ArenaNet appears to have placed the upcoming Guild Wars 2 Gem Store items, most likely tied to Halloween, into the game files with the latest patch. A data miner on Reddit managed to dig these files up and give everyone a preview.

Several players from Belgium started reporting issues with Guild Wars 2 in-game store since 19 September 2018 where they couldn't buy the in-game Gems currency. ArenaNet haven't officially said anything yet, but it's probably loot boxes.

ArenaNet are known for throwing Design-A-Weapon contests and subsequently introducing the winning designs into their games. Such is the case with the three latest additions to Guild Wars 2 that will be available through collections.

ArenaNet have announced that Festival of Four Winds will commence on 24 July this year, bringing some activities such as Queen's Gauntlet, Crown Pavilion and Labyrinthine Cliffs Race for another spin, weeks after Long Live the Lich release.

ArenaNet have come forth with more information about their large scale update to Guild Wars 2 world behaviour that should normalise player population within worlds and rebalance World vs World servers for better player distribution.