Guild Wars 2 has been a long anticipated game for nearly five years. Since the announcement of Guild Wars 2 in 2007, gamers of Guild Wars have been earning titles, reading blogs, and learning the new combat system; all in preparation for the release of GW2. Areananet, the creators of the game, have no released an official date, but, many sources point the release of this highly anticipated game to this very year, 2012.

After the release of the final profession, the mesmer, Areananet posted news about the progress of GW2. The first reported news stated that GW2 was now exiting the alpha stage and began to move into the beta stage. Areananet also stated that the beta stage would take far less time to complete, and that the game will be released shortly after the beta. No real word of date yet, but it gave fans a sense of hope that the game will be released within the year.

On January 23rd, 2012, Areananet made an announcement that made the Chinese New Year even more exciting. Areananet announced that they will be doing private beta testing in the month of January, February and March. Once March hits, there will be a transition from private beta to public beta. Public beta will take place in March and April. Public beta will be weekend events that Guild Wars players can participate in. These beta events will allow players to access a set area, not the whole game. This means that players will be fed parts of the game, on weekends. As mentioned early, this beta will last until April, meaning Guild Wars 2 may be released either in the Summer, Fall or Winter of 2012. Raising high hopes for fans everywhere.