{"id":1974759,"date":"2026-06-05T21:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974759"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:56:10","slug":"guild-wars-3-announced-at-summer-game-fest-beta-releasing-in-fall-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974759","title":{"rendered":"Guild Wars 3 announced at Summer Game Fest, beta releasing in Fall 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/guild-wars-3\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Guild Wars 3<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Guild Wars 3 announced at Summer Game Fest, beta releasing in Fall 2027<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Quite the Charr-mer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/guild-wars-3.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Guild Wars 3 characters standing on cliff.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"guild-wars-3.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>ArenaNet<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-05T21:56:10+00:00\">June 5, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"9f5cf91b-fc78-424c-b6e8-0d4a3145d875\" data-name=\"Guild Wars 3\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Guild Wars 3\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Guild Wars 3\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\" title=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\"><br \/>\n  Follow Guild Wars 3<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Guild Wars 3 has been announced at Summer Game Fest. It will be playable through a beta come fall 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The MMORPG will be an &#8220;evolution&#8221; of the MMO genre, according to ArenaNet&#8217;s CEO Colin Johanson who spoke a few words on stage. The trailer itself shows some open world navigation, with a character running up a a sheer cliff face.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Guild Wars 3 World Premiere Trailer and Interview | Summer Game Fest 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MeVkQ1NEO7I?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MeVkQ1NEO7I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Guild Wars 3 World Premiere Trailer and Interview | Summer Game Fest 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Guild Wars 3 reveal trailer. I cannot believe its real!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MeVkQ1NEO7I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Developed by ArenaNet, the game is a sequel to the beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/guild-wars-2\">Guild Wars 2<\/a>, which remains a popular online game roughly 14 years after its release.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s described as having comabt that will &#8220;usher in an entirely new type of MMO experience&#8221;, with movement powered by momentum. It seems like it could be a major deviation from the typical MMORPG affair Guild Wars 2 is, but that&#8217;s not a huge surprise considering how much of a leap Guild Wars 2 was away from the original Guild Wars.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The game has been long speculated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hopes-around-the-unannounced-guild-wars-3-reignite-thanks-to-a-new-job-listing-posted-by-arenanet\">due to a string of hirings at ArenaNet<\/a>, all for unnamed, unannounced projects. In addition, ArenaNet has been pumping a lot more money into marketing, having released a trailer for the current Guild Wars 2 expansion at a major game showcase, and putting out an excellent Guild Wars documentary.<\/p>\n<p>This is quite the bombshell reveal, it&#8217;s safe to say. You can wishlist Guild Wars 3 now, and sign up for a newsletter on the Guild Wars 3 website.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Guild Wars 3 has been announced at Summer Game Fest. It will be playable through a beta come fall 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The MMORPG will be an &#8220;evolution&#8221; of the MMO genre, according to ArenaNet&#8217;s CEO Colin Johanson who spoke a few words on stage. The trailer itself shows some open world navigation, with a character running up a a sheer cliff face.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Guild Wars 3 World Premiere Trailer and Interview | Summer Game Fest 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MeVkQ1NEO7I?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MeVkQ1NEO7I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Guild Wars 3 World Premiere Trailer and Interview | Summer Game Fest 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Guild Wars 3 reveal trailer. I cannot believe its real!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MeVkQ1NEO7I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Developed by ArenaNet, the game is a sequel to the beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/guild-wars-2\">Guild Wars 2<\/a>, which remains a popular online game roughly 14 years after its release.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s described as having comabt that will &#8220;usher in an entirely new type of MMO experience&#8221;, with movement powered by momentum. It seems like it could be a major deviation from the typical MMORPG affair Guild Wars 2 is, but that&#8217;s not a huge surprise considering how much of a leap Guild Wars 2 was away from the original Guild Wars.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The game has been long speculated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hopes-around-the-unannounced-guild-wars-3-reignite-thanks-to-a-new-job-listing-posted-by-arenanet\">due to a string of hirings at ArenaNet<\/a>, all for unnamed, unannounced projects. In addition, ArenaNet has been pumping a lot more money into marketing, having released a trailer for the current Guild Wars 2 expansion at a major game showcase, and putting out an excellent Guild Wars documentary.<\/p>\n<p>This is quite the bombshell reveal, it&#8217;s safe to say. You can wishlist Guild Wars 3 now, and sign up for a newsletter on the Guild Wars 3 website.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Guild Wars 3 Guild Wars 3 announced at Summer Game Fest, beta releasing in Fall 2027 Quite the Charr-mer. Image credit: ArenaNet News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on June 5, 2026 Follow Guild Wars 3 Guild Wars 3 has been announced at Summer Game Fest. 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