NCsoft� Europe and ArenaNet� announced
today that the prerelease bonus pack for Guild Wars: Eye of the North? is
set to arrive on retailer’s shelves on July 20th and will include a host of
compelling features, including exclusive in-game items and access to the
Guild Wars: Eye of the North Sneak Peek Weekend set for later this summer.
The Guild Wars: Eye of the North prerelease bonus pack will be available
from retailers in North America and Europe as well as at the NCsoft store
at PlayNC.com and via the Official Guild Wars online store.
Guild Wars: Eye of the North is the first ever expansion to the
subscription-free Guild Wars franchise of fantasy online role playing
games, which will be released to the public on August 31, 2007. This
expansion will provide new content accessible to players who have any of
the previously released Guild Wars campaigns (Guild Wars, Guild Wars:
Factions?, or Guild Wars: Nightfall?).
Players who pre-order Guild Wars: Eye of the North will gain access to the
Sneak Peek Weekend, August 24-26, 2007, where they will be able to log into
the game for a first look at Eye of the North. Players will be able to
explore the Far Shiverpeaks region of the world, home of the barbaric Norn.
Everything players obtain during the Sneak Peek Weekend, including items,
XP, Heroes, and loot, will be permanent and available when the expansion
goes live.
The Guild Wars: Eye of the North prerelease bonus pack also comes with
exclusive weapons, including the Glacial Blade, the Hourglass Staff, and
the Darksteel Longbow. These new weapons are based on the winning designs
from the Guild Wars Design-a-Weapon Contest held earlier this year. In
addition, the prerelease bonus pack includes a Guild Wars Trilogy Trial DVD
that provides access to all three of the Guild Wars campaigns for a special
trial promotion lasting 10 hours or 14 days, whichever comes first*.
“We believe this feature-packed prerelease delivers real value to our
players,” said Mike O’Brien, co-founder of ArenaNet. “From past experience,
we expect the Sneak Peek Weekend alone to be hugely popular, and players
won’t want to miss this chance to get a leg-up before the game goes live.”
For more information on the Guild Wars franchise, visit the Guild Wars
website at www.guildwars.com. The award-winning Guild Wars series of
games can be purchased from retailers or downloaded from the PlayNC store
at secure.plaync.com/cgi-bin/Store.pl.