Guild Wars loot carries over

Any awards or achievements you picked up in the original Guild Wars can be cashed in for new items in Guild Wars 2, developer ArenaNet has announced.

Confirmed goodies in the sequel to the popular MMORPG include new animal companions, weapons, armour pieces and miniatures.

If you enter your old character name into the Hall of Monuments Reward Calculator on the game's official site, you can find out exactly what's coming your way when you log in to the forthcoming sequel.

Guild Wars 2 launches some time in 2011 on PC. Check out Eurogamer's recent interview with the game's lead designer Eric Flannum for more on how the sequel is shaping up.