massively.com - 2/17/2009
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How can you delay a game that never had a set release date to begin with? This is the logic ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien pointed out in a recent open letter to Guild Wars 2 fans. Speculation about the 'delay' began late last week when ArenaNet's parent company, NCsoft, released their Q4 2008 ...
guildwars.com - 2/17/2009
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guildwars.com —
Recent events have caused some speculation regarding the
Guild Wars 2 release date. Get the official answer...
from ArenaNet studio head and Guild Wars 2 executive producer Mike O'Brien.
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A Letter to Our Fans
killtenrats.com - 2/13/2009
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killtenrats.com —
NCSoft released their quarterly earnings report for the
last quarter of 2008 today. The company’s sales and...
profits seem to be on the upswing, but the bad news is that according to the product lineup, we will not be getting Guild Wars 2 until ...
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Guild Wars 2: 2010-2011
commonsensegamer.com - 2/18/2009
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commonsensegamer.com —
…yeah. There seems to be a bit of
confusion regarding the recent “delay” for Guild Wars 2….the...
fact that there isn’t one: There have been some published rumors over the past few days about Guild Wars 2 delays, and ...
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Guild Wars 2: Ummmm….
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Guild Wars 2: Ummmm….
The Common Sense Gamer —
…yeah. There seems to be a bit of confusion regarding the recent “delay” for Guild Wars 2….the fact that there isn’t one:
There have been some published rumors over the past few days about Guild Wars 2 delays, and I’m writing you today to set the record straight.
You’ve all seen announcements about restructuring at NCsoft West, and it’s natural to wonder whether that restructuring impacts ArenaNet’s Guild Wars 2 development. In fact, the reason NCsoft West is restructuring itself is so that ...
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