The official Guild Wars website has been updated with nine new screenshots from Guild Wars: Factions, the upcoming add-on for ArenaNet's online action RPG. Thanks Voodoo Extreme.

Also previewed by GameCloud today is the Factions addon for Guild Wars, which people were able to check out this past weekend. The article offers impressions of playing with the new Assassin and Ritualist characters.

GameSpot has posted a preview of Guild Wars: Factions, the upcoming addon for ArenaNet's online role playing game. A Global Free-For-All PvP Weekend Event which includes a Factions preview is currently underway for the game, check GuildWars.com for more information.

GameSpy has an article format Guild Wars: Factions interview, offering an overview of the Guild Wars expansion while talking to ArenaNet's Jeff Strain about its features.

A new Gaming Steve podcast is up, this time offering an interview with Jeff Strain of ArenaNet. Strain talks about the Guild Wars: Factions expansion and other things related to MMO games.

NCSoft today officially announced Guild Wars: Factions, a new update to ArenaNet's online action RPG. Factions will add new regions, professions, skills, missions, and monsters to the game, while also offering enhanced guild features and new options for cooperative and PvP play. People will be able to preview Factions (due in the second quarter of this year) during the Global Free-for-All PvP Weekend, which will take place January 20 - 22.

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. Another feature available during the Guild Wars: Factions Global Free-for-All PvP Weekend is Observer Mode, where players who aren’t participating in a battle can view the proceedings and check out the strategies and tactics used by top-ranked guilds as they fight for supremacy.

The blog of CGW editor Ryan Scott has been updated, offering the cover of the latest issue which includes information about the second Guild Wars chapter called Factions. It will offer new skills, two new professions, new Eastern-themed continent, faction based PvP combat and more. Thanks Guild Wars Slovenija.

As noted on the Guild Wars website, a new update is now available for ArenaNet's online action RPG. The update offers the Observer Mode, which allows players to watch "top-ranked guilds battle it out in the Tombs and in rated guild matches". The upcoming Guild Wars Regional Playoffs and World Championship will be broadcast through the system as well. To prevent cheating, there is a 15 minute delay between what happens in the game and what you see in the observer mode.

The official Guild Wars website has word that a new patch is now available for this online action RPG. There are a ton of balancing changes, as well as updates to ladders and matchmaking, and skill monitor and UI improvements.

GameSpot has a new Guild Wars Q&A posted tonight. ArenaNet's Gaile Gray talks about the upcoming second chapter update for the game.

NCSoft sends along a press release announcing that ArenaNet's Guild Wars has sold over one million copies since the game launched late April in North America and Europe. NCSoft is launching the online action RPG in Japan and Taiwan soon.

As noted on the official website, the Sorrow's Furnace update for Guild Wars is now streaming to clients everywhere. Furnace includes 17 new quests, 4 new cinematics and several new monsters all accessible in two new regions added to the game.

New at IGN is this Sorrow's Furnace Q&A, asking world designer Jess Lebow about this addition to the Guild Wars world. Includes some more new screenshots.

IGN has a new preview of Sorrow's Furnace, taking another look at the newest Guild Wars update. Article includes several new screenshots.

The Guild Wars website has been updated with an update forecast, mentioning that the free Sorrow's Furnace update is coming this week (the 7th), which will include a number of economic and balance changes. With these changes "Many things will become significantly easier to acquire, including skill points and skills. But the gold cost of learning a skill from a trainer will be somewhat more expensive for most players" so it is suggested you invest unspent Skill Points prior to the upgrade.

IGN has posted another Guild Wars Q&A, this time talking to James Phinney who is the lead game designer. Phinney talks about tournament season, upcoming features, unlocking skills, unbeatable skill builds and more.

Guild Wars Multiplayer Weekend Interview is an IGN chat with Isaiah Cartwright, who is the "Skill Balance Game Designer" at ArenaNet. Questions are about the upcoming Chapter 2 update.

ArenaNet has released a new Guild Wars movie, showing off the upcoming summer update Sorrow's Furnace which is being released for free soon. Thanks Guild Wars Slovenija.

There's a State of the Game update on the official Guild Wars website, with ArenaNet's James Phinney talking about what they are working on. Look for additional content for ascended roleplaying characters, an increase in the rate of item unlocking and skill acquisition, PvP adjustements and an Observer Mode. Thanks Guild Wars Slovenija.

The official Guild Wars website has been updated, offering a changelog for the most recent streaming patch for ArenaNet's online action RPG. The update offers improved faction rewards, improved henchmen movement AI, interface changes, and crash bug fixes among many other things.