Thursday 23 February, 2006 Screenshot of the Week
This week’s Guild Wars Factions screenshot is of combat in the Nahpui Quarters, part of the urban region of Cantha. Find the screenshot on this link.
Thursday 23 February, 2006 Press Release
Following up on the Guild Wars World Championship, today’s press release from ArenaNet and NCsoft announces the winner of the GWWC and provides information on the next tournament, the Guild Wars Factions World Championship. The Last Pride was crowned world champion on February 19th, and the next opportunity for a Guild Wars guild to start the climb towards a similar rank kicks off on March 7th, with the start of the Guild Wars Factions championship season. Find the details on the GWWC here and read about the Guild Wars Factions World Championship in today’s press release, with details provided on this page as well.
Wednesday 22 February, 2006 Weekly Wallpaper
We have a new Guild Wars Factions desktop image on offer today. Created from concept art, the image reveals part of the Canthan landscape called The Undercity. You’ll find the wallpaper in your choice of sizes on this link.
Wednesday 22 February, 2006 New Factions Gameplay Trailer
The first Guild Wars Factions Gameplay Trailer is available for you to download today, from our Gallery. The movie shows combat in various areas of Cantha. You can download your own copy here.
Tuesday 21 February, 2006 Guild of the Week #37
Ectos and Shards is a North American guild that was formed just a few months ago, but which has already earned the respect of other GvG-focused guilds. EnS is currently 21st on the Guild Wars Ladder, and you can read about them, and their tips and strategies, here.
Monday 20 February, 2006 Factions Preview Presented
You’ll find a new preview of Guild Wars Factions over on Gamespot. The subject is environments, and the article offers screenshots and descriptions of areas such as the Emperor’s Palace, the Jade Sea, and the Petrified Forest. Find the preview here.
Monday 20 February, 2006 The Last Pride Wins Taipei Challenge
The Last Pride, newly-crowned Guild Wars World Champions, played the winner of the Taiwan Regional Playoffs in the Taipei Challenge, which took place on the final day of the Guild Wars event. The Taiwan Regional Playoff Champion is a Hong Kong guild called Mission Impossible, already a fixture on the Guild Wars Ladder. The Last Pride claimed victory in the Taipei Challenge, but not without an impressive fight by the Taiwan Regional Winners. Congratulations to The Last Pride and to the Taiwan Regional Champion for a fine challenge match!
Saturday 18 February, 2006 Last Pride Wins Guild Wars World Championship!
The second match between defending champion War Machine and top rated guild EvIL began with EvIL having the home field advantage, and their selecting Warrior Isle for the map. War Machine split, sending one force with the Guild Thief out the side door up to EvIL’s back door. EvIL split, too, and attacked the back door of War Machine’s base. At 1:10, War Machine was already all the way up inside EvIL’s base, working on NPCs. At 1:20 they took down one Archer. At 1:35 they took down a second.
Saturday 18 February, 2006 Last Pride Wins Game #1 in Finals
The 1st game of the Guild Wars World Championship started with The Last Pride (EvIL) challenging the Korean Regional Champion, War Machine (WM). The map for the first game took place on the Frozen Isle map. At the start of the game, both teams pushed towards the Flag Stand. War Machine immediately did its normal 4 and 4 split, but EvIL’s entire team pushed towards the flags.
Saturday 18 February, 2006 Taiwan vs. Hong Kong in Exhibition Match
Teams from Taiwan and Hong Kong met in an exhibition match on stage at the Taipei Game Show. Both teams ran an IWAY build. Both teams headed directly to the center and there was an extended period of fighting, after which Hong Kong took the advantage.
