Guild Wars 2 News

ArenaNet is currently offering huge discounts to Guild Wars 2 and its expansions as part of Steam’s annual Autumn Sale which will be running until November 29th. The studio has also updated the popular fantasy MMORPG’s cash shop with new Imperial Wonders mount skins and a giant plushie cat chair that you can pull out in the field whenever you [...]

The Shadow of the Mad King is back in Guild Wars 2 right on cue with the usual array of Halloween-themed activities and mini-games for players to partake in both inside and outside the Mad Realm. These include the Mad King’s Labyrinth, the Mad King’s raceway, and the infamous Mad King’s Clock Tower. Lion’s Arch has also been decked out [...]

Guild Wars 2’s annual Shadow of the Mad King Halloween event will be returning next week as announced in ArenaNet’s final update roadmap for the fantasy MMORPG this year. The event will feature the usual round of Halloween-themed activities, including the fun but incredibly frustrating Mad King’s Clock Tower puzzle. “Our beloved spooky season arrives in Tyria next week! Get [...]

ArenaNet has rolled out a major balance update for Guild Wars 2 that tweaks multiple specializations and passive defensive skills. The update also buffs several elite specializations by removing the existing tradeoffs from branching out of the base classes. “Many elite specializations have some mechanical weaknesses compared to the core profession, commonly referred to as the ‘tradeoff’ for the specialization’s [...]

We’re now down to the last few months of 2022 and ArenaNet is determined to cram as much content as they can into Guild Wars 2 before the end of the year, starting with a big PvP profession balance update that will be rolling out later today. Players can also expect the start of the World vs. World restructuring beta [...]

ArenaNet has relaunched the fourth episode of Guild Wars 2’s first Living World season in line with their efforts to bring older content up to par with more modern gameplay mechanics. Episode 4 sees the Tower of Nightmare return to Tyria as a permanent addition to the base game, allowing players to take on the challenge whenever the mood takes [...]

A new Living World Season 1 episode will be returning permanently to Guild Wars 2 next week as part of ArenaNet’s ongoing efforts to reintegrate earlier Living World seasons into the game. Episode 4: Tower of Nightmares will be relaunching on September 13th with various improvements to streamline the episode with the fantasy MMORPG’s more modern gameplay mechanics. “The warlike [...]

ArenaNet has another awesome gift for Guild Wars 2 players who decide to pop in during the popular game’s 10th anniversary celebration. This week’s update grants everyone a Black Lion Special Mount Selection License that allows you to pick one mount skin from the vast selection of pre-End of Dragons skins available in the decade-old MMORPG. Not every mount skin [...]

Guild Wars 2 made its move to Steam just 6 days ago on August 22, 2022 and its been a pretty big success so far. It hit over 8,000 concurrent players earlier today on Steam alone. Many hardcore players are likely continuing to play off-Steam as well, so the move likely increased the game's playerbase. If you haven't tried Guild [...]