It's Official: Guild Wars 3 Has Finally Been Confirmed

It's Official: Guild Wars 3 Has Finally Been Confirmed

From GameRant (Written by James Ratcliff) on | OpenCritic

ArenaNet pulled the curtain back on Guild Wars 3, its latest MMORPG project, which will launch over a decade after Guild Wars 2. The upcoming Guild Wars title will be a prequel to the first game, and will mark the console debut of the Guild Wars series alongside the PC release.

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During the 2026 Summer Game Fest livestream, ArenaNet confirmed that Guild Wars 3 is finally on the way. Guild Wars 3 will launch its first beta tests in the fall of 2027 on PC via Steam and a standalone ArenaNet client, alongside the PS5 version. ArenaNet gave players a look at the environment of Guild Wars 3 via a new trailer. According to ArenaNet, Guild Wars 3 takes place 1,000 years before the events of the first Guild Wars game, as players assume the role of a Vaelwarden in Tyria's magical Orr region. The Vaelwardens are members of a guild tasked with defending the lands of Orr. As a Vaelwarden, players will be able to call upon Vael spirits to help them, with a spirit...