Guild Wars Factions Global Free-for-All PvP Weekend

The  will take place from January 20th through January 22nd, 2006. It is open to everyone, including people who don't own a copy of Guild Wars; ArenaNet is distributing public access keys via the Guild Wars website.

Excerpt from the press release: ''The event will enable players to experience two new professions being introduced in the campaign, the Assassin and the Ritualist. Participants will also be able to try out a number of the skills added to Guild Wars: Factions, including some of the deadly skills of the Assassin and the arcane spells of the spiritual Ritualist. They will also be able to get familiar with the new PvP continent, Battle Isles. Battle Isles will introduce players to new PvP experiences, new and expanded arenas, new quests, and a new explorable area as well.''