The crew at guildwarsinsider.com are giving the community highlights of the NCSoft conference call which ArenaNet was a part of. So far it contains information about a possible console version, larger beta events in the near future, also their internal thoughts on when the game will be launched.

Stay tuned to guildwarsinsider.com as they update the page.

Wartower.de put together a collection of interviews they did with developers of Guild Wars 2 that shows the passion and the intensity of why they love Guild Wars 2. You can really see the passion they all have for the game and from our experience with the game: it shows.

Youtube user wetwillyhip released a Guild Wars 2 trailer stitched together using clips of released game footage he has found online.

With incredible editing and a perfect song this trailer is nothing short of epic. If you weren’t already anticipating the release of Guild Wars 2, you will be now.

This weekend the major gaming news sites received their event invites for Guild Wars 2. ArenaNet will be allowing them to report on what they see and experience in game. What portions of the game they will be shown hasn’t been released but It’s safe to say that most of it the die hard fans have already seen at the major conventions last year. Some limitations will more than likely still apply as the NDA is still in effect. Hopefully new and exciting information will be released to further the drooling us eager fans have, as we try to act patient waiting for the release. It is all an act though as who can truely be patient waiting for this amazing game?

Unfortunately while the invites have gone out the event has yet to start. Luckily the wait for this is short and the event is due to start within a couple weeks. Until then you can head over to youtube and watch some the convention videos of Guild Wars 2 to cure your itch. Maybe it won’t cure the itch but it may satisfy it for a brief time. If anything it is amazing how much of the game has already been shown to the world.

This batch of four screenshots over at Guild Wars Insider gives us a glimpse at some up coming pvp environments. Here we see lush landscapes and snow capped peaks in the distance with the usual red vs blue team colors. This particular zone they state is set to be tested in February. Everyone will be hoping they get a chance at the beta event for pvp carnage. Except there has been no word yet as to how to get into any Beta events.

Guild Wars Insider released nine more of their exclusive exclusive screenshots late last night. These morsels of eye candy show us some pvp combat!  Since we can’t kill people ourselves in Guild Wars 2 yet I suppose these will have to do. For now…

Guild Wars Insider got two new screenshots that show us a little bit of the PVP lobby and some cool looking PVP armor. Follow the link to the GWInsider article to take a look at the rest of the screenshots.

Today, ArenaNet released another blog detailing the lives and habits of the ancient race of Giants called the Jotun. below is a brief look at the detail given in the full blog post.

The jotun (pronounced JŌ-tun) are the last remnants of an ancient society of giants. Once powerful, advanced, and arrogant, they proclaimed themselves rulers of the Shiverpeak Mountains and raised great monuments to themselves on the highest peaks. Their leaders, known as giant-kings, were tremendously powerful beings, as skilled in feats of strength as they were in magic and lore.

And yet, as the jotun defeated all who threatened their control over the mountains, they did not adjust to peace. Convinced that they were the superior race, they became obsessed with the purity of their blood and the number of heroes, warlords, and giant-kings in each lineage. Blood became a reason for taking one mate over another, seizing land, and in time, wiping out other “lesser” tribes. Eventually, the jotun conquered or destroyed all their external enemies, and then the giant-kings turned on each other, each seeking ultimate control. Families waged war upon one another, and brother made war on brother, until the tribes erupted in vicious internal wars for control.

Get to know all about the Jotun race in ArenaNet’s latest blog: The Savage Pride of the Jotun

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This weekend Mike O’Brien, Founder and President of ArenaNet, wrote a Dev Blog giving fans a short look at what to expect from Guild Wars 2 this year. The biggest news is of the opening of the beta program to more and more people.

We recently finished our first closed beta test, and we’re now ready to hold progressively larger events. In February we’ll invite select press to participate in beta testing, and in March and April we’ll aggressively ramp up the size of our beta test events so that many of you will have a chance to participate. And of course, this all leads to the release of Guild Wars 2 later this year.

Good news that Guild Wars 2 is on track for a release later this year. You can read Mr. O’Brien’s full remarks by following this link.

Congratulations to Arena Net as they take the prize of Voodoo Extreme’s Most Anticipated Game of 2012. Runners up included Diablo 3, DOTA 2, Mechwarrior Online and Firefall.

We here at Guild Wars 2 Junkies believe that Guild Wars 2 will be a smashing success. We can’t wait for it to be released!

Mechanics

Weapons
A mesmer can use a variety of magical, ranged, and melee weapons, including:

Main Hand: Sword, Scepter
Off Hand: Focus, Pistol, Sword, Torch
Two-Handed: Staff, Greatsword
Confused Condition
The mesmer introduces a new condition to our set called confusion. An enemy with confusion on them takes damage each time they activate a skill. This condition stacks in intensity, so the more confusion an enemy has, the greater the damage.

Shattering
The mesmer has special abilities that can shatter illusions. Shattering will destroy all illusions and create a secondary effect. There are four different shatter skills:

Mind Wrack—Destroys your illusions and does damage to opponents near them.
Cry of Frustration—Destroys your illusions and gives the confused condition to nearby foes.
Diversion—Destroys your illusions and stuns nearby foes.
Reflection—Destroys your illusions and places a barrier around the mesmer, which reflects enemy projectiles.