Guild Wars to continue on

{Guild Wars 2} is fast approaching release (hopefully), but that doesn't spell the end of days for Arenanet's loyal following of {Guild Wars} players. Global Brand Manager Chris Lye told Videogamer.com that there is no risk of a shut down of {Guild Wars} 1 operations anytime soon:

"The only incentive we need is to have an active player base. {Guild Wars} is a very cost effective game to support and because there is no active cost to maintain both a {Guild Wars} and {Guild Wars 2} account. We could see a lot of players keeping both."