Since the start of this year the web has been filled with requests and speculations regarding the release of Guild Wars 2. The action packed MMO has been in development since 2007 and since then has gathered a massive fan following.
Yesterday NCsoft (Publisher) and ArenaNet (Developer) finally announced that Guild Wars 2 will officially launch on Tuesday, August 28th of this year simultaneously in North America and Europe for the PC.
Fall could be a very dangerous time for Guild Wars 2. World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Mists of Pandaria is going to be out soon and we all know how Blizzard has kept most of the MMO market under it’s thumb. However, seeing the response ArenaNet got from their earlier beta events, it can be said that Guild Wars 2 just might keep it’s head high.
The MMO has landed on top of every “Most anticipated MMO” list and after playing the beta I personally have to congratulate ArenaNet on doing a fine job. The world they have created looks achingly beautiful and the game mechanics are easy to grasp. In addition the the game is a one time buy only with no monthly subscription cost.
The official announcement of the release date also mentioned that the next two months are going to be spent in further polishing and optimizing the game. ArenaNet is trying it’s best for a smooth launch and in doing so has announced one last beta weekend event which is planned for July 20-22.
So will 2012 really be the Year of the Dragon? We’ll know in two months time.