Last updated on February 4, 2026
ArenaNet hasn’t formally unveiled Guild Wars 3 up to this date. No trailer. No teaser page. No date. Just silence on the marketing front.
The sequel chatter persists for one reason: a 2024 shareholder meeting. Reporting at the time said NCSoft leadership referenced ArenaNet working on Guild Wars 3 while discussing the franchise. It wasn’t a reveal, and it didn’t come with details—but it was specific enough that the community has treated it as the closest thing to confirmation ever since.
What we actually know right now
Here’s the clean version, without the forum fog:
NCSoft’s shareholder meeting is where the sequel talk really picked up steam. Acting chairman Park Byeong-moo, speaking for CEO Kim Taek-jin, referred to ArenaNet “working on” Guild Wars 3, without offering anything beyond that one line.
So far, ArenaNet hasn’t put anything on record. No reveal post, no official page, and nothing resembling a rollout.
This isn’t a “series on ice” situation. Guild Wars 2 is still getting supported and the original game has had fresh updates as well, which keeps the whole IP feeling very much alive.
Why 2026 feels like a holding pattern
If you expected a fast reveal after that 2024 comment, the last stretch has probably felt uneventful. But a quiet period doesn’t automatically kill the idea—MMO projects can sit in early development for a long time while the current game keeps shipping content.
Meanwhile, Guild Wars 2 hasn’t looked like a game being wound down. It’s still getting meaningful updates, which suggests ArenaNet is keeping the current MMO on track even if something else is happening in the background.
The franchise is still active
One of the more interesting signals, at least for the health of the brand, is that ArenaNet has continued to touch older parts of the franchise. In late January 2026, PC Gamer covered a notable update for the original Guild Wars, including a new “Ironman” style mode and other improvements. That doesn’t confirm anything about a sequel, but it does show the IP is not being treated as a relic.
What to watch next
If Guild Wars 3 is real and moving forward, the next “hard” signs usually look like this:
- Hiring patterns that clearly match a new MMO project
- Engine or tooling confirmations from credible sources
- NCSoft earnings language shifting from vague to specific
- The first controlled tease from ArenaNet itself, even a logo reveal
As things stand, ArenaNet hasn’t announced anything, and the 2024 shareholder line remains the main reason the rumors won’t go away.
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