Guild Wars Sells Six Millionth Unit
Just days after expanding onto Valve's Steam platform, NCsoft announces that its Guild Wars franchise has moved over six million units. As Guild Wars celebrates its fourth birthday on April 28, developer ArenaNet has released a major update that brings new quest content and some much-appreciated extra storage options. Also, in-game birthday shindigs will crop up on the 28th.
Since its release onto Steam, Guild Wars Trilogy, which is the most up-to-date and inclusive package of the various Guild Wars campaigns and content, has sold very well - as of this writing it is ranked as Steam's third best-selling game.
Now where's my Guild Wars 2 already?
Guild Wars Surpasses Six Million Units Sold
NCsoft and ArenaNet Mark Four-Year Anniversary of Genre-Defining Game with Major Milestone and New Game Content
SEATTLE, Washington - April 24, 2009 - NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), and ArenaNet®, a wholly owned subsidiary of NCsoft and the acclaimed developer of Guild Wars®, today announced that on the cusp of its fourth anniversary, the Guild Wars franchise has exceeded six million units sold. Guild Wars is the award-winning and genre-defining series that is one of the most popular and successful online role-playing games in the industry.
To commemorate these milestones, ArenaNet has just released a major content update, including new quest content and extra storage options. Additional in-game birthday festivities will be available starting on April 28th, the official anniversary of the game. For more information on the fourth anniversary updates, go to http://www.guildwars.com/community/news.
"We are humbled by how gamers have responded to Guild Wars over the past four years, and we are proud that the game and its community have helped to continually shape, define, and expand the genre," said ArenaNet studio head Mike O'Brien. "Our subscription-free business model has proven to be a big hit with gamers, bringing an enormous and diverse online community to the game."
Guild Wars is one of the most successful PC gaming franchises of all time. Since its release in 2005, it has received numerous awards for its innovative design, world-class art direction and robust content streaming engine. ArenaNet continues to support the game's thriving community with regular in-game events, updates, and community activities.
The Guild Wars universe contains three campaigns and an expansion pack: Guild Wars, Guild Wars Factions®, Guild Wars Nightfall®, and Guild Wars: Eye of the North®. Last fall, NCsoft released Guild Wars Trilogy that combines all three campaigns with additional bonus items.
For more news on the Guild Wars franchise, go to http://us.ncsoft.com/en/news/ or http://us.ncsoft.com/en/news/press-releases. For more information on the game, visit the Guild Wars website at http://www.guildwars.com. The award-winning Guild Wars franchise, including the recently released Guild Wars Trilogy, can be purchased from retailers or downloaded from the NCsoft Store at https://secure.ncsoft.com/cgi-bin/Store.pl.
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Posted to Video Games on 24 April 2009
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I'm still trying to find time to play the first one... the sequel surely wouldn't help my motivation. But it's inevitable, I guess. x3
Right? Guild Wars does have some long-ass campaigns. Even slower if you like to play solo. Factions moves a lot more quickly than the other two, if you're looking to level up to 20 and explore the Eye of the North expansion.