ArenaNet announces Guild Wars 3, teases new type of MMO experience

ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars 3 and published a Steam page. Guild Wars 3 game director and ArenaNet studio head Colin Johanson said, "The MMORPG genre has millions of players worldwide eager for new, modern experiences, and the opportunity to harness that excitement is immense." He added the studio aims "to push MMORPGs forward, to create an online game world that feels believable, rewarding, responsive, and innovative while at the same time respecting players’ time and providing a positive, supportive space to build community and enjoy new stories in our universe." The studio says Guild Wars 3 is set over a thousand years before the events of Guild Wars, taking place in the Tyrian region of Orr, "a vast wilderness frontier imbued with the world's magic." Speaking on-stage at Summer Game Fest for Guild Wars 3's reveal, Johanson said the prequel-threequel will "usher in an entirely new type of MMO experience." The reveal trailer offers little in the way of gameplay but highlights a core feature: each player will have a Seeker, a sp

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