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Following in the marketing footsteps of many massively multiplayer
online games, Guild
Wars: Eye of the North will feature a special "prerelease
bonus pack" that provides incentives for players to preorder the latest
expansion of Guild Wars
from their nearest retailer. Along with in-game items, the prerelease
pack will also give purchasers access to the "sneak peek weekend" that
is set for August 24-26, 2007. To provide you with the most thorough
information possible, Ten Ton Hammer has picked up the official press
release and four screenshots of GW:EN for you to peruse.
Enjoy!
Eye of the North Prerelease Bonus Pack to Hit
Shelves July 20th
July 17th, 2007 - 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
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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
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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.”
New Guild
Wars: Eye of the North Screenshots:
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