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Guild Wars 2 has been confirmed for a 2012 release date by ArenaNet Founder and President, Mike O’Brien. Unfortunately he didn’t specify a month nor he did he go into specifics regarding the game’s price. Here’s what he did say, “We recently finished our first closed beta test, and we’re now ready to hold progressively larger events. In February we’ll invite select press to participate in beta testing, and in March and April we’ll aggressively ramp up the size of our beta test events so that many of you will have a chance to participate. And of course, this all leads to the release of Guild Wars 2 later this year.”
Magic FTW!
Guild Wars 2 may be an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) but unlike other MMOs on the block, it will not levy a monthly subscription fee, just like its predecessor. You’ll still have to be connected to the internet at all times but no subscription fee is a huge bonus in our opinion. If that aspect of the game has perked your interest, you could try and get into the beta that should kick off sometime this year. Stay tuned to their official blog for more details.
Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.