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Guild Wars might be getting a spinoff. Here’s what we know

Three characters, including two humanoid bears, holding spears in Guild Wars 2.
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Guild Wars 2 is one of the most well-known, free to play MMOs on the market. The game has remained active and popular for more than a decade after launch, and it even managed to go toe-to-toe with World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV and survive. Now, a spinoff might be on the way that could tide fans over until Guild Wars 3.

Per PCGamesN, it was first spotted on SteamDB, a website that provides detailed statistics on everything Steam-related. Today, the application received its name: Lion’s Arch: GuildWars Arena (Private Playtest). Now, hold on; before you go rushing off to download the app, you should know that it’s been hidden from public view for now. You won’t be able to find it on Steam.

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PCGamesN dug even deeper into Steam’s end user license agreements to search for more information and discovered an agreement that specifically mentions NCSoft Co.

Guild Wars 2 player in End of Dragons.
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And that’s it for details. We don’t know much about what the game might hold, but we can draw a few conclusions with the information we do have. Lion’s Arch is a city in the kingdom of Kryta, and there have long been rumors of a collectible card game for Guild Wars 2. It’s possible that this new title is the much-anticipated card game, but it could also be something more action-focused. It’s even possible that this could be a MOBA, although that’s unlikely.

NCSoft is having an excellent run at the moment. Between the continued success of Guild Wars 2 and the recently-launched Throne and Liberty, the developer is hitting homerun after homerun. Another game in a beloved IP is just the thing to build up even more hype, especially if NCSoft plans to release Guild Wars 3 anytime soon (please?)

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