In this episode Chris and I lament our lack of Harryness, talk a bunch of Guild Wars 2, discuss a new celebrity companion in The Old Repubic and more!

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What we did this week

Bill
Little bit of lotro

Chris
LOTRO
WoW – MoP beta
TOR – Almost 45, YEAH. Voss is an awesome planet. Looks great.
The Secret World
Orc Must Die = Fun

News

New stuff in GW2 Beta Weekend Event
http://www.arena.net/blog/whats-new-in-the-final-guild-wars-2-beta-weekend-event

Guild Wars 2 Dynamic Events Dev Diary on Guild Wars 2 Hub
http://www.guildwars2hub.com/features/interviews/dynamic-events-dev-journal-colin-johanson
Themepark vs Sandbox: http://crossingtyria.com/entry.php?39-Defining-Guild-Wars-2-Themepark-Sandbox-Beach

Guild Wars 2 TAD talk overview
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/flameseeker-chronicles-the-game-at-the-end-of-guild-wars-2/
Original video: http://www.twitch.tv/guildwars2/b/324690045

ArenaNet behind-the-scenes dev interviews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=clyvEMEJE50#!
via – http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/arenanet-posts-studio-tour-video/

Also, End of Nations beta this weekend too
http://endofnations.com/en/beta/

SWTOR Executive Producer Leaves Bioware
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/174300/SWTORs_executive_producer_leaves_BioWare_amid_layoff_reports.php

HK-51 companion reveal
http://www.swtor.com/info/news/news-article/20120716

Moving The Elder Scrolls online
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-07-17-the-elder-scrolls-online-reinventing-a-franchise-in-an-online-world

Major League Gaming League of Legends features a $10,000 prize
http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/summer-league-of-legends-arena-broadcast-details/

Zombie-players get turned into Zombie-NPC’s in Xsyon
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/inactive-players-giving-rise-to-xsyon-zombies/

PAX Meet Up

http://mmoreporter.com/pax

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