Guild Wars 2 News

ArenaNet continues to talk up Guild Wars 2’s upcoming Secrets of the Obscure expansion with another preview blog that dives into the expansion’s new Wizard’s Vault reward system. It’s basically a free battle pass with a few tweaks made to set it apart from conventional content passes. “By directing players to various parts of the game with regularly refreshed challenges [...]

One of the key features arriving in Guild Wars 2 with the release of the Secrets of the Obscure expansion later this month is the new Rift Hunting world event. As part of the event, mysterious rifts will randomly pop up all over Tyria, offering a new challenge and encouraging players to further explore the game world. Each rift can [...]

ArenaNet isn’t exactly being secretive about Guild Wars 2’s upcoming Secrets of the Obscure expansion as they’ve now dropped a new dev blog explaining how the expansion’s new Relic System will work. The new system will feature 40 Core Relics which will be available to all players and an additional 12 Expansion Relics which will exclusively be available to those [...]

It’s time for Guild Wars 2 players to make their way back to the Labyrinthine Cliffs and the Crown Pavilion as the Festival of the Four Winds officially arrives for its annual run. The event will run until August 8th with its usual array of limited-time activities including a treasure hunt, the extremely entertaining Boss Blitz, and the 1v1 Queen’s [...]

Guild Wars 2 has started testing its Secrets of the Obscure expansion, or at least part of it. The expansion’s new Weaponmaster Training system is now live on the beta branch from today until July 2nd, allowing players to put it through its paces and provide invaluable feedback ahead of the expansion’s launch in August. “Weaponmaster training is a Guild [...]

ArenaNet is preparing to shake up the Guild Wars 2 class meta once again with another round of balance changes coming later this month. The studio shares more details on the massive balance pass with the release of the preview patch notes for the update. According to the devs, the goal is to improve the overall gameplay experience for boon [...]

Escape the summer heat and make your way to the frigid Nord capital of Hoelbrak as Guild Wars 2 kicks off its annual Dragon Bash festival. This year’s dragon-bashing celebration features the traditional lineup of mini-games including piñata-smashing, the Dragon Bash Rally, the Dragon Arena, and the extremely popular Hologram Stampede. To keep things fresh, ArenaNet has updated the event’s [...]

ArenaNet has just dropped a mysterious teaser clip hot on the heels of Guild Wars 2’s new What Lies Within episode release, and it’s got the entire community buzzing. Clocking in at a mere 15 seconds, the teaser video hints at “a new threat emerges beginning summer 2023.” There’s really not much to go on except for eerie laughter in [...]

Prepare to embark on a thrilling adventure in Guild Wars 2's upcoming living story chapter, What Lies Within. The update arrives on May 23rd in line with ArenaNet's new quarterly update cadence, and will be the second of two free updates for the End of Dragons expansion. In What Lies Within, players will dive into the treacherous depths of Gyala [...]