft character art with heart

"Players can feel the love and care that goes into everything we do," says lead character designer Adam Hogseth.

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How the Guild Was 2 art team looked to retro game Shadow of the Colossus to solve a modern problem

Character art lead Adam Hogseth says this clever hack made all the difference.

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Guild Wars is 20 years old now, and that means it's time for a content update and 'the biggest discount in Guild Wars' history'

The 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Collection is available now, and until the end of April you can pick it up really cheap.

Creative Bloq

"We focused on creating something timeless" – why Guild Wars 2 remains an artistically unique game

How a love of traditional art techniques built a fantasy world.

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MMOs had a great year in 2024, with the genre the liveliest it's been in years

Big updates, great expansions, and even some new entries.

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As Guild Wars 2 continues to refine its new annual expansion cycle, today's major update adds its first raid in over 5 years

ArenaNet wants the game's more casual audience to give 10-player raid encounters a chance.

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The top 100 PC games

Welcome to the 2024 edition of the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best PC games around.

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Guild Wars 2's 5th expansion launches next week, and once again a mount is the star of the show

Your big cat mount is now the master of the septendecuple jump.

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Guild Wars 2's new player housing will add a hang-out for your alts, a stable for your mounts, and comes with a massive overhaul to the decorations system

An exclusive look at Homestead, the new player housing system coming to Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds.

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Guild Wars 2's next expansion will add its first new raid in five years, as well as 'the most player-friendly housing system in an MMORPG'

Janthir Wilds will release on August 20.

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Veteran MMO studio casually reveals Guild Wars 3 is in development, and fans aren't sure how to feel

"Scared to hear it'll be free to play or something"

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Today's big Guild Wars 2 update may add new weapon proficiencies and a new legendary armour set, but what I really care about is this adorable cat tree

There's lot to do in The Realm of Dreams update, but I'm in it for the cats.

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