With Wintersday just around the corner, ArenaNet has detailed the list of rewards and events that will be coming to Tyria in Guild Wars 1 from 13 December. As you’d expect, all the rewards are Christmas themed and there is also going to be some fun snowball themed tournaments and quests.
Don’t forget the Wintersday costumes which are also now on show on the site.
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This is an important notice for Guild Wars players wanting to reserve their name, ArenaNet will be building their reserved name list on 31 July so if you want to reserve your name from Guild Wars you will need to login to your account before that date to be considered.
Also important top note is that the name will not be reserved indefinitely, you will have to create a Guild Wars 2 character with the same name during the headstart period. After a short period, ArenaNet will free up any unclaimed names.
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The second Beta Weekend Event over and done with, this week has been packed with impressions and videos. Not as overwhelming as the first one when everything was brand new for several hundred thousand players at once, still an impressive parade! ArenaNet themselves has been mostly quiet this week, catching up on some well-deserved rest one can assume. Nevertheless they did find the time to post a challenge for character 3D artists – with a job at ArenaNet in the balance.
Other than that the week has mostly been dominated by the new system to unlock Dyes revealed during BWE2, which has sparked both discussions and worry in the community about how the Guild Wars 2 cash shop will end up.
A worry that was not lessened by the announcement that Nexon just aquired a large portion of Guild Wars 2 publisher NCSoft stock. Nexon is a major player in the free-to-play market and is behind titles such as Maplestory and Vindictus.
Here at GWOnline Gorani posted a voice actor challenge, boldly posting his own interpretation of the five Guild Wars 2 races. Our Social Media Manager Mawgleah then upped the ante by offering some Guild Wars 1 in-game goodies to takers of said challenge. Could get interesting!
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We take our GWO Alliance tour now to the Frozen Isles were hell may have actually frozen over as we meet and greet with The Order of [Dii]. Guild Leader Lensor and crew threw in a collective potluck of answers to our questions and intrigue…
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Continuing our trek through the GWO Alliance we talk to Guild Leader Arcanum of Blade and Rose [BaR] — settled on the lovely Imperial Isle. Arcanum was kind enough to sit down and talk about the guild…
Read more & comment >>Now that Guild Wars 2 is drawing ever nearer, those of us who played the original Guild Wars might be getting a bit sentimental. An end of an era and all that. I know I am. This awesome fan made Guild Wars dance video by YouTuber eeglfethr therefore struck a cord with me. Here’s to all the awesome dance parties we had in Guild Wars (clothes optional), and to all the awesome dance parties we will have in Guild Wars 2!
Time to party hardy? Why, yes it is!
The Guild Wars Live Team is taking out all the stops as this will be the last Guild Wars Anniversary before Guild Wars 2 releases. The festivities have already started and will continue until May 8th.
A lot of fun new stuff including new special drops and the chance to charm a new ranger pet: Hound of Balthazar–indeed a nice nod to GW2!
So join the party–be careful on that Rice Wine! We here at GWOnline raise our Firewater in toast of an awesome 7 years of Guild Wars–thank you ArenaNet!
Check out the official site for details.
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As most of our visitors have probably noticed, this last month or so there has been a banner promoting the MS Toga Party in our Friends widget. MS Toga Party is a charity fundraising event with the aim to raise support and awareness on Multiple Sclerosis. And tomorrow, April 21, the day has finally come! You can participate in the event live by joining one of the hosted districts, tuning in to GW-EN radio or listening to the GuildWars2Live stream. There are also Twitter and Facebook pages you can follow, MS Walks out in the afk world, and of course all donations to the MS Society are much appreciated.
Once again, Gamers Giving Back and the Gaming World Entertainment Network will be hosting the MS Toga Party! The event is a charity fundraising event, hosted within the game Guild Wars. Its aim is to raise awareness and support for those who are effected by Multiple Sclerosis. The event takes place in April to coincide with the North American Wide Supercities MS Walks. The ‘Toga Party’ can be found in international districts of Chahbek Village inside of the game’s world.
So head right over to the MS Toga Party web page for all the details! (also posted in our community advertising forum)
Read more & comment >>Yesterday was April 1st, and with it came a long string of pranks, jokes and other shenanigans. The Guild Wars 2 community was of course no different.Here are some of the pranks that were pulled:
So there you have it. Did you run into another Guild Wars prank yesterday? Do share in the comment section below, especially if you bought it, even for a second. 
On the serene Imperial Isle with cherry blossoms and solemn Canthan architecture our series takes us to the GWO Alliance guild Blood of the Martyr [Hope]. Guild Officer – and one of the founding members – Twyst sits down to talk about the Guild…
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Still waiting for that GW2 beta invite? We are too – as well as our next [awsm] competitive PvP guild up, Galactic President Superstar Mc [awsm]! This [awsm] team of gamers sat down with us recently to share their experience and insight on the PvP scene. Press “more” to join Hadshi, Sheepy, Celly, and Lucy as they talk about GW1 and GW2!
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Within sulfur and waste on the Isle of Wurms can be found the guild base of Veritas Invictus [TRUE]. I met up with Guild Leader Mraezk in this continued series of GWO Alliance guilds…
