ArenaNet has announced that the latest Guild Wars 2 update, The Queen's Speech, will go live later today, Tuesday, August 20th. The patch will bring new game events, quests, rewards and big WvW changes into the game.

New Events

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  Developer Livestream – Take an inside look at the features in the release – 20th August
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  The Queen’s Speech – Don’t miss history in the making – Begins 20th August
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  Guild Wars 2 Anniversary Bash – First ever Anniversary Bash and Invitational Tournament – 31st August

New Rewards

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  Birthday Gifts – all characters created at the launch of Guild Wars 2 will receive gifts

New Features

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  World vs. World XP and Point adjustments – the World XP rate is increasing
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  World vs. World Trebuchet Mastery
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  The End of Culling in PvE – the limit on the number of characters players can see on screen is being removed

Head to the Guild Wars 2 site for the full list of details.