Guild Wars 2 Timeline

A unified Guild Wars 2 timeline combining game news, official updates, patch intelligence, events and permission-aware community activity.
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Guild Wars 2 activity timeline

A unified Guild Wars 2 timeline combining game news, official updates, patch intelligence, events and permission-aware community activity.

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Current Guild Wars 2 context

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Announcing Guild Wars Afterlife—Prepurchase Available Now!

Over the past year, the original Guild Wars® has undergone quite a transformation. Galvanized by the support of our incredible community and bolstered by our partnership with 2weeks, Guild Wars Reforged was born. This brought new life to our 21-year-old game, complete with regul…

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Living World Seasons Are Now Included with Guild Wars 2 Expansions

Over the past fourteen years, the story of Guild Wars 2® has been told across six expansions and five Living World™ seasons. While we’re proud of this extensive content library, we’re always looking for ways to improve how new and returning players access our adventures in Tyria…

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Support Team ArenaNet for Extra Life 2026

Join Us to Make Big Change for All Kids Team ArenaNet is preparing for our annual Extra Life event and you’re invited to join us! Extra Life is a fundraising program in support of Children’s Miracle Network: a network of 170 nonprofit children’s hospitals throughout the United S…

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Play the New World vs. World Borderlands Map Beta on November 10

Greetings Gamers! Back in June, we announced that the Guild Wars 2® team was developing the first new borderlands map for World vs. World in over a decade and we’re building it alongside the players who live and breathe it. Our first beta test for the new map begins on November…

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Get Four Weeks of Loot with the Code of Creation Supply Drop!

The last episode of Guild Wars 2®: Visions of Eternity™ has arrived with a magical twist! Follow the commander’s adventure into an all-new update, and see how this riveting story ends. Code of Creation Supply Drop Requisition Get ready for the final showdown in Leyspring Hollows…

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“Code of Creation” Concludes Visions of Eternity on September 15

Greetings, Tyrians! The final chapter of Guild Wars 2®: Visions of Eternity™ drops September 15. Next week, “Code of Creation” will send players into the depths of Castora as they seek to stop Vloxx from achieving his goals throughout six climactic new story chapters. All eyes a…

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The Festival of the Four Winds Is Live Now!

The Festival of the Four Winds, one of Tyria’s beloved summer traditions, is upon us again. Hot-air balloons in each nation’s capital stand ready to whisk visitors away to the Labyrinthine Cliffs to visit the Zephyrites and the Crown Pavilion in Divinity’s Reach, which has flung…

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WvW War Score: Beta 2 Results and What’s Next

Hello, Tyrians! Throughout this year, the Competitive team has been running beta tests to improve how scoring works in World vs. World (WvW). The focus of the betas has been to shift score generation toward tangible player actions like sieging, capturing objectives, and killing…

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Share Your Best Screenshots in the Homestead Design Contest

It’s time to dazzle your fellow Tyrians with displays of homestead creativity—the Homestead Design Contest is upon us! From now through August 6, submit screenshots of your best homestead design (from either homestead map) to our official Discord channel to share with the whole…

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Get Ready—The Guild Wars 2 Community Homestead Contest Launches Next Week!

Join us next week for a celebration of our Guild Wars 2® homesteads! Ever since Homesteads were released with Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds™, we’ve been in awe of the community’s creative constructions. To celebrate that creativity and encourage new designs, we’re holding the Home…

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Play Your Way in Guild Wars 2

With Guild Wars 2® rapidly approaching its 14th anniversary, it’s abundantly clear that there are numerous ways to enjoy the game. For some, the draw is immersing themselves into the lore of Tyria and getting engrossed in the stories of its inhabitants. For others, it’s tackling…

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Sizzling Summer Savings Start Now!

Treat yourself or a friend to a new adventure this summer! Our summer sale features a 30% discount on select expansions, bundles, and more in the Guild Wars 2® store: Expansion 4—Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure™ (Standard & Deluxe Editions) Expansion 3—Guild Wars 2: End of…

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Cross-Play & Portable Tyria: Guild Wars Reforged Is Now Available on Mobile

Starting today, you can play Guild Wars® Reforged on the go! Simply download and play for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play. For the first time, you can explore the same shared world of Tyria with players across PC and mobile devices. Our UI and controls have been re…

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The Future of the Guild Wars Franchise: Our Commitment to Tyria

Yesterday was a huge day for ArenaNet® and our community! We revealed that we are developing Guild Wars 3™ at Summer Game Fest with an announcement trailer. We also published an informative blog covering some exciting new sales both in the game and outside of it to celebrate our…

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Celebrating the Announcement of Guild Wars 3

ArenaNet is developing Guild Wars 3™! It’s an unbelievable feeling to be able to write those words, but it’s true, and we’re finally able to talk about it! In Guild Wars 3, you’ll explore Orr like you’ve never been able to before. You’ll join the Vaelwardens: a guild sworn to pr…

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