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Guild Wars 2‘s narrative team took a leaf out of Elden Ring‘s book with the massively multiplayer online role-playing game’s upcoming expansion, Secrets of the Obscure.In an interview with TRG, Guild Wars 2 narrative director Bobby Stein and narrative lead Indigo Boock spoke on the significance of the conclusion of the Dragon Cycle storyline. “This is kind of a metaphor for us as a studio,” explained Boock.

Guild Wars 2, the fantasy MMO is receiving DirectX11 support to help plan for the game’s future.As outlined in a blog post on the Guild Wars 2 website (and spotted by Eurogamer),  DirectX11 support is being added to “help the game continue to look beautiful over time”.  Testing for DirectX11 support will begin with an open beta starting next Tuesday (September 21).As explained by James Fulop, senior engine programmer for Guild Wars 2, DirectX11 “offers some modern technology options that aren’t available in DirectX9”, and implementing DirectX11 support “is the first step toward being able to do more shiny things” in Guild Wars 2.Fulop also adds that ArenaNet has chosen to use DirectX11 instead of more modern upgrades like DirectX12 or

Guild Wars 2 is getting a bunch of new elite specialisations in the upcoming End of Dragons expansion – here’s our first look at the Guardian’s new spec.ArenaNet has unveiled our first look at the Willbender – the Guardian’s new elite specialisation in Guild Wars 2.“A willbender’s bladework is unmatched,” says the video’s description. “Wielding a sword in their off-hand gives them extra opportunities for ruthless cuts.”Introduced as part of the upcoming End of Dragons expansion, the Willbender looks to up the damage of Guardian’s with the addition of another blade.

ArenaNet will stream an in-depth look at Guild Wars 2’s latest expansion, End Of Dragons, later today.The Guild Wars 2: End Of Dragons in-depth live stream is going live tonight, Tuesday, July 27 at 4pm BST, 8am PDT, 11am EDT. For those in Australia, this will be on July 28 at 1am AEST.The stream will feature a 45-minute pre-show hosted by ArenaNet partner BirdOfChess, before a fifteen-minute countdown.

ArenaNet has announced that the next Guild Wars 2 expansion, End Of Dragons, has been delayed until early 2022.Guild Wars franchise lead and ArenaNet director John Taylor announced that Guild Wars 2: End Of Dragons will have its release date delayed from late 2021 to early 2022.“As expansion development has progressed and the real-world challenges of the past year and a half have changed the way we live and work, it’s become clear that we need a little more time to deliver our creative vision for Cantha” Taylor said.Despite the delay, fans can still expect to see a preview of the expansion later in July, as Taylor reminded fans to “tune in on July 27 for the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons First Look livestream.”Later in the post, updates to