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'Guild Wars Factions' Hits Two Million Mark

For: Game Invasion

NCsoft Europe has announced that the Guild Wars franchise has sold more than two million units worldwide to date.

When the first installment in this award-winning series launched in April 2005, it revolutionised online gaming and went straight to the top of the charts in countries all over the world. Not one to sit on its laurels, ArenaNet's follow-up ?? the highly-anticipated 'Guild Wars Factions,' released April 28, 2006 ?? was the number one game in both North America and Europe for the month of May.

'Guild Wars' and 'Guild Wars Factions' are global online role-playing games in which players immerse themselves in a rich fantasy world, build personalised characters, compete in head-to-head battles with players from around the world and find adventure in missions and quests. In the game that has captivated millions of players, more than 7000 guilds worldwide are currently competing in the 'Guild Wars Factions' tournament season, the finalists of which will be flown to Leipzig, Germany in August to compete for more than $100,000 in cash and prizes.