Guild Wars 3 announced, Steam page live now

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ArenaNet teased earlier this week that something Guild Wars related would be at the Summer Game Fest showcase. Naturally, we wondered if it could be Guild Wars 3, but fans of the MMO series tried not to get their hopes up.

Turns out high hopes were justified: It is Guild Wars 3! There's even a Steam page up now.

ArenaNet tells us that Guild Wars 3 is set over a thousand years before the events of Guild Wars, and takes place in the Tyrian region of Orr, "a vast wilderness frontier imbued with the world's magic."

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The trailer doesn't show much that you could call gameplay, but it does illustrate a core aspect of the MMO: Each player will have a Seeker, a spirit which serves "as a connection to the spirits of Orr and a mount that will carry them on their journeys through the game's open world."

Guild Wars 3's movement system is particularly emphasized on the Steam page: "Run, slide, leap, and bound across Orr with a one-of-a-kind movement system that transfers your momentum between modes of travel, providing a free-form joy of movement through a world alive with adventure."

Guild Wars 3 will release on PC as well as PlayStation 5, marking the series' first console release. The combat system has been "designed from the outset to feel great on both a controller and keyboard," ArenaNet says.

No release date has been announced, but a beta is planned for fall 2027.

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