Today I saw a baby bush turkey (thats what they are called in Australia) in out yard. They have similar resemblance to a Black Moa Bird although their neck isnt as quite as long

In a interview at the Eurogamer Expo 2011 Colin Johanson discussed the Is it Evil? test which Arenanet use to gauge if content, items and features whould be free or paid for with micro transactions.

I just love airships in steampunk. Games such as the Final Fantasy series and movies like Howels moving castle have sparked this interest in me. And not only is the idea of ‘advanced steam powered technology set in the Victorian era’ a interesting concept but the fashion is actually, pretty sexy also.

Steampunk is a sub genre of fantasy which has defined the idea of ‘steam powered flying machines’ and there is a tone of proof from the concept art that the Charr have steampunk technology’s and weapons as well as other elements of Steampunk existing in Gw2 including fashion and architecture.

During a Gamescom Q&A ArenaNet writer Ree Soesbee announced that she would be the writing the third book in the between-game book trilogy.

The title of the book will be Sea of Sorrows..

Sylvari week has just wrapped up and we now have some more insight into the mystical and mysteries race.

The Sylvari are such a unknown and unique race and although they are very new to the world of Tyria there is a depth of lore, traits and game mechanics which Arena net spoke about over the week.

There is allot to take in so we have put together a list of ‘quick and interesting’ facts for a good overview. Regardless of if your interested playing as a Sylvari they are a very interesting addition to the game.

This is very exciting news as firstly we will be able to see Sylvari playable for the first time ever and we will learn more about the mysterious Sylvari. Don’t be surprised if the Sylvari turn out different than have currently been as rumors of a Sylvari re-design have been circulating for a good part of the year.

Just a heads up to everyone, Steam is having a massive summer sale and has been slashing prices! In particular there is 33% off all NCSoft products. If your missing a campaign now would be the time to grab it or if you haven’t yet played Guild Wars 1 now would be the perfect time to get into it!

Today Blizzard announced the ‘World of Warcraft Starter Edition’ which lets you reach lvl 20 for free. This replaces what was a 14 day trial where Blizzard hoped to get you hooked and then converted to a monthly subscription.

To us it seems that after all these years using the same model to change now Blizzard must at some level must be feeling some pressure from superior games like Guild wars 2.

A new blog post from designer Jonathan Sharp was posted yesterday on Underwater Combat. Apparently we already have to breathe enough in real life so ArenaNet decided to relieve of us that burden when you take a dive in Guild Wars 2. When you start swimming you have a breathing apparatus equipped automatically so you [...]

Congratulations to community member XII for winning our first ever caption contest! You should be getting your prize of the guild wars book ‘Ghost’s of Ascalon’ shortly. Thanks to everyone who entered and be sure to follow us for my great competitions!

We have put together a selection of cosplay costumes from the Guildwars games. A good selection of characters including Ritualist’s, Dervish, Elementalist’s, Necromancer’s, Warrior’s and Mesmer’s have been selected.