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Global Release Date for Guild Wars Factions Announced
March 10, 2006 (BELLEVUE, WA): ArenaNet® , developer of the
award-winning online roleplaying game Guild Wars®, and NCsoft®
Corporation, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online
computer games, announce today the release date of Guild Wars
Factions™, the hotly anticipated second game release from the
critically acclaimed studio. Guild Wars Factions will be available in
stores worldwide April 28, 2006.
Guild Wars Factions takes place on the Asian-inspired continent of
Cantha, where new and existing Guild Wars players join an epic quest to
defeat an ancient evil and save a war-torn empire. Roleplaying and
competitive player-versus-player gamers alike will be able to join
together in guild alliances to take control of territory and determine
the fate of Cantha. New scored challenge missions and strategic
competitive missions allow players to test their roleplaying prowess
and earn the right for their alliance to take control of cities, towns
and outposts. Large-scale alliance battles pit teams from opposing
factions against each other in a struggle to conquer new territory and
redraw the battle lines across the continent of Cantha. New elite
missions allow the most skilled players exclusive access to areas
designed to be the ultimate cooperative challenge.
“Guild Wars Factions is an exceptional game that invites players to
immerse themselves in a truly epic adventure unlike any they have
seen,” says Patrick Wyatt, a co-founder of ArenaNet. “The four new
mission types create a unique experience that will engage both the
roleplaying and competitive gamer in cooperative conquest of
territories and strategic battles. Set against the landscapes of the
visually stunning, Asian-themed continent of Cantha, and with two new
characters to choose from - Assassin and Ritualist - Guild Wars
Factions will redefine the online RPG experience.”
New players will join the more than one million gamers already playing
Guild Wars worldwide, and existing players will have a new continent
and storyline to explore within the universe of Guild Wars, the
ground-breaking online roleplaying game that took the gaming world by
storm in 2005 with its innovative design, depth of play and
no-subscription-fee model. While Guild Wars Factions is a standalone
product that does not require Guild Wars to play, gamers with Guild
Wars accounts who purchase Guild Wars Factions will be able to play in
both campaigns with their existing characters and even gain extra
character slots.
For gamers who can’t wait until April 28 to get their hands on a copy
of Guild Wars Factions, ArenaNet is hosting a massive beta test event
in which all existing Guild Wars players and their friends are invited
to delve into the experiences awaiting them in Cantha. For those who
want to be the first to enjoy all that Guild Wars Factions has to
offer, a limited edition pre-order package is currently available at
retail stores throughout North America. This pre-order pack includes an
access key to the Factions Preview Event (FPE) on March 24, and also
provides access to Guild Wars Factions twenty-four hours before the
street date, exclusive in-game items for each of the game’s new
professions, a “friend-key” that gives access to the FPE for friends
without an existing Guild Wars account, a limited trial of Guild Wars
(original Prophecies campaign) for a friend, a tactical guide, a quick
reference card, and a CD that includes concept art, wallpapers, and
in-game trailers.
For more information, please visit www.guildwars.com.
About ArenaNet
ArenaNet, located in Bellevue, Washington, is a wholly owned subsidiary
of NCsoft Corporation. ArenaNet has built a state-of-the-art,
interactive game network and develops premier multiplayer online games
for dedicated game players. ArenaNet’s first title, Guild Wars, is a
global online roleplaying game that allows gamers to play with anyone,
anytime and anywhere in the world. Its highly-anticipated follow up,
Guild Wars Factions, will be released spring 2006. More information
about ArenaNet can be found at www.arena.net.
About NCsoft Corporation
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, NCsoft Corporation is the world’s
leading developer and publisher of online games. Founded in 1997,
NCsoft is home to Lineage®, the world’s most successful online
roleplaying game. NCsoft has joint venture offices located in Japan,
Taiwan, and China, as well as branches in North America and the United
Kingdom. In fiscal year 2005, NCsoft posted revenues of KRW (Korean
Won) 338 billion or approximately US$346 million. More information
about NCsoft can be found at www.plaync.com.
NCsoft, the interlocking NC logo, PlayNC, Guild Wars, Guild Wars
Factions, Factions, ArenaNet, Lineage and all associated logos and
designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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