Guild Wars Nightfall



Guild Wars Nightfall (Campaign Three) is an upcoming stand-alone product ("Campaign") of the Guild Wars game series, a follow-up of Guild Wars Factions (Campaign Two).

Theme and Storyline
From the Press Release on the Prerelease Bonus Pack:


 * Guild Wars Nightfall takes place on the continent of Elona, Land of the Golden Sun. It is a nation comprised of three great provinces; The island province of Istan is the home of a vibrant people who live among the monuments of an ancient empire. The military province of Kourna, under the command of its great leader, Warmarshal Varesh, hugs the shores of the mighty river Elon. And in the rugged lands to the north, the Princes of Vabbi rule from their opulent citadels. Elona is a land of wealth and power, protected by its champions, the Order of the Sunspears. In Guild Wars Nightfall, Elona has fallen under the shadow of an evil, outcast god. Against the encroaching desolation of an infernal realm, the people of Elona will need more than a hero to save them, they will need a hero to lead them ... for nightfall is at hand.

Features
Only features that are officially announced by ArenaNet will be posted here!


 * 2 new Professions:
 * Dervish - "a scythe-wielding holy warrior"
 * Paragon - "guardian angel of the Elonian people"

Release Date
A release date has not been officially announced.

Only dates that are officially announced by ArenaNet will be posted here!

However, for estimation of the release date, the following facts may be of help:
 * According to Jeff Strain Campaign III has been in development since November 2005 (source) and the development time for each campaign is roughly 1 year.
 * ArenaNet has stated that the plan is to release two campaigns per year, released on staggered six month cycles. Factions (campaign 2) was released April 28, 2006.
 * The Guild Wars Nightfall Prerelease Bonus Pack is expected to hit store shelves on September 15.

Events

 * July 28 – 30, 2006 - Guild Wars Nightfall PvP Preview Event

From official sites

 * Press Release on the Prerelease Bonus Pack (August 1, 2006)
 * Guild Wars Nightfall PvP Preview Event coverage:
 * Preview event info from the official Korean website (in Korean), with new images of Paragon and Dervish
 * Preview event info from the official Japanese website (in Japanese) (Note: Previously unreleased new images of Dervish and Paragon have been replaced with old images.)''
 * Preview event info from the official Korean website (in Korean), including logo and images
 * Official Logo, high-res, from the Korean website
 * GuildWars.com: Press: Releases: July 18, 2006

From other sites

 * Gamespot - Preview with focus on the two new professions (July 18, 2006)
 * Adrenaline Vault - Interview with Jeff Strain, mostly about Factions, just a minor note confirming the North-African look of C3 (June 13, 2006)
 * E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo 2006 coverage:
 * Tom's Hardware Guide
 * 1UP.com "Guild Wars Keeps Expanding"
 * IGN Guild Wars Campaign 3
 * GameSpy Guild Wars -- Campaign 3
 * GW C3 (some coments)
 * Guild Wars C3 concept art  (7th on page)
 * EXE Guild Wars C3 observations (just a glance)
 * Chapter 3 to be shown at E3 (April 10, 2006)
 * Confirmation of Chapter 3 on TVG (February 24, 2006)
 * Q&A with Jeff Strain on gamesindustry.biz (February 24, 2006)