Guild Wars: Eye of the North Details

The Inquirer is reporting that ArenaNet is developing both a Guild Wars: Eye of the North add-on and a full-fledged Guild Wars 2 sequel. File this information away as "unconfirmed" for now:
This is a full sequel and will be released in 2009-10 timeframe, with a public beta being released sometime next year. This game will be set several hundred years after GW: Prophecies and Eye of the North, but the main drool factor will be zone-wide events (read, open war in DaoC and Alterac Valley style), combined with refined control system, oriented for action and ease of use. Playable races include Humans, Charr, Norns, Asurians and Sylvarians. Level cap is set, but it is not known at the time, while characters will now progress through the game in a more sensitive way.