Hey again, folks. This week we've got less reading and more watching for you to partake of. I've heard the internet likes that!
On Tuesday, the press embargo was lifted from discussion of the Heart of Thorns demos ArenaNet ran in Seattle and Brighton. There's a ton of content out there, and ANet themselves have provided a list of it all here if you want to find one outlet in particular. I've selected a couple of videos that I found more encompassing, and they're below. They'll also be streaming floor demos on their Twitch page throughout PAX East.
Full PvE Demo w/ Game Audio - MMORPG.com
- Notice that the personal story's "talking heads" cutscenes have been replaced with in-world dialogue (plus emotes and lip-synch). Scripted speech bubbles!
Full Stronghold Match Walkthrough - AspectGG / Blu
Developer Interview - Jebro
- We have a confirmation that the Stronghold gametype will come to the vanilla game to avoid splitting the PvP community. Presumably, this means that the new WvW Borderlands will follow.
The one bit of big official news this week concerns closed beta distribution. Taken verbatim from their blog, beta invites will be sent to "active players and loyal customers who are also subscribed to the Guild Wars 2 newsletter." Whatever that specifically entails, you can register for the newsletter on this page. It's notable that there's no NDA covering these tests, so if any GB duders manage to get their hands on a key I'm expecting a post or two out of 'em!
See y'all next Saturday!
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