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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Guild Wars celebrates Wintersday in July]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/10/guild-wars-celebrates-wintersday-in-july/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/10/guild-wars-celebrates-wintersday-in-july/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/10/guild-wars-celebrates-wintersday-in-july/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/guild-wars/" rel="tag">Guild Wars</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><a href="http://www.guildwars.com/events/ingame/wintersday_in_july/"><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/07/wintersday.jpg" /></a>Here in the UK, the concept of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_July">Christmas in July</a> is almost unheard of. Indeed I've only heard about it because, as a journalist, the Christmas in July events are where all the big consumer companies and department stores unveil their Christmas must-have toys and gifts. The whole thing seems much more prevalent in the US and Australia, oh and in <a href="http://guildwars.com"><em>Guild Wars</em></a>.<br /><br />Yes, that's right, <a href="http://massively.com/tag/guildwars">Guild Wars</a>. <a href="http://massively.com/tag/ncsoft">NCsoft</a> have <a href="http://www.guildwars.com/events/ingame/wintersday_in_july/">announced</a> their 2009 <a href="http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Wintersday">Wintersday</a> event, the Tyrian New Year celebrations, will be taking place between noon PST on Friday July 17th until 11:59pm PST on Sunday July 19th. It's just a matter of chatting to a seasonal priest in the decked-out locales of Ascalon City, Droknar's Forge, the Great Temple of Balthazar, Kamadan, or Lion's Arch to get teleported to the Snowball Arena. You can then do battle with other players and earn candy cane shards which can be exchanged for a wealth of seasonal gifts.<br /><br />For more information, check out the official Wintersday site <a href="http://www.guildwars.com/events/ingame/wintersday_in_july/">here</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/10/guild-wars-celebrates-wintersday-in-july/">Guild Wars celebrates Wintersday in July</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.guildwars.com/events/ingame/wintersday_in_july/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/10/guild-wars-celebrates-wintersday-in-july/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19094065/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/10/guild-wars-celebrates-wintersday-in-july/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>christmas-in-july</category><category>guild-wars</category><category>guild-wars-festivals</category><category>in-game-events</category><category>ncsoft</category><category>snowball-arena</category><category>snowballs</category><category>wintersday-in-july</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lesley Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
