Nc Soft today announced that following the success of the recent Guild Wars World Championship, they would be holding a similar even for their upcoming Guild Wars Factions games. The event will take place as the GC Game Convention in Leipzig, Germany, 24th to the 27th of August this year.

Guild Wars Factions will launch on the 28th of this month.

The Guild Wars Factions World Championship is a culmination of the Guild Wars Factions Championship Series, comprised of three seasons of competitive gameplay taking place between 7 March and 26 June 2006. The Championship Series is open to all Guild Wars players, and at the end of each season, the top 16 guilds on the Guild Wars Ladder will compete in post-season playoffs for Guild Wars Factions Championship Points. The five guilds from around the world with the most Championship Points at the end of the three qualifying seasons along with the winner of the upcoming Guild Wars Factions Championship Open Event, will be awarded a trip to the GC Game Convention in Leipzig, where they will compete for more than $100,000 in cash and prizes.