New Map, Fractal, Homestead Upgrades, and Legendary Gear Herald the Climactic Chapter of Expansion
BELLEVUE, WA – May 27, 2025 – The final chapter of Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds quarterly expansion content launches Tuesday, June 3 and brings the conflict with the titans of Janthir to a denouement. A variety of additions to game modes, new rewards, and a new map and story will let players experi
Delve the Mysteries of the Mursaat in New Map
BELLEVUE, WA – Mar 4, 2025 – The second chapter of Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds quarterly expansion content launches Tuesday, March 11 and brings with it a bevy of new rewards and challenging activities to stand alongside a new map: the Mistburned Barrens. Deep inside the ruins of Bava Nisos is the Mists gate that brought the otherworldly titans into
Guild Wars 2® is now on the Epic Games Store! We’re excited to make the world of Tyria accessible to new audiences, and with the recent launch of Guild Wars 2®: Janthir Wilds™, the timing couldn’t be more perfect.
Epic Games Store players can dive into the core Guild Wars 2 experience for free, with the same access as free accounts created on GuildWars2.com. And for those ready to dive even dee
BELLEVUE, WA – August 20, 2024 – Today ArenaNet released Guild Wars 2®: Janthir WildsTM, the fifth expansion for the award-winning and critically acclaimed MMORPG Guild Wars 2. This latest expansion finally brings housing to the game, giving players their very own homestead to decorate with their friends. Using a powerful new suite of creative tools to build their perfect living space, homesteads
All New Fractal of the Mists and Convergence Challenge Mode Push Players to the Brink in Epic Expansion Conclusion
BELLEVUE, WA – May 14, 2024 – The climactic final release for Secrets of the Obscure launches on May 21, free for all expansion owners. Titled “The Midnight King”, this conclusionary chapter of Guild Wars 2’s 2023 expansion features a challenging array of new gameplay additions, i
New Partnership with Materia Music Sees Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack Available on all Major Streaming Platforms
BELLEVUE, WA – April 4, 2024 – Today ArenaNet, developer of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Guild Wars 2, announced the upcoming vinyl edition soundtrack for the game’s latest expansion, Secrets of the Obscure.
This double LP set will be created by Materia Music and release in Q2 of 20
LONDON, UK – July 20, 2022 – The origin of Guild Wars 2’s most nefarious villain returns to the game today with the release of Living World Season 1 Episode 3. Titled Clockwork Chaos, players will get the opportunity to come face-to-face with Scarlet Briar, the sylvari mastermind that would ultimately be responsible for the destruction of the city of Lion’s Arch, an event that still reverberates t
LONDON, UK – May 25, 2022 – Today Guild Wars 2 players can take up the fight against the Aetherblades as Episode 2 of Living World Season 1 is now available for free for all players. Introducing new achievements and rewards and titled “Sky Pirates”, Episode 2 marks the first time this content has been playable since 2013, now reformatted to be more accessible via the game’s story journal.
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Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 1 returns to the game in a new episodic format free for all players, marking the first time the content has been playable since it originally released in 2013, ArenaNet and NCSOFT announced.
A brand new trailer was created to showcase the return to Season 1, which can be viewed here.
Beginning today, and continuing through 2022, Season 1 returns as a seri
BELLEVUE, WA – February 1, 2022 – Today NCSOFT and ArenaNet announce Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons, the third expansion for the critically acclaimed MMORPG, launches on February 28, 2022.
To mark the occasion, the studio released a new gameplay trailer showcasing the multitude of new features the expansion will bring to players at the end of the month and a first glimpse at the danger to be fou
The Mechanist, the Specter, and the Untamed Bring Their Unique Abilities to Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons
LONDON, UK – October 21, 2021 – The third beta for Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons kicks off next Tuesday, October 26 and runs until Saturday October 30, giving players a first look at the final three new elite specializations coming to the expansion next February. The untamed lets rangers
LONDON – March 2, 2021 – The latest chapter to The Icebrood Saga’s final episode, titled Balance, arrives next Tuesday with brand new content for Guild Wars 2 players to dig into as the run-up to the climactic conclusion commences.
ArenaNet released a new trailer today that previews the exciting additions to the game, which you can watch HERE.
For additional screenshots and assets from the e
New Challenges Await Players Amidst the Cataclysmic Ruin
BELLEVUE, WA – January 12, 2021 – New content arrives in Guild Wars 2 to kick off the new year with Power, the second chapter of the multi-part finale of The Icebrood Saga. Fire and furious apocalypse arrive in Tyria, threatening to tear the land apart, and the Commander’s tenuous alliance with the icy whispers of Jormag will be tested li
The first chapter of “The Icebrood Saga: Champions” is now live! Check out the release page for all the details and read the update notes on our forums.
The beginning of the final arc of The Icebrood Saga begins Thursday, November 17, with the first of four chapters, titled Truce. All four chapters of Episode 5 will be free for all players who own Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire and log in upon its release. The second chapter, Power, will launch in January 2021.
Announcing: The Icebrood Saga: Champions, a multichapter Living World finale featuring new story, repeatable gameplay content, rewards, achievements, and masteries. In the weeks between releases, each chapter will continue to evolve with new content and ways to play.
Chapter four of Guild Wars 2’s ongoing story The Icebrood Saga arrives Tuesday, July 28
Civil War Comes to Tyria in Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga Episode Three, “No Quarter” Engage the Charr Tooth to Claw Starting May 26
A third expansion for Guild Wars 2 is in development.
In addition, the "Visions of the Past: Steel and Fire" update is now live and free for all players who have Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire.
The update allow players to gaze into the past and play select missions from Living World Season One for the first time since 2013, giving them a new perspective on events that have unfolded t
New video & free in-game t-shirt outfit to support Friend/Ships month