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Why I hate fun | Opinion
ArenaNet's John Hopson has spent a career applying "fun scores" to games -- here's why the practice needs to change
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ArenaNet co-founder leaves to start new studio
Mike O'Brien departs Guild Wars developer to "make small games again"
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ArenaNet bracing for layoffs
Update: Layoffs confirmed to have occurred today as part of organization restructuring
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ArenaNet pulls plug on in-game transactions for Guild Wars 2 players in Belgium
UPDATE: MMO developer joins growing list of games companies forced to take action in Belgium over recent loot box ruling
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Writing the video games of the future
ArenaNet narrative designers Aaron Linde and Alex Kain discuss VR, and what they see as the future of interactive storytelling
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Playing the long game with Guild Wars 2 storytelling
Narrative designers Alex Kain and Aaron Linde discuss the challenges and advantages of longform storytelling in an MMO
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ArenaNet "promised me that I wouldn't have to check my identity at the door"
Fired writer says Guild Wars studio has damaged its reputation, but ArenaNet maintains that Jessica Price "attacked" community over a "perceived slight"
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ArenaNet sends all the wrong messages
Guild Wars 2 studio terminating employees after backlash discourages fan interaction, encourages player outrage
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ArenaNet cuts ties with Guild Wars 2 writers after Twitter spat
UPDATE: "We are committed to fostering open, constructive dialogue with our community" reads ArenaNet statement
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Ubisoft's Jason VandenBerghe joins ArenaNet
VandenBerghe steps up from creative director roles to become director of design at the Guild Wars studio
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Game industry coming around on story - Hoyer
ArenaNet narrative head says growing budgets have publishers understanding the need to get players invested
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Subscription-free Guild Wars 2 coming to China
"Guild Wars 2 China will be synchronised with the worldwide version of the game"
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Guild Wars 2 marketed more like HBO or Netflix than Call of Duty
On the game's one-year anniversary, [a]list daily speaks to ArenaNet's global marketing head about the game's success
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Guild Wars 2 gets seven live dev teams
Lead designer Colin Johanson details development structure going forward
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Guild Wars 2 sells 2 million
NCsoft's subscription-free MMO passes milestone two weeks after launch
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Thousands of Guild Wars 2 passwords hacked
Update: Stolen passwords and email addresses used to access unspecified accounts
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Critical Consensus: Guild Wars 2
ArenaNet delivers the most compelling MMO in years, and a strong argument for the death of the monthly subscription
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ArenaNet boss: None of us are sleeping very much
Mike O'Brien on the Guild Wars 2 launch, competing with free-to-play and Reddit
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ArenaNet signs deal to take Guild Wars 2 to China
Forms partnership with KongZhong Corporation in one of the biggest licensing deals for a Western game in China
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Guild Wars 2 crosses 1 million in sales prior to launch
ArenaNet's pre-purchase HeadStart program pays off
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ArenaNet: Have subs MMOs been ridden to death?
"For all we know there is a type of game out there that will continue to benefit from a subscription model, I've just not heard of it yet"
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ArenaNet: Where there's profit, someone will cheat to get it
Studio president Mike O'Brien explains how Guild Wars 2's microtransaction system hopes to avoid bots and hacking
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Guild Wars 2 pre-purchased by "hundreds of thousands"
As ArenaNet ramps up its beta program, the developer is seeing "huge demand" for the game
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Guild Wars 2 digital sales closed at ArenaNet
The developer ceases digital sales of its upcoming MMO to ensure a smooth launch