Changes: ArenaNet

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ArenaNet is the development studio that makes Guild Wars. Their mission is to "create a state-of-the-art, interactive game network and design premier multiplayer online games for dedicated game players." ArenaNet (or, more commonly, ANet)is a wholly owned subsidiary of NCsoft, the Korean publishers of other MMORPGs such as City of Heroes and Lineage 2.

History

ArenaNet was founded in 2000 by Mike O'Brien, Patrick Wyatt and Jeff Strain. All three came from Blizzard Entertainment and were previously involved in the development of multiplayer online games such as Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft, World of Warcraft and the Battle.net gaming network.

ArenaNet was acquired by NCsoft in 2002.

Staff

Over the years, ArenaNet has grown to 100+ employees. Besides the three founders, there are several other staff members "visible" to the community (e.g., Regina Buenaobra, Gaile Gray, Andrew Patrick, and Isaiah Cartwright). A full list of the ArenaNet team can be found on their website (see external links).

Trivia

ANet is headquartered in the United States, in Bellevue, Washington.
Originally, O'Brian/Wyatt/Strain called their new company, Triforge; it was changed to "ArenaNet" shortly after its founding.

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-[[ArenaNet]] is the development studio that makes [[Guild Wars]].  They are a wholly owned subsidiary of [[NCsoft]] (publishers of other MMORPGs such as [http://www.cityofheroes.com City of Heroes] and [http://www.lineage2.com Lineage 2) but started as an independent company.  The founders of ArenaNet came from [http://www.blizzard.com Blizzard].
+[[ArenaNet]] is the development studio that makes [[Guild Wars]]. Their mission is to ''"create a state-of-the-art, interactive game network and design premier multiplayer online games for dedicated game players.''" ArenaNet (or, more commonly, ''ANet'')is a wholly owned subsidiary of [[NCsoft]], the Korean publishers of other MMORPGs such as [[Wikipedia:City of Heroes|City of Heroes]] and [[Wikipedia:Lineage 2|Lineage 2]].
-==External Links==
-*[http://www.arena.net/index.html ArenaNet Website]
+== History ==
+ArenaNet was founded in 2000 by [[Mike O'Brien]], [[Patrick Wyatt]] and [[Jeff Strain]]. All three came from [[Wikipedia:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]] and were previously involved in the development of multiplayer online games such as [[Wikipedia:Warcraft|Warcraft]], [[Wikipedia:Diablo (computer game)|Diablo]], [[Wikipedia:Starcraft|Starcraft]], [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]] and the [[Wikipedia:Battle.net|Battle.net]] gaming network.
+ArenaNet was acquired by NCsoft in 2002.
+== Staff ==
+Over the years, ArenaNet has grown to 100+ employees. Besides the three founders, there are several other staff members "visible" to the community (e.g., [[Regina Buenaobra]], [[Gaile Gray]], [[Andrew Patrick]], and [[Isaiah Cartwright]]). A full list of the ArenaNet team can be found on their website (see external links).
+== Trivia ==
+* ANet is headquartered in the United States, in [[Wikipedia:Bellevue_Washington|Bellevue, Washington]].
+* Originally, O'Brian/Wyatt/Strain called their new company, ''Triforge''; it was changed to "ArenaNet" shortly after its founding.
+== External Links ==
+* [http://www.arena.net/ ArenaNet Website]
+* [http://www.ncsoft.com NCsoft Website]
+* [[Wikipedia:ArenaNet|ArenaNet]] Wikipedia article
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