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Shadow of the Mad King Arrives 5 October

[embedded content] Tyria’s annual Halloween festivities begin next week! From 5 October to 2 November Tyrians can pass through the barrier between our world and the Mad Realm, which is full of Halloween frights to explore, candy to collect, rewards to earn, and nightmares to inspire. Of course, that means … Read More »

The First World Restructuring Beta Begins Today

Our first WvW World Restructuring beta begins today and will be live until October 1! We’re looking forward to reading feedback from the World vs. World community. Beta Start Times—September 24 European servers: 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) North American servers: 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) For all the details … Read More »

Guild Wars 2 on Fight Night

Join intrepid catalyst Rubi Bayer for a race through the elite specialization beta event on Crown’s next Fight Night stream. Rubi and Fight Night hosts Chelsea Bytes and Action Jaxon will each take one of the new Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons™ elite specializations available in the beta event—catalyst, vindicator, and bladesworn—out for a … Read More »

Explore the World of Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 2‘s open world is meant to be explored! Nearly everything you can do in explorable zones—from killing enemies to harvesting resources—will give you experience points to progress your character and other rewards. That means there’s no wrong way to start your journey, and you can check out anything that catches … Read More »

The Second Elite Specialization Beta Event is Live

The second Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons™ elite specialization beta event is now live! If you have a Guild Wars 2 account in good standing, you’re invited to try three of the new elite specializations from the upcoming expansion, which is available for prepurchase now. How to Play If you’re new to Guild Wars 2, sign up for … Read More »

The Comet Hammer Skin is Speeding Your Way

Comet Hammer Skin With its colorful aura and elegant design, this captured celestial body is lovely to behold—but devastating on impact. Expansion Waypoint Unlock Package Explore Heart of Maguuma and the Crystal Desert with ease! The scrolls contained in this package will unlock every waypoint found in existing expansion maps. … Read More »

DirectX11 Support is Coming to Guild Wars 2

This is James Fulop, Senior Engine Programmer on the Guild Wars 2 team. DirectX11 support is a project that has been a long time in the making. In this post I am going to go over some of the high-level technical decisions that were made to determine the shape of this project, … Read More »