Yearly Archives: 2015

Guild Wars 2 @ PAX Prime 2015: Raids, Release Date, and F2P!

ArenaNet hit PAX Prime this year hard with three major announcements for Guild Wars 2 – culminating in the reveal of the base game going free to play starting now!

First off: Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns will launch on October 23!

Next, Guild Wars 2 shows off raids, which will be arriving for the first time in Heart of Thorns:

Finally, Guild Wars 2 is now available to play for free (without purchasing the base game). The expansion, Heart of Thorns, will still require purchase, but players can now jump in the base game and experience what it has to offer.

Moonrise Announces Upcoming Closure

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Undead Labs has announced that its monster-battling online game for PC and mobile, Moonrise, will not see a commercial release.

In a blog post, UL explained that while the game was well-loved by some, it did not have enough staying power to result in a working and profitable game for the studio. Since the studio cannot see a bright future for the game, it will release its remaining content and grant current players a sunset pack and additional boosts, keeping the servers open for current players to enjoy for the remainder of the year.

PAX Prime 2015 Day 1 Recap – ArcheAge, Atlas Reactor, Sword Coast Legends, and More!

By Jason Parker (Ragachak) and Darren Henderson (DizzyPW)

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Hey guys! The buzzword of today is: Insanity! Even without the presence of Riot, Day One of Pax was intense to say the least. We took a sneak peak at some pretty wonderful titles, and met some awesome cosplayers from the beginner to more cosfamous folks like Lindsay Elyse and Missyeru which were an absolute pleasure to meet. As my second Pax event, I’m still stunned I even get to be among such august company but it is nonetheless my pleasure and privilege to share some really amazing upcoming games! There’s way more to come out of this four day event (alas, I will only be attending the first three; day four I fly back to the East Coast), but everyone I have worked with so far has been amazing! Friday is far and away the busiest day but that won’t steal away from the days to come. Without any further ado, let’s get the ball rolling!

Table of Contents

Kabam – Star Wars: Uprising

Wizards of the Coast – Sword Coast Legends

Grey Box – Dreadnought

Trion – ArcheAge

Trion – Atlas Reactor (Newly Revealed!)

Cosplay

Guild Wars 2 Surprises Fans with Heart of Thorns Release Date

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Today Guild Wars 2 celebrates its third anniversary, and to commemorate the occasion ArenaNet is giving fans a surprise gift – the launch date for the highly anticipated expansion, Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. ArenaNet confirmed today that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns will launch on October 23, 2015.

 

ArenaNet is hosting a fan and press conference tomorrow at PAX Prime where studio co-founder and president Mike O’Brien and game director Colin Johanson will deliver news and details that set the stage for the future of Guild Wars 2 and its expansion. Guild Wars 2 fans are eager to see what the studio has billed as an unveiling of all-new challenging group content coming to Heart of Thorns. MMO players everywhere will want to know new information the studio is revealing about its roadmap for the core game.

 

ArenaNet is expecting hundreds of fans to attend the conference, scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. PDT tomorrow, August 29, in the PAX Prime Hydra Theatre at the Grand Hyatt in Seattle. Those not attending the show can tune in to the livestream taking place on both the PAX Prime Twitch stream and the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel at http://www.twitch.tv/guildwars2.