• Brighton, England, March 27, 2007 - NCsoft ? Europe and ArenaNet ? today revealed their exciting plans for the future success of your franchise Guild Wars ?. Both companies announced that they have already begun with the development of a continuation of the original Guild Wars series. Guild Wars 2 ? will take the mechanics who did the first Guild Wars one of the most popular online games to create a new persistent world. They have also announced that, like its predecessors, Guild Wars 2 will have no subscription fees. Still no release date confirmed, but expected to ArenaNet Guild Wars Beta Test 2 will be the second half of 2008.

    Meanwhile, studies of ArenaNet are working on the first real expansion for Guild Wars, titled Guild Wars Eye of the North ?. Planned for the second half of 2007, Guild Wars Eye of the North ? will require at least one of the previous Guild Wars campaigns (Prophecies ?, Factions ?, or Nightfall ?) in order to play. This is a title designed for those who already have long played a Guild Wars because its content is directed to the characters already created before.

    “We thought it was very important to reward people who’ve been playing Guild Wars since leaving the first campaign in 2005,” said Jeff Strain, co-founder of ArenaNet. “These players have attended three huge campaigns in less than two years and think it’s time to fill in some details of the created universe and to give more content to the old characters. We are happy to use all our efforts into something that people has long been asking. ”

    Set in huge caves in the land of Tyrian is explored in Guild Wars Prophecies, Guild Wars Eye of the North will have 18 giant multilevel dungeons, 150 new skills for the 10 professions, 10 new heroes, 40 new armor sets including more objects, weapons and titles.

    And for those who have put their sights on Guild Wars 2, Guild Wars Eye of the North released a museum where Monuments accomplishments will be immortalized for all who are then inherited by the characters in Guild Wars 2, allowing them to unlock exclusive extras.

    “We were indebted to all players who have helped us build the Guild Wars saga,” said Strain. “We are delighted to announce these two new products: we want our players to know the exciting future that awaits them.”

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  • We are pleased to announce that we have renewed the House of Xunlai bets. We have completely remodeled the place, voting is now easier, quicker and safer than before.

    You can consult the guide for new features here and then visit the House of Xunlai bets to predict the winners of the tournament in May.

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  • Square Enix has announced plans to launch three new expansion for Final Fantasy XI, entitled A Prophecy Crystalline - Bestowing Ode of Life, A Moogle Kupo d’Etat - Evil and A in Small Doses Shantotto Ascension - Torn The Legend, Her Empire Born.

    Created by Masato Kato, one of the authors of the original plot of the Final Fantasy XI, will be available only through digital download and will include all platforms. The first one will launch in spring 2009 and the following will light a few months apart.

    Six years after its release, Final Fantasy XI still has 500,000 players in Europe, Japan and North America.

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  • Friendware, a distributor in Spain of NCsoft, announced today that beginning Friday a preview of the video game world massive online Guild Wars, which lasted until Sunday afternoon.

    This global event, which begins on the evening of Friday October 29 and concludes on the afternoon of Sunday October 31, will allow players to explore two new game regions, play an international tournament and entered combat in competitive arenas. For the first time players can create new guilds and experience the War of guilds in the vibrant online environments of Guild Wars.

    To participate in the event the World www.guildwars.com players can simply visit and download the game client software, which is approximately 90KB.

    “The World Preview provides a unique opportunity for players to try Guild Wars,” said Jeff Strain, Guild Wars producer and co-founder of ArenaNet. “Inviting players to participate in an event of this scale before the beta gives us the opportunity to show fans what it is wonderful and innovative Guild Wars.”

    Huge battles between guilds, cooperative group combat and single-player missions, players explore a fantasy world and will test their skills against chosen rivals. While Guild Wars offers a vast online world and the opportunity to play with thousands of players from around the world, players will not have to pay any subscription fee once the game on the street, as opposed to other games on - line market.

    The Guild Wars beta period will commence with the first event weekend, from 6 to November 8. These exclusive events will take place the first weekend of every month.

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  • Today went on sale in Japan the album Sanctuary. Includes eleven themes arranged for the soundtrack of Final Fantasy XI, that the May 16, 2009 having served seven years appeared on the PlayStation 2 in the eastern country.

    This is the second album with music arranged FFXI. The songs are performed by the group The Star Onions, whose leader, Naoshi Mizuta, said that these reinterpretations are more nuanced than the first acoustic album.

    On the official site you can hear a taste of the issues before importing.

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