This
Guild Wars Press Release has details on the next chapter in Guild Wars,
which will go by the recently revealed title Nightfall (
story).
Here's word on the add-on, and plans for a PvP event at the end of this month:
July 18, 2006 (BELLEVUE, WA) — ArenaNet®, developer of the world's
leading subscription-free online roleplaying games Guild Wars® and Guild Wars
FactionsTM, and NCsoft® Corporation, the world's leading developer and publisher
of online computer games, announce today the title of the next game in the
award-winning franchise, Guild Wars NightfallTM. Further, Guild Wars Nightfall
has entered the beta testing stage and Guild Wars players worldwide are invited
to participate in an exclusive, first-look player-versus-player (PVP) event,
July 28 — 30, 2006.
During the PVP Preview Event, both Guild Wars and Guild Wars Factions® players
will get a first look at Guild Wars Nightfall, and will be able to try out the
two new professions being introduced in the game; the Dervish, a scythe-wielding
holy warrior, and the Paragon, guardian angel of the Elonian people. In addition
to testing out the new professions and arenas, players will also be able to
compete for items that will be exchangeable for a variety of rewards throughout
the weekend event.
The Guild Wars Nightfall PVP Preview event will kick off on Friday, July 28 at
12:01am PDT and will continue through Sunday, July 30 at 11:59pm PST.