Archive for the 'Guild Wars Events' Category

Xunlai Tournaments

Something I’ve never been involved in that much in Guild Wars has been the regular monthly tournaments that take place. These used to be a bit of manual thing, required sign up well in advance, and it always seemed like too much hassle.
However, the Xunlai tournaments are now totally automated, and last weekend I swung [...]

GuildWarsGuru.com’s Guild vs. Guild challenge this weekend

Just a reminder that it’s the GuildWarsGuru.com GvG challenge this weekend. With almost $12,000 worth of prizes on offer, this promises to be the largest and most exciting tournament run by Guild Wars fans so far.
Head on over to the tournament page and get some more details.
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Game update for the Dragon Festival

The banners and decorations have gone up in Shing Jea Monastery, and across Cantha, as the game update yesterday brings the new content for the Dragon Festival.
Here’s the full details from ArenaNet on the new content in the latest Guild Wars update:

Decorated Shing Jea Monastery and Kaineng Center in preparation for the Dragon Festival.
Beginning at [...]

The Dragon Festival approaches!

Yes, it’s that time of year in Guild Wars when the population of Cantha celebrates the Dragon Festival! The fun kicks off next week, starting at 7pm on Thursday 3rd July, and carrying on until 7am on Monday 7th July.
The Dragon Festival is held every year in Shing Jea Monastery, and celebrates Cantha’s victories over [...]

Double Reputation Points this weekend

This weekend in Eye of the North you can earn double reputation points. Starting from 7pm today (20th June), and running until 7am Monday (23rd June) you can boost your Norn, Asura, Ebon Vanguard and Deldrimor Title Tracks by completing quests and dungeons, and gain twice the normal Reputation Points.
This sadly doesn’t apply when handing [...]

Guild Wars is Three Years Old

Hard to believe, but Guild Wars is three years old. Today sees the start of some massive celebrations for this momentous occasion. Login to Guild Wars and make sure you take part!
Starting today, Birthday Cupcakes begin to drop from creatures. The Hell’s Precipice end mission in Guild Wars Prophecies has been updated to give a [...]

Farewell to Gaile Gray

In case you missed out on the Guild Wars farewell party for Gaile Gray, there have been several videos posted up on YouTube showing the sendoff.
One of the best ones is this from xoxardnekoxo:

Here’s hoping we see Gaile back in the game in Guild Wars 2!

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Gaile Gray steps down as Guild Wars community manager

Anyone who’s played Guild Wars will, at some point, have come across Gaile Gray, ArenaNet’s Community Manager. Gaile has been tirelessly active on forums around the net, helping people out, working hard as a gateway between ArenaNet and the players, and now she’s moving on to a new role within ArenaNet.
You can check out Gaile’s [...]

Sweet Treat Easter weekend in Guild Wars

Keep an eye out when travelling through explorable areas in Guild Wars this Easter weekend. Starting from 7pm this Friday, you can pick up random drops of Chocolate Bunnies and golden Eggs.
Here’s the low down on these special Easter items:

Golden Egg

Double-click to raise all of your attributes by 1 for 5 minutes.
This item cannot be [...]