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The following lists the '''September 2004''' news from the official [http://www.guildwars.com/ GuildWars.com]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040930233558/http://www.guildwars.com/</ref> site.
== September 30th, 2004 ==
; Temple Battle

In today's screenclip, combat action unfolds in the Temple of the Unseen. What starts as a one-on-one battle suddenly becomes much more complex with the surprise appearance of several creatures from the Undead Army. Find the screenclip [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/screenshots/ here].

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051028022655/http://www.guildwars.com/downloads/media/screenclip-004.wmv Archived link to download screenclip]

== September 29th, 2004 ==
; New Wallpaper

Today's wallpaper features a look at another ''Guild Wars'' profession. A male and female mesmer are detailed against a hidden area of the Northern Shiverpeak Mountains. You can catch this newest desktop image [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/wallpaper/ here].

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File:"Mesmer Shiverpeaks" wallpaper.jpg|thumb|Wallpaper
</gallery>

== September 24th, 2004 ==
; Fansite Friday #16

This week's Fansite Friday mini-interview is with Legendary Wars. Find the questions — on day/night cycles, profession archetypes and large-scale PvP battles — on [http://gw.legendarywars.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=FanSiteFriday&file=index this link]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041011134737/http://gw.legendarywars.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=FanSiteFriday&file=index</ref>.

== September 23rd, 2004 ==
; Shiverpeak Screenshot

In a village set in the snowy region of Tyria, a warrior melees a Dolyak Rider as her elementalist companion rains down a firestorm spell. Find the newest screenshot [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/screenshots/gw056.php here].

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File:Prophecies screenshot 056.jpg|thumb|Gallery screenshot
</gallery>

== September 22nd, 2004 ==
; New Wallpaper

This week's character-themed wallpaper shows a pair of warriors against an Ascalon background. Find it [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/wallpaper/ here].

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File:"Warriors Ascalon" wallpaper.jpg|thumb|Wallpaper
</gallery>

== September 21st, 2004 ==
; Screenclip #3

With today's screenclip, you catch an action-filled moment as a trio of combatants fight a root burrower in a jungle setting. Click through the image on [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/screenshots/ this page] to start the download.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051028022627/http://www.guildwars.com/downloads/media/screenclip-003.wmv Archived link to download screenclip]

== September 20th, 2004 ==
; Pre-Order Q&A Updated

The page that does its best to answer all your questions about the ''Guild Wars'' Pre-Order has been updated with lots of new or revised information. Check it out [http://www.guildwars.com/events/default.php here]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040929131535/http://www.guildwars.com/preview/wpe-faq.html</ref>.

; Guild Recommendation Program

The Guild Recommendation Program is designed to provide gaming guilds with the opportunity to test ''Guild Wars'' through a recommendation from one of our Official or Elite Fansites. The sites involved thus far are [http://www.guild-hall.net/referral.php The Guild Hall]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040925044732/http://www.guild-hall.net/referral.php</ref>, [http://www.gwonline.net/page.php?p=76 GWOnline]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040930233558/http://www.gwonline.net/page.php?p=76</ref>, [http://guildwars.ogaming.com/data/1729~referrals.php Guild Wars OGaming]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041010155754/http://guildwars.ogaming.com/data/1729~referrals.php</ref>, and [http://www.rpgstars.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1537 RPG Stars]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041012164756/http://www.rpgstars.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1537</ref>. A few additional fansites will be added soon. If you belong to a guild who is interested in testing ''Guild Wars'', we encourage you to visit these sites for information about the recommendation program.

== September 17th, 2004 ==
; Fansite Friday #15

This week's mini-interview is hosted by another European site, Jeux Online. We invite you to read about game masters, item distribution and specialized skills in [http://gw.jeuxonline.info/article.php?article=770 Fansite Friday #15]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041012130027/http://gw.jeuxonline.info/article.php?article=770</ref>.

== September 16th, 2004 ==
; Arachnophobes Beware!

While traversing a narrow canyon in The Wilds, a necromancer, monk, and ranger have been surprised by an attack of giant spiders. Find the latest screenshot [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/screenshots/gw055.php here].

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File:Prophecies screenshot 055.jpg|thumb|Gallery screenshot
</gallery>

== September 15th, 2004 ==
; Ranger Wallpaper

The newest desktop offers the ''Guild Wars'' ranger, both female and male, in a steamy, jungle setting. Find the download [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/wallpaper/ here].

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File:"Ranger wilds" wallpaper.jpg|thumb|Wallpaper
</gallery>

== September 14th, 2004 ==
; Second Screenclip

We're offering our second ''Guild Wars'' Screenclip today, a moving screenshot that presents a pair of guildmates taking on several Undead monsters in the Tomb of Primeval Kings. [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/screenshots/ Enjoy!]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051028022606/http://www.guildwars.com/downloads/media/screenclip-002.wmv Archived link to download screenclip]

== September 13th, 2004 ==
; Pre-Order Shipped!

We've issued a press release with details of today's shipment of the ''Guild Wars'' Pre-Order package. Find all the details on [http://www.guildwars.com/events/press/releases/pressrelease-2004-09-13.php this link]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040929051521/http://www.guildwars.com/press/pr05-09-13-04.html</ref>, and start finding the pre-order package on store shelves in the next few days. For questions about the ''Guild Wars'' Pre-Order, please see our ''World Preview Event'' [http://www.guildwars.com/events/default.php FAQ]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040916015628/http://www.guildwars.com/preview/wpe-faq.html</ref>.

; Guild Wars Game Client Available

The game client for ''Guild Wars'' is available for download now. Accessing this 90KB client will allow you to acquire game assets over the course of the weeks leading to the ''Guild Wars World Preview Event'' which begins October 29th. Find the client on [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/wheretobuy/ this page]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040929054108/http://www.guildwars.com/preview/wpe-clientdownload.html</ref>.

== September 10th, 2004 ==
; Fansite Friday Fourteen

This week's mini-interview is hosted by ''Guild Wars'' Tactics, one of our newer fansites. Questions on skill acquisition, avoidance tactics and the game economy are the order of the day in [http://www.gwtactics.com/staticpages/index.php?page=exclusive FF#14]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050405075244/http://www.gwtactics.com/staticpages/index.php?page=exclusive</ref>.

; Armies of Guild Wars

A new series on IGN begins today. ''The Armies of Guild Wars'' has as its first focus the brutal force known as the Charr Army of the Kingdom of Ascalon. The feature is found [http://pc.ign.com/articles/546/546366p1.html here]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040929120128/http://pc.ign.com/articles/546/546366p1.html</ref>.

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File:IGN 2004 Screenshot 19.jpg|thumb|IGN screenshot 1
File:IGN 2004 Screenshot 20.jpg|thumb|IGN screenshot 2
File:IGN 2004 Screenshot 21.jpg|thumb|IGN screenshot 3
File:IGN 2004 Screenshot 22.jpg|thumb|IGN screenshot 4
File:IGN 2004 Screenshot 23.jpg|thumb|IGN screenshot 5
File:IGN 2004 Screenshot 24.jpg|thumb|IGN screenshot 6
File:"Charr Stalker" concept art.jpg|thumb|IGN concept art 1
File:IGN 2004 Concept Art 1.jpg|thumb|IGN concept art 2
</gallery>

* [http://streamingmovies.ign.com/pc/article/546/546366/guildwars_091004_001_wmvlow.wmv IGN screenclip 1 download link]
* [http://streamingmovies.ign.com/pc/article/546/546366/guildwars_091004_002_wmvlow.wmv IGN screenclip 2 download link]

== September 9th, 2004 ==
; Introducing Guild Wars Screenclips

We're happy to bring you a new medium for experiencing ''Guild Wars'': The screenclip. These moving screenshots will be an occasional feature of our site, along with our regular offering of screenshots and wallpapers. [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/screenshots/ The premiere screenclip] features Player-versus-Player combat in the Hall of Heroes.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027014928/http://www.guildwars.com/downloads/media/screenclip-001.wmv Archived link to download screenclip]

; Non-Wednesday Wallpaper

Our wallpaper for the week has a Necromantic theme. View the male and female incarnations of this sinister profession against a swamp setting [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/wallpaper/ here].

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File:"Necro swamp" wallpaper.jpg|thumb|Wallpaper
</gallery>

== September 7th, 2004 ==
; The Art of Guild Wars

The final chapter in the Gamespy feature, ''The Art of Guild Wars'', features The Rift, the final resting place for the spirits of legendary heroes. Find the article [http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/guild-wars/544533p1.html here]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040927003354/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/guild-wars/544533p1.html</ref>, and the full index of all the art features [http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/guild-wars/537319p1.html there]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040927000608/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/guild-wars/537319p1.html</ref>.

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File:GameSpy Screenshot 35.jpg|thumb|GameSpy screenshot 1
File:GameSpy Screenshot 36.jpg|thumb|GameSpy screenshot 2
File:GameSpy Screenshot 37.jpg|thumb|GameSpy screenshot 3
File:GameSpy Screenshot 38.jpg|thumb|GameSpy screenshot 4
</gallery>

== September 3rd, 2004 ==
; Fansite Friday the 13th

Fansite Friday #13 involves questions presented by Guild Wars Europe on guild features, methods of purchasing the game, and item customization. Find the questions and answers [http://www.gweurope.net/ffinterview.php here]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041009234800/http://www.gweurope.net/FFinterview.php</ref>.

; EGN Warcry Preview

Out of EGN, the European Games Network show in London, comes a new ''Guild Wars'' Preview by the Warcry staff. Read it [http://www.warcry.com/scripts/columns/view_sectionalt.phtml?site=15&id=117&colid=4691 here]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041013143005/http://www.warcry.com/scripts/columns/view_sectionalt.phtml?site=15&id=117&colid=4691</ref>.

== September 2nd, 2004 ==
; Death and Resurrection

Our new screenshot displays a combat scene. As the Charr horde moves forward, archer and warrior allies attempt to hold off the masses in order to give the monk time to cast Resurrection on his necromancer party member. [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/screenshots/gw054.php Find it here].

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File:Prophecies screenshot 054.jpg|thumb|Gallery screenshot
</gallery>

== September 1st, 2004 ==
; Two Guild Wars Articles

''Guild Wars'' was featured in two major articles today. The first is a Gamespot piece out of the European Games Network show in London, England, which you can find [http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/guildwars/preview_6106305.html here]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041009125348/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/guildwars/preview_6106305.html</ref>.
In addition the third chapter of ''The Art of Guild Wars'' series, featuring the snowy region known as the Shiverpeak Mountains, is presented on Gamespy. Check it out on [http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/guild-wars/543737p1.html this link]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041009175150/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/guild-wars/543737p1.html</ref>.

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File:GameSpy Screenshot 34.jpg|thumb|GameSpy screenshot 1
File:GameSpy Screenshot 33.jpg|thumb|GameSpy screenshot 2
File:GameSpy Concept Art 13.jpg|thumb|GameSpy concept art 1
File:GameSpy Concept Art 12.jpg|thumb|GameSpy concept art 2
</gallery>

; Character Wallpaper

Our newest wallpaper is a study of the female warrior. Find the desktop, in a variety of sizes, over in [http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars/gallery/wallpaper/ this direction].

<gallery>
File:"Shiverpeak Warrior" wallpaper.jpg|thumb|Wallpaper
</gallery>

; PAX Show Report

''Guild Wars'' was a featured title at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Bellevue this past weekend. We have a brief show report<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041009224428/http://www.guildwars.com/events/pax/default.html</ref> and a handful of photographs<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180130231521/http://gw1101.gtm.guildwars.com/community/photoalbum/pax2004/pennyarcadeexpo.php</ref> of the on-floor activities [http://www.guildwars.com/events/tradeshows/2004-pennyarcadeexpo.php here].

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