NCsoft and ArenaNet have sent word that the first ever expansion to the subscription-free Guild Wars will be launched on August 31, 2007. Called as Guild Wars: Eye of the North, the expansion to the fantasy online role-playing game will offer new content to gamers who have both the expansions and any one of the three previously released Guild Wars campaigns.
About Guild Wars Eye of the North:
- The story behind Guild Wars: Eye of the North follows up on events told in the original Guild Wars campaign, and is set in previously uncharted areas of the continent of Tyria. The expansion contains a host of new features that will appeal directly to veteran Guild Wars players, including 18 large, multi-level dungeons, 150 new skills across all ten Guild Wars professions, ten new Heroes, 40 new armor sets, and more items, weapons, and titles. Additionally, through the innovative Hall of Monuments, Guild Wars: Eye of the North creates a path for players to carry the legacy of their characters into the upcoming Guild Wars 2. The Hall of Monuments will allow gamers to conserve their accomplishments and titles from Guild Wars, Factions, and Nightfall, which can then be claimed in Guild Wars 2.
Jeff Strain, Co-founder of ArenaNet explains, “Guild Wars has one of the most committed and loyal player bases I have ever seen, and Guild Wars: Eye of the North is our way of delivering prized content to veteran players and creating a link to the future of Guild Wars.”
Guild Wars: Eye of the North will come with a price tag of £24.99 (approx. Rs. 2050) in the United Kingdom and €34.99 (approx. Rs. 1,925) in Europe. More than 3.5 million units of Guild Wars franchise have been sold since 2005 and is one of the most popular online role-playing games of all time.