ArenaNet announces today is the launch day for The Origins of Madness, the new update for Guild Wars 2, their MMORPG sequel. The Guild Wars 2 website has a trailer from last week showing off the new content, and here's word:

NCSOFT® and ArenaNet™, developer of the acclaimed Guild Wars franchise, has released “Origins of Madness,” the first Guild Wars 2 living world update of 2014. Beginning today, players will match wits and take up arms against the schemes of arch-villain Scarlet Briar, experiencing in-game events that promise massive battles and shocking revelations.

In “Origins of Madness” Guild Wars 2 players begin the battles that set the stage for the war to come with Scarlet. The diabolical genius has done everything in her power to tear Tyria apart with her mysterious plans and armies of minions. Now, players will begin to face Scarlet head-on, starting with massive fights on multiple fronts against two different but equally deadly threats.