Games from the Guild Wars franchise are very popular. In fact, video games publisher NCsoft has released the game in languages such as Russian too. Now NCsoft and ArenaNet have sent word that the Guild Wars franchise has crossed the five million mark in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Mike O’Brien is the co-founder of ArenaNet. He commented, “Reaching the five million mark is extremely gratifying for us at ArenaNet because it shows the hard work and dedication we put into our games has resonated with the fans. We are committed to supporting all of our Guild Wars players, and at the same time, we are very thrilled to work on the game’s evolution. Certainly the future of Guild Wars is as bright as its past and present.”
Taek Jin Kim, Chief Executive Officer, NCsoft says, “Guild Wars is a proven success and has set a new standard for online RPG games with its unique business model and superior playability. ArenaNet is devoted to creating games that enlarge the market and provide great new content to our loyal player base. This success has built a great foundation from which the next generation of Guild Wars games will grow.”
The Guild Wars games have been developed by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft. The series consists of games like the original Guild Wars, Guild Wars Factions, Guild Wars Nightfall as well as Guild Wars: Eye of the North, which was released some time ago. As of now, ArenaNet is working on Guild Wars 2.