Designing the Canthan Written Language

A Brief History of the Canthan Written Language When we first sat down to design the Canthan language as preproduction on Guild Wars: Factions® began, we had actually planned to create both a written and a spoken language, and early documentation was authored with a full vocabulary, rules of grammar, and more. But … Read More »

Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons First Look Livestream

Save the date! Next week on 27 July join us for an in-depth look at our third expansion, Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons™. We’ve got a tidal wave of fun content lined up, including expansion features, a new trailer, details on the story and setting, elite specialization beta information, interviews with the development team, … Read More »

The Guild Wars 2 Art Show: 21 July

Don’t miss the next episode of the Guild Wars 2 Art Show livestream, where our ArenaNet Creative Partners show their latest Guild Wars 2-inspired work, discuss art techniques, and hang out in chat. Let’s celebrate art together! The Guild Wars 2 Art Show Wednesday, 21 July at 7:00 p.m. UTC (noon Pacific Time)Host: DiesVitae

Guild Wars 2 Weekly Events Schedule: 20 July – 25 July

Our summer plans for Guild Wars 2 are packed with events! Check our official site on Mondays for a schedule of the week’s activities, and follow our Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts for news and updates. Don’t forget—you’ll always find important information, Guild Wars 2 discussions, and community resources on our official forums. If … Read More »

Inside ArenaNet: Live Game Outage Analysis

Hi! I’m Robert Neckorcuk, Platform Team Lead for ArenaNet. My team runs a number of back-end network services for the Guild Wars® franchise: log-in servers, chat servers, websites, and more. We work very closely with two other teams, Game Operations and Release Management, as the back-end services group. We also work … Read More »

Guild Wars 2 Weekly Events Schedule: July 12 – July 18

Our summer plans for Guild Wars 2 are packed with events! Check our official site on Mondays for a schedule of the week’s activities, and follow our Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts for news and updates. Don’t forget—you’ll always find important information, Guild Wars 2 discussions, and community resources on our official forums. If … Read More »