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News – Wednesday, April 26, 2006
News on Collector's Edition We have great news about availability of the Guild Wars Factions Collector's Edition! As you may know, some stores are reporting a shortage of the Collector's Edition. In truth, it appears that we underestimated the demand and manufactured too few copies. In order to correct this shortage, we are currently producing additional copies of the CE. These copies have an anticipated ship date of June 30th. We sincerely thank the Guild Wars community for its incredible support of Factions, and look forward to seeing you in the game soon! Factions to Offer Special Extended Head Start Event As a special surprise "thank you" gift to Guild Wars fans for their support of the Guild Wars Factions Pre-order, we offer an opportunity to play Factions during a new Extended Head Start Event! This event will be open to those who already have enabled a Factions Pre-order access key, and those who do so before the planned end of the Head Start Event (11:59 p.m. PDT on April 28th or 6:59 GMT on April 29th). The Extended Head Start Event will pick up where the initial event ends, and will run for an additional three days. The Extended Head Start Event will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT on May 1 (6:59 GMT May 2).

Guild Wars Factions Ships

Today’s joint press release from ArenaNet and NCsoft announces the shipping of Guild Wars Factions to retail stores and online outlets worldwide. You can get the news in our [guildwars.com's] Press Section, or on this direct link.

Shiro's Betrayal

Download a new desktop this week that captures a dramatic moment from the Guild Wars Factions cinematic. Locate this new wallpaper in the Gallery, or via this direct link.