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For a limited time, buy any iGuild Wars/i campaign via PlayNC.com or the iGuild Wars/i in-game store, and get a second campaign for half-off! This is your chance to catch up on any iGuild Wars/i campaigns you might have missed, and to access to the golem hero M.O.X. (who is only available to players with all three campaigns active on their accounts). Check out the a href=http://guildwars.com/holiday_promotion/full details/a and complete your campaign collection today!

Interested in a behind-the-scenes peek at the creative storytelling process that brought you iGuild Wars/i (and is currently hard at work bringing you iGuild Wars 2/i)? Surf on over to Ten Ton Hammers a href=http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49163exclusive interview/a with ArenaNet Writing Team Lead a href=http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Bobby_SteinBobby Stein/a. Bobby has a wealth of experience as a gaming industry writer, and hes up to his elbows in the intimate details of the iGuild Wars/i storyline. Hes also got strong opinions about the right way to develop and present a great story, and hes not shy about sharing them. a href=http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49163Check it out/a today!

a href=http://www.mmoportal.com/MMO Portal/a has put together its 3rd annual one-of-a-kind calendar, featuring autographed artwork from the hottest released and upcoming MMOs—including Guild Wars! As always, 100% of the proceeds go directly to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital to help in the fight for childrens lives.br/br/

Head over to a href=http://www.mmocalendar.com/http://www.mmocalendar.com/a and order yours today!

In October tournament news, bWe Want Cookies [NOW] /bdefeated bThe Cape Is A Lie [Trim]/b to become the new champions. For Hero Battles, Mays second place competitor bVi Ru/b edged out bScoutmaster Sihoe/b to claim the winners seat for October. We extend our congratulations to all competitors! You can find this months skill usage charts, GvG results, and 1v1 results a href=http://guildwars.com/competitive/tournament2008/octoberhere/a. br/br/

We will be updating the tonic in the Zaishen Chest today. To find out the tonic flavor for November, check the a href=http://guildwars.com/competitive/tournament2008/zaishencalendar/default.phpZaishen Rewards Calendar/a.br/br/

For those who have placed their bets in the Xunlai Tournament House, tournament reward points will NOT be distributed at this time. Instead, points will be available after the November 13th live update.

If youve recently purchased a iGuild Wars/i game card, welcome! If you havent already, please activate your account at a href=http://www.plaync.com/gamecardPlayNC.com/a. To download the iGuild Wars/i client, click a href=http://www.guildwars.com/support/downloadclient/here/a.

Were proud to announce the a href=http://guildwars.com/events/contests/halloween2008winners/a of our annual iGuild Wars/i Halloween Art Contest! It wasnt an easy choice—we received a ton of great submissions in a wide range of creative media, from ink and paint illustrations to photographs of homemade costumes to pumpkin sculptures—but in the end we narrowed the list down to these ten talented individuals. Congratulations to our prize-winning finalists, and on behalf of the iGuild Wars/i Team and Mad King Thorn, thanks to everyone who participated. Happy Halloween!

Halloween is coming, and Mad King Thorn is back to spread his own malevolent brand of lunatic fun with ten days of mayhem. Decorations go up on October 23 and the ghoul-apalooza begins the next day. Find all the gory details on this years a href=http://guildwars.com/events/ingame/halloween2008Halloween event page/a.

See developers share their stories and behind-the-scenes secrets from
years of iGuild Wars/i development. The Three Years of iGuild Wars/i panel
from PAX is now available for download a href=http://www.guildwars.com/events/tradeshows/pax2008/discussionpanel.phphere/a, or streaming on a href=http://www.youtube.com/arenanetofficial YouTube/a .

Continuing the European trend of winners, bWhats Going On [sup]/b placed eighth in the Swiss rounds but placed first in single elimination, defeating bThe Cape Is A Lie [Trim]/b in the final round. In Hero Battles, The bLucky Pig/b skillfully took first place, defeating bSquirrel/b in the final round. Congratulations to all September guilds and players! Skill usage charts, GvG results, and 1v1 results a href=http://guildwars.com/competitive/tournament2008/septemberare here/a. br /br /

Also, we are adding September prediction points to the Xunlai Agent and updating the tonic in the Zaishen Chest. If you made September predictions in the Xunlai Tournament House, check your neighborhood Xunlai Agent to claim your Tournament Reward Points.br /br /

To find out the tonic flavor for October, check the a href=http://guildwars.com/competitive/tournament2008/zaishencalendar/default.phpZaishen Rewards Calendar/a.

We could scare you with our ghoulish puns, but well let Mad King Thorn take care of that. In the meantime, were accepting submissions for the 2008 iGuild Wars/i Halloween Art Contest. Weve got fantastic prizes for the top winners, and well showcase their creations right here on the official website. You have until October 27th to get your entry in to us, so a href=http://guildwars.com/events/contests/halloween2008/get cracking/a!