Guild Wars players have been anxiously awaiting this large skill balance for a long time, but many weren't expecting this much of a change. Not only have many key skills been buffed, but the nerfing of Ursan Blessing has finally happened. Plus, Guild versus Guild battles have been drastically changed. As with any gameplay changes, there are those who love it, and those who hate it.
The Guild Wars franchise - consisting of Guild Wars, Guild Wars Factions, Guild Wars Nightfall, and Guild Wars: Eye of the North - has reached the 5 million units sold mark in Europe, North America, and Asia. The first game was released in '05, so the 5mil mark was reached within three years.
Most MMO players know the story of IGE and Affinity Media by now, (the owners of WoWhead, Allakhazam, Thottbot and WoWinterface), and their relationship. A really interesting article popped up on Radar Online today which highlights some of the dodgy characters that are involved in the Affinity Media business which had claimed to have no involvement with IGE. Brock Pierce who is an advisor and a board member of Affinity Media, is highlighted in the above article and I have to say there's some pretty unsavoury stuff here pointing at child abuse. This has been brought up before regarding Brock Pierce who has apparently denied charges but there are filed legal cases which he has tried to settle.
Issue 1 of MMOZine is out, and it includes a free Guild Wars pet for every reader, plus a chance to win a unique World of Warcraft mount, as well as previews, reviews and tutorials.
The Xbox 360 version of BioShock has topped the latest Swedish multiformat sale chart, which is otherwise dominated by PC games. The next five games on the chart are all PC titles - including the PC version of BioShock, listed at number 6. Interestingly, not a single Wii game is in the top 20 spots on the multiformat chart.
Guild Wars: Eye of the North, the first expansion for the Guild Wars franchise has officially gone live. The popular subscription-free title has been around for a few years now and this new expansion has loads of new material...
NCsoft Europe and ArenaNet announced today that the prerelease bonus pack for Guild Wars: Eye of the North is set to arrive on retailer's shelves on July 20th and will include a host of compelling features, including exclusive in-game items and access to the Guild Wars: Eye of the North Sneak Peek Weekend set for later this summer.
NCsoft today revealed its line up for the E3 Media & Business Summit July 11-13 in Santa Monica where the company will provide a preview of several of the most anticipated online games coming out in 2007 and 2008.