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Just in case you missed its excellent debut season in 2007, The Guild is an online sitcom focused on a group of MMORPG players and the problems that their guild faces both in the (unspecified) game and in the real world. The show won both YouTube’s and Yahoo’s Best Web Series awards for 2007.

After turning down sponsorship offers for more than a year due to incompatible ideas, show creator and star Felicia Day (known for her roles as Vi on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Penny on Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog) today (November 24, 2008) announced via her personal blog that the show has been picked up by Microsoft.

Xbox Live’s Scott Nocas approached Felicia with what she describes as “amazing ideas” and an “incredible understanding of the show and the space.” The result was official sponsorship from both Microsoft and its mobile partner Sprint that ensures future distribution of the series via Xbox Live.

Rather than appearing solely on The Guild’s official website — which has been redesigned and can be found at WatchTheGuild.com — Season 2 episodes will air every two weeks, first on Xbox Live and then on MSN Video and the Zune Marketplace.

The first episode of Season 2 will be made available free of charge from tomorrow (November 25, 2008) in high definition on the independent Video section of the newly-launched Xbox Experience. You can find a teaser video and trailer for the entire season on WatchTheGuild.com

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