The Making of Guild Wars: Celebrating 25 Years of ArenaNet
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The Making of Guild Wars: Celebrating 25 Years of ArenaNet is a feature documentary that chronicles the development history of the Guild Wars franchise and the evolution of ArenaNet as a studio. It was produced by ArenaNet in collaboration with Second Wind and Lost & Found Media to mark the studio’s 25th anniversary and was released on December 11, 2025. The documentary features developer interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and archival material to explore the studio’s creative principles, technical challenges, and the cultural impact of the franchise.
Interviews[edit]
The alphabetical list of all the ArenaNet developers and staff that were interviewed in the documentary:
- Aaron Coberly – Art Director
- Amy Swank – Senior Release Manager
- Andrew Gray – Lead Designer
- Bobby Stein – Studio Narrative Director
- Chelsey Shuder – Cinematics Director
- Chloë Mills – Senior Game Designer
- Colin Johanson – Studio Head
- Evan Lesh – Gameplay Programmer
- Joe Kimmes – Design Lead, Live Content
- Joshua Davis – Guild Wars 2 Game Director
- Kate Pfeilschiefter – Advanced Creature Designer
- Matthew Medina – Advanced Narrative Designer
- Mike Zadorojny – Special Projects Producer
- Nick Hernandez – Senior Game Designer
- Rubi Bayer – Senior Community Manager
- Stephen Clarke-Willson – Guild Wars Game Director
External links[edit]
- The Making of Guild Wars: Celebrating 25 Years of ArenaNet — Official Guild Wars 2 channel on YouTube.
