Guild Wars Gets Its First Major Update in Nearly 20 Years

ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars Afterlife, a major update for Guild Wars that marks the first significant gameplay addition to the game in nearly 20 years. The project is being developed with co-development studio 2Weeks, which is working alongside ArenaNet on the update.

A gap that long is unusual for a live game. Most online RPGs keep players engaged with regular patches, seasonal events, and smaller content drops, so a substantial gameplay update arriving after such a long stretch is likely to draw attention from longtime players and from people who have not logged in for years.

The announcement is brief, and the details available here do not cover every system or change the update will include. Players who want to know what Afterlife adds, when it arrives, and how it will be delivered should wait for official information from ArenaNet and 2Weeks.