Eurogamer is reporting that during a conference call, Jaeho Lee (Chief Financial Officer) confirmed that a Guild Wars 2 beta is on the way later this year, and also that the CFO hinted at a possible 2012 release for the game.
"Starting from year 2012, we believe substantial growth will be driven by new blockbuster titles like [Blade & Soul] and Guild Wars 2," announced Lee to investors.
"Also, Guild Wars 2 will go into beta testing stage in the second half of this year," he added.
Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet has stuck staunchly to a 'when it's done' mentality regarding the game's release.