Guild Wars: Wintersday Festival a HUGE Success

According to PlayNC.com, players participating in the Wintersday Festival from December 20, 2006 through January 11, 2007 played over 20 MILLION HOURS of Guild Wars! Yes, that's 20,000,000 hours.

The annual Guild Wars® Wintersday Festival kicked off on December 20, 2006, drawing new and existing players into the game in record-breaking numbers. Players racked up more than 20 million hours of gameplay during the Wintersday Festival alone as they participated in holiday-themed quests, festive events, competitive snowball fights and received unique Wintersday gifts. This year's Wintersday Festival was the fifth major holiday festival to be celebrated in Guild Wars, the hugely popular online roleplaying game developed by ArenaNet® and published by NCsoft® Corporation, the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games.

Thanks to GW Online for the lead.