[MMORPG] Asura Week to Begin September 12th

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Arena.Net has announced that the Guild Wars 2 Asura race will fall under the spotlight beginning Monday,September 12th. The team has released a schedule of events to whet fans' appetites in preparation for the week of the little guy.

As with the other races of Tyria, the week will feature a character design blog, an environment blog, writing the Asura, animating the Asura as well as a video, lore, screenshots and wallpapers. One new feature that will be posted is the "Hey Bookah" Asura advice column.

It all begins Monday, September 12th so keep your eyes on the Arena.Net Guild Wars 2 blog.




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EDIT: Detailed schedule posted by ArenaNet:


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Monday, 9/12 – An asura character design blog post by concept artist Matthew Barrett, the key artist responsible for the look of the asura.

Monday, 9/12 – BONUS! We’re throwing in an extra asura short story by loremaster Jeff Grubb!

Tuesday, 9/13 – An asura environmental design blog post by Matthew Barrett that takes a closer look at asura architecture and props.

Tuesday, 9/13 – Hey, Bookah! This advice column provides smart asura answers to stupid questions.

Wednesday, 9/14 – Writing the asura blog post by Writer Angel McCoy, with audio examples of asura chatter.

Thursday, 9/15 - Asura animation blog post by Lead Animator Heron Prior, with video examples of unique asura animations.

Thursday, 9/15 – We’re updating the GuildWars2.com asura web page with new lore by Jeff Grubb, new screenshots and wallpapers, and a brand new asura feature video.

Friday, 9/16 – A narrative asura blog post by Ree Soesbee that explores the world of the asura through fiction.




http://www.arena.net/blog/prepare-yo...for-asura-week|||Found a schedule for the week posted over at vgrevolution.


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9/12 – Asura character design blog post by Matt Barrett with art assets

9/13 – Asura environment blog post by Matt Barrett and the new “Hey Bookah” Asura advice column

9/14 – Asura writing blog post by Angel McCoy with audio

9/15 – Asura animation blog post by Heron Prior with video

9/15 – Updated GW2.com asura page – new screenshots, new wallpapers, new lore text by Jeff Grubb and a new Asura Feature video

9/16 – Asura lore blog post by Ree Soesbee|||Awesome! Looking forward to hearing more from the little critters. Asura Ranger ftw.|||ArenaNet finally posted the schedule:

http://www.arena.net/blog/prepare-yo...for-asura-week

Looks like we are going to get TWO videos :) And two fiction/short stories. Woot!|||I have a feeling I'm going to laugh a lot with the "Hey Bookah!" section. That thing has awesome written all over it.|||The whole thing has awesome written all over it imo, looks to be a very fun week indeed.

- Tsukasa