The endless online battle of Guild Wars is about to spill over the borders of the MMO genre. Having only just announced Guild Wars 3 earlier this month, ArenaNet and its parent NC has revealed that it's also taking the series into an entirely new genre, through an official Guild Wars card game called Mistbound.
Mistbound is licensed by ArenaNet and developed by NC with the involvement of bilibili—the Chinese equivalent of YouTube.
"We felt it was time to give Guild Wars fans a new way to play together, inspired by the card game roots of the franchise, where they could compete in a competitive PvP arena in a CCG game space," said ArenaNet studio head Colin Johanson in a statement. "Having all those experiences they love of the characters and creatures and the sounds of the world of Tyria brought to life in CCG."
By "card game roots" Johanson is referring to the fact that Guild Wars was inspired by Magic: The Gathering, specifically in how character attributes can be modified to create bespoke builds. Mistbound'...
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