NCsoft Europe and Arena.net today announced "PvP Extreme Weekend," a three-day event designed to reward the Guild Wars Player Vs Player community with a dramatic "Faction" boost. Faction is the in-game currency that players use to unlock items, skills and weapon upgrades for their PvP characters. The PvP Extreme Weekend will start on Friday 26th August (8am BST) and run until the morning of Monday 29th August (8am BST).