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Community News - October 2, 2008
- Are you in need of a new Guild Wars challenge? If you've got the skills, if you've got the creativity, if you've got a decent Internet connection, then enter the Plush Gwen's Build the Best Blog Contest at Photics.com. The best blog built before the launch of Guild Wars 2 or 21 December 2010, 12:21 AM EST (whichever comes first) could win a custom made plush Gwen doll. See Photics.com for details.
- The Photics folding@home team, which is made up of mostly Guild Wars players, is nearing the 3,000 mark. The team is in the top 2.2% of all folding teams. The folding@home team number is 60254. Other Guild Wars players are invited to join the team. By using your computer's down time, you can help scientific researchers better understand protein folding, which may help lead to cures for deadly diseases. For more information, please visit Photics.com.
- Healbot Comics have rebuilt and revamped their website and galleries.
- Guild Wars Vault has published a guide to the Mehtani Keys for players who are finding themselves a little short on coin.
- MMO Fury announced the winner of their contest, "The Top 5 Reasons You Play Guild Wars."
- Blade Radio is hosting two events this October. The first is an interview with Yt Cracker on October 4. They will also be hosting Nights of the Minipets from October 30 to November 1, during which they will give away over 300+ Miniatures. A complete list of Miniatures available during this event will be available from Blade Radio.
- The LaZy Nation Alliance will host their Oktoberfest 2008 event on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 4:00 PM EST. Join LaZy for in-game festivities including drinking, quizzes, a costume contest, and other activities, where you can compete for in-game prizes. For more information, check out their event page on theGuild Wars Wiki.
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Community News - July 25, 2008
- NUKM Radio hosts its first ever Monthly Automated Tournament post wrap-up show this Sunday July 27. Hosting this show is all time favorite Joe Hostile, NUKM radio veteran DJ Evil, and Rebel Rising's very own Three Pounds. Be sure to tune in to hear about all the exciting drama surrounding the highly anticipated July Monthly this weekend! Along with the tournament discussion, NUKM will also feature a special one-on-one interview with a renowned PvP competitor, as well as other fun general discussion and guild drama. For more information visit www.nukmradio.com.
- There are many things that make the Guild Wars franchise such a great experience and now MMOFury is giving players the opportunity to tell everyone their top 5 favorite things about Guild Wars with a chance to come away with a Logitech Precision PC Gaming Headset. Head on over to MMOFury to get all the details.
- Fansite Update: We would like to welcome two communities as listed Fansites, the Danish community, Guild Wars in Denmark, and the primarily Serbian-speaking community Guild Wars ExYu. Congratulations to both!
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Community News - July 18, 2008
- During the Wintersday in July weekend, Daniel Frozenwind and Blade Radio are holding "Winterfest: The Battle" on July 19 and 20. During the event, you can support your favorite deity, Grenth or Dwayna, for a variety of in-game prizes to be awarded by Daniel Frozenwind. Blade Radio will be awarding players real-life prizes, including graphics cards, digital cameras, AMD CPUs, and more! For more information, see the event page here.
- A member of the Presearing Community, Silhouette Eyes, is hosting the "Survivor: Pre-Searing" competition. This is your chance to outwit, outplay, and outlast the rest. Get placed on a tribe, compete in weekly photo challenges, win weekly prizes, plus have a shot at winning the grand prize and the title of Soul Survivor! The competition promises jaw-dropping twists and shocking surprises to keep you on your toes the entire time. Applications are open from June 24 to August 5. For more information head over to the "Survivor: Pre-Searing" forum thread.
- Guild Wars Vault has recently published an editorial comparing Guild Wars to subscription-based MMOGs.
- The Photics.com Guild Wars Video Guides for the Nightfall Bonus missions (1-15) are now available at a higher resolution. Previously, they were 320 x 240. Now they're 640 x 480 - that's double the size! To view them, head over to Photics.com.
- Scions of Loki is a group journal which uses the setting of the Guild Wars campaigns and chronicles the adventures of the House Scarabae, a family of Necromancers.
- Fansite Update: Congratulations to the Italian language Guild Wars fansite, The Black Fire! They have been added to the roster as a Listed Fansite.
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Community News - June 27, 2008
- As announced last week, Guild Wars Guru, in conjunction with OnlineGamingRadio.com, is hosting the GvG Challenge 2008 on July 12. Participants, even players who make accurate predictions, can win over $10,000 in prizes! For details and rules, visit the official tournament page.
- Starting in July, the KISS alliance and Prepare to Burn are hosting the Guild Wars Olympics, where players can win prizes for competing in a variety of in-game events. For more information go to their event wiki page.
- Blade Radio is hosting a Fissure of Woe event on June 27, where one player will win a full set of Fissure of Woe armor materials. Tune in and win!
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Community News - June 10, 2008
- If you're interested in community events, we now offer Community News in its own RSS feed. To get updates from this feed, add it to your RSS reader.
- [DRGN], along with BladeRadio and major alliances such as KISS, is hosting Pink Day in LA in support of breast cancer awareness. This event will take place on June 14 and will be held in the International Districts of Lion's Arch. For more information on this event, please visit their website.
- Photics.com has released episode #48 of Lost In Ascalon, which you can check out here.
- [DVDF] is currently accepting entries for their "Guild Wars 'Dingbat' Contest", which ends on June 25. The contest, primarily focused on creative, lighthearted fun, lets contestants cut loose with clever interpretations of Guild Wars items, skills, weapons, or anything in the game, through the use of images. For more information, please see the threads on Guild Wars Guru and Guild Wars Online.
- Fansite Update: Congratulations to the Guild Wars Romanian Community and the Spanish GuildWiki – both have just been recognized as Listed Fansites and added to the Guild Wars Fansite roster!
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