This press release announces that Guild Wars: Eye of the North, the upcoming expansion to the fantasy MMO game series from ArenaNet and NCSoft, will be released on August 31. The price of the expansion pack in the US will be $39.99 and will be available both on store shelves and via download from the Guild Wars in-game store. The expansion will require the install of at least one of the previously published Guild Wars games. Here is a snip:

"Guild Wars: Eye of the North follows up on events told in the original Guild Wars campaign, and is set in previously unexplored areas of the continent of Tyria. The expansion contains a host of new features that will appeal directly to veteran Guild Wars players, including 18 large, multi-level dungeons, 150 new skills across all ten Guild Wars professions, ten new Heroes, 40 new armor sets, and more items, weapons, and titles. Additionally, through the innovative Hall of Monuments, Guild Wars: Eye of the North creates a path for players to carry the legacy of their characters into the upcoming Guild Wars 2. The Hall of Monuments will allow players to preserve their accomplishments and titles from Guild Wars, Factions, and Nightfall, which can then be claimed in Guild Wars 2."