ArenaNet™ Offers Extended Free Trial of Guild Wars® 2, Limited-Time Sale

Starting 27th September players can experience award-winning MMORPG free

for seven days and take advantage of lowest price ever

BRIGHTON, UK – 24 SEPTEMBER, 2013: NCSOFT® and ArenaNet, developer of the popular Guild Wars franchise, today announced an extended free trial and sale for Guild Wars 2, its critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), starting 27th September. The offer allows players to experience the game free for seven days, and to purchase it for a limited time at a historically low price.

The free trial period, which is open to all players in North America and Europe, starts Friday, 27th September at 09:01 CEST and ends Friday, 4th October at 08:59 CEST. Players can create the free trial accounts at https://register.guildwars2.com/trial.

ArenaNet is also offering Guild Wars 2 at its lowest prices ever from Friday 27th September at 09:01 CEST to Monday, 7th October at 08:59 CEST. Players will be able to buy the Digital Heroic Edition for €31.99 at https://buy.guildwars2.com. Unlike other games in the genre, no subscription fee is required.

ArenaNet recently celebrated a successful first year for Guild Wars 2, one that saw the game become the fastest-selling MMORPG of all time in Europe and North America through its first nine months, and the developers earn high marks for delivering exciting new content to players every two weeks, a pace unprecedented by Western standards. The most recent content update, Tequatl Rising, went live in the game last week and features an epic boss fight that requires players to work in large groups using creativity, strategy and skill to defeat the encounter.

For more details on Guild Wars 2, visit http://www.guildwars2.com.

About NCSOFT

NCSOFT®, headquartered in Seoul, Korea, is the world’s premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games, including the critically acclaimed Aion®, Blade & Soul®, Lineage®, Guild Wars® and WildStar™ franchises. NCSOFT West is a division of NCSOFT that holds operating responsibilities for North America, Europe, South America and Australia/New Zealand. More information can be found at http://www.ncsoft.com.