Announcing the Guild Wars 2 Launch Date

[Bella]

Get ready because here it comes!!!!

Original Announcement.

Announcing the Guild Wars 2 Launch Date
BY MIKE O'BRIEN JUNE 28TH, 2012

Earlier this year I told you that 2012 would be the Year of the Dragon, and that the next few betas would help us nail down our actual launch date. Well, after the results of our latest stress test, I’m happy to announce that we’re ready to nail down that date.

Guild Wars 2 will officially launch on Tuesday, August 28th.



This is an incredibly momentous day for the studio and for me personally. This journey began in 2007 when we first announced that we were beginning work onGuild Wars 2 and that you wouldn’t be hearing from us for a while. Then in 2010 we unveiled our manifesto for Guild Wars 2: a living breathing online world that challenges convention, that’s designed for fun instead of grind, and that brings social interaction to a new level in an online world.

Through all the long hours and hard decisions, we were bolstered by the knowledge that we were not in this alone. All along you’ve been there for us, cheering us on, supporting us when we needed it, testing early versions of the game, and above all, giving us your honest feedback every step of the way. Guild Wars 2 is a better game for all of the work that our community has put in.

Now that we’re just two months away from launch, we’ll spend our remaining time optimizing, polishing, and balancing the game, to ensure that we provide you with the best launch-day experience we possibly can.
To this end, I’m excited to announce that our next and final Beta Weekend Event is planned for July 20-22.
These are exciting times; we’re on the cusp of a new era in online roleplaying games, and we’re glad you’re on this journey with us.

We’ll see you in-game.


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We've waited, we've tested and now we know!! See each of you in-game soon!!

Bella

 

[Zosimus]

Thank you Bella! I am very greatful I have you on my staff catching this. I been preparing a beach trip and leaving Saturday so my time has been consumed a bit this week.

I can't wait fo the release but it's good news that it is confirmed!!!

Plus we willl get the 3 day early start for the pre orders.

 

[Bella]

Thank you Bella! I am very greatful I have you on my staff catching this. I been preparing a beach trip and leaving Saturday so my time has been consumed a bit this week.

I can't wait fo the release but it's good news that it is confirmed!!!

Plus we willl get the 3 day early start for the pre orders.

I saw the announcement earlier in the day but, being at work, could do little about it and it was driving me crazy that I couldn't post it for our readers! I guess my June release date prediction was completely off but this is one time I'm happy to be wrong, lol. However, I must point out, that the whole tee shirt theory was something afterall! Those tricksters at Arena Net are something else!!

Bella