The Making of Guild Wars: Celebrating 25 Years of ArenaNet

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

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

• The Making of Guild Wars: Celebrating 25 Years of ArenaNet — Official Guild Wars 2 channel on YouTube.