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ArenaNet, LLC is an American video game developer and subsidiary of NCSoft, founded in 2000 by Mike O'Brien, Patrick Wyatt and Jeff Strain and located in Bellevue, Washington. They are most notable as developers of the online role-playing game series Guild Wars.

Key facts

Company.name
ArenaNet, LLC
Company.type
Subsidiary
Company.location
Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Company.key_people
Colin Johanson (Studio Director)
Company.industry
Video games
Company.products
Guild Wars PropheciesGuild Wars FactionsGuild Wars NightfallGuild Wars: Eye of the NorthGuild Wars 2''Rytlock's Critter RampageGuild Wars 2: Heart of ThornsGuild Wars 2: Path of FireGuild Wars 2: End of DragonsGuild Wars 2: Secrets of the ObscureGuild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds''
Company.num_employees
322 (2023)
Company.parent
NCSoft

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Titles
  • ''Guild Wars''
  • ''Guild Wars: Prophecies''
  • ''Guild Wars: Factions''
  • ''Guild Wars: Nightfall''
  • ''Guild Wars: Eye of the North''
  • ''Guild Wars: Beyond''
  • ''Guild Wars 2''
  • ''Guild Wars 2: Living World Seasons 1 and 2''
  • ''Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns and Season 3''
  • ''Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire and Season 4''
  • ''Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga''
  • ''Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons''
  • ''Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure''
  • ''Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds''
  • ''Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity''
  • References
  • External links

ArenaNet, LLC is an American video game developer and subsidiary of NCSoft, founded in 2000 by Mike O'Brien, Patrick Wyatt and Jeff Strain and located in Bellevue, Washington. They are most notable as developers of the online role-playing game series Guild Wars.

==History== Originally named Triforge, ArenaNet was founded in 2000 by three veterans of Blizzard Entertainment: Mike O'Brien ("Mo"), Jeff Strain, and Patrick Wyatt. They had previously held senior roles in the production of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo games, as well as in shared technologies like the battle.net service and "Mo pack" (.mpq) file format. The company was acquired by NCSoft in December 2002 during development of its then-unannounced first title, Guild Wars.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ArenaNet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.