Guild Wars had some brilliant qualities and Guild Wars 2 looks to improve upon that foundation, as well as look twice as gorgeous. I know many of you have been hanging out for word of beta access for quite some time, so I'm please to let you know that beta sign-ups are now open! But they're only open for a short 48 hour period, so get in quick...

I've spent the last three weeks getting married, going on a honeymoon, diving The Great Barrier Reef and getting The Bends. It seems a lot went on while I was gone, but rather than spam your RSS, Twitter and Facebook feeds with a dozen new articles, I thought a summary of those stories would be best, prior to business as usual.

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