<s>
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
role-playing	O
game	O
franchise	O
developed	O
by	O
ArenaNet	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
NCSOFT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
critically	O
well	O
received	O
and	O
won	O
many	O
editor	O
's	O
choice	O
awards	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
awards	O
such	O
as	O
Best	O
Value	O
,	O
Best	O
Massively	B-Protocol
Multiplayer	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Role-Playing	I-Protocol
Game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
noted	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
major	O
MMO	B-Application
to	O
adopt	O
a	O
business	O
model	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
fees	O
"	O
,	O
its	O
instanced	O
approach	O
to	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
play	O
for	O
computers	O
with	O
low	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
NCSoft	O
announced	O
that	O
6	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
and	O
fourth	O
major	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Guild	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
continues	O
the	O
original	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
tradition	O
of	O
no	O
subscription	O
fees	O
.	O
</s>
