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News - Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Winterfest 2006 Ladder Season Schedule

The playoff schedule for the Winterfest 2006 Ladder Season is available and you can check out the first round match-ups now. The action for our biggest tournament yet (32 guilds) begins at 8:00 a.m. PDT (16:00 GMT) on Saturday, December 16, and successive matches begin over the next four hours. The quarters, semis, and finals will take place on Sunday, December 17. We'll update the brackets frequently over the course of the weekend, so check the Winterfest 2006 Ladder Season page for details.

PvP Primer: Hero Battles & Skill Synergy Part 1 Now that you've had a chance to review the basics of Skill Synergy, the PvP Primer takes you a step further, into the application of such skill interaction in Hero Battles. The first part of this two-part series is offered here. Wednesday's Wallpaper This week you can enjoy another new wallpaper image based on Guild Wars Nightfall concept art. Choose what suits your resolution and ratio, right here.

3,000,000 Sold, Upcoming Features Revealed!

In a press release issued today, ArenaNet and NCsoft announced that more than 3,000,000 copies of Guild Wars have been sold to date. The press release also provides an outline of the upcoming Wintersday Festival and reveals some exciting new features that will be implemented coming over the Holiday season. Get all the news here.

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