Guild Wars: GDC Rumor Mill: Annual Expansion and New Game Announced

The Game Developer's Conference Rumor Mill is alive and kicking. In an unconfirmed report, The Inquirer has published an announcement by NC Soft that Guild Wars will expand once more.The article indicated that the expansion would be titled "Eye of the North" and, if true, will be released sometime in Q3 2007::

Eye of the North brings a conclusion what happened in Tyria after Guild Wars: Prophecies ended, and as such - is 100% oriented towards games with characters of maximum level. We know GW gamers want the numbers, so here they are: 18 new multi-level dungeons, 40 new armour sets, 10 new Heroes and massive 150 new skills, out of which 50 belong only to PvE (Player versus Enviroment).

The Rumor Mill also indicated that Guild Wars 2 would be released sometime in the next 2-3 years (2009-2010):

On the other hand, there are Guild Wars 2. This is a full sequel and will be released in 2009-10 timeframe, with a public beta being released sometime next year. This game will be set several hundred years after GW: Prophecies and Eye of the North, but the main drool factor will be zone-wide events (read, open war in DaoC and Alterac Valley style), combined with refined control system, oriented for action and ease of use. Playable races include Humans, Charr, Norns, Asurians and Sylvarians. Level cap is set, but it is not known at the time, while characters will now progress through the game in a more sensitive way.

The graphics engine will be brought up to date with latest graphics developments in 2009-10, so you can expect a game engine which will offer unrivalled graphics features in world of MMOs.

Sounds like a great next couple of years!