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News – Monday, January 23, 2006
Fun Event Ongoing

With the Guild Wars Ladder reset last week, we kicked off a special ladder event. The event will end at 8:00 p.m. GMT on February 28, 2006, and the top Guild Wars Ladder team will be recognized with a special in-game reward. The official 2007 World Championship seasons will start on March 1, 2006. We'll have full tournament rules prior to the start of the season.

GWWC Final Brackets Set

The brackets for the final games of the Guild Wars World Championship have been set. The action will start on February 17th, and culminate in the final match for the crown of Guild Wars World Champion on February 18th. Find out who's facing whom on the chart below.

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Guild Wars Factions Screenshots

We're pleased to present our first official website release of Guild Wars Factions screenshots. In today's images, you will see lovely vistas and intense combat scenes from within Cantha, the continent that awaits you in Factions. Enjoy the screenshots, and look for more each week as the launch date approaches!

Factions Event a Big Success

The Guild Wars Team wants to thank the hundreds of thousands of gamers who joined us this past weekend for our Guild Wars Factions Global Free-For-All PvP Weekend Event. We hope that you had a good time getting familiar with the Battle Isles, and that you enjoyed the sneak peek at Guild Wars Factions, which will be released in Spring 2006. We look forward to seeing you at our next event!