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Where I’ve Been!
The Server is Down — ... 5.  Wizard 101:  Yes, I did download the client for this game and played for a few nights last week.  I got a character up to level 8 or so and it was pretty fun.  I can see how kids would love it. ...

Wizard101 Review
Tobold's MMORPG Blog — In KingsIsle's Wizard101 you play Harry Potter a young wizard student in the magical school of Hogwarts Ravenwood. Under the guidance of headmaster Dumbledore Merle Ambrose you help to defend the school against the evil plans of the dark wizard Voldemort Malistaire Drake. As you can see from the lore, the game is targeted at children, and has all the child-proof features you could wish for. And the graphics are suitable for children too, even the undead look cute! So why would I be talking about a game for ...

Wizard101 launches!
Massively — ... has announced a number of interesting tidbits to go along with the game's launch. While the title is technically free to play, the company is offering a substantial package of benefits for a $9.95/month fee. In fact, it might be better to think of the 'free to play' component of the game as more of a trial than anything else. Large parts of the game world are unavailable for non-subscribers, and the ability to chat with other players is disabled for free players. ...

Warhammer Online. Why wait?
Cap'n John's Blog — ... On a simpler note. I was amazed to see a television commercial for Wizard 101 the other night. JE saw it too and his eyes grew big as he watched avatars summon beasties to fight Mobs. So I was compelled to download and install it on his PC last night. ...

Wizard 101
Cap'n John's Blog — I was amazed to see a television commercial for Wizard 101 the other night. JE saw it too and his eyes grew big as he watched avatars summon beasties to fight Mobs. So I was compelled to download and install it on his PC last night. ...

Last Chance, allegedly ;)
Cap'n John's Blog — This just in, from the W101 News Page in the Launcher: I know, I know. I've been raving about Wizard 101, and I've even become known as the Famous Wizard101 Blogger ;) $60 for a 12-month subscription. That's just $5 per month. $60 is about the price of one, new release video game (@ $50+tax). Now, there's no guarantees KingsIsle won't extend this offer, and maybe they'll even introduce a cheaper offer in the future, but if they do. Well, when they introduced the Family Plan (still not as cheap as two 12-month Subs at ...

Companies Should Be - And Apparently Are - Ashamed of Their "Microtransaction" Prices
Player Versus Developer — ... that you wanted, AND also is not valuable enough to trade to another player for a card you DID want.) There is an amount of money that I'm willing to pay for a game, and, if the game is not fun for me at that level of spending, I won't play it. All of which got me thinking - how much do these new-fangled, so-called "Free to Play" games cost anyway? Turns out that this question is a lot harder to answer than you'd think. Wizard101 Official Site: https://www.wizard101.com/ Wizard 101 is a Harry Potter-esque MMORPG that uses CCG ...

Wizard 101 to include voice overs, shared bank feature
Massively — ... The team over at Kingsisle Entertainment isn't sitting on their hands while Wizard 101 racks up over 1 million accounts. The most recent update to the game will be bringing a voice to the many characters of the Ravenwood School, as well as a new utility for those who play multiple characters. Voice overs for all of the characters in Wizard City and Krokotopia have been added as of March 16th, and the other areas of Marleybone, Moo Shu, and Dragonspyre will be soon to follow. These voice overs will be added to all of the quests, ...

Wizard 101 announces new update
Massively — Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, PvP, PvE, Free-to-play, Wizard101 KingIsle Entertainment has announced its latest update to Wizard 101, its free to play MMO aimed at younger players that also has an option to subscribe or purchase access passes in order to unlock additional content. Wizard 101, which recently passed a million players, has been receiving frequent updates including a new PvP area and the addition of voice to many characters. Highlights of this update ...

Wizard 101
MMO Gamers — ... both having played this game since before release, but at the time I wasn’t interested in it.  I’ve since changed my mind, and seeing how Wizard 101 is free to download and free to play to an extent, I thought I’d have a look. Downloading the W101 client literally took seconds and I was creating my character in no time.  You can choose from Fire, Ice, Death, Life, Balance, and Storm magic or you can do the quiz which decides for you.  I did the quiz and it suggested I be a Pyromancer (Fire Mage) and it sounded good to me so I went with that.  W101 is a kid’s game even though ...

Branching out
Of Teeth and Claws — ... Wizard101 - (weekly) My 8-year old godson and I like to play online games and chat on Ventrillo once a week as a way to keep in touch.  We used to play WoW, however the game is a bit too twitchy for an 8-year old to excel at, so his mother always had to be there when he played.  A few weeks ago we decided to try out Wizard101, and it was an absolute joy.  My godson is able to play the game by himself, keep up with the action, and have a blast.  Best of all, much like a Pixar movie this gem of a game works on multiple levels - both adults ...

Wizard101 hits 2 million unique user mark
Massively — The picture for massively multiplayer games aimed at a younger demographic is decidedly bright. Titles like Cartoon Network's FusionFall and Wizard101 from KingsIsle Entertainment have already attracted millions of players, though in the case of FusionFall, having your own TV network to promote it can't hurt those registered member numbers. Not to be outdone, the last word we had on the number of Wizard101 subscribers placed it at over 1 million accounts, but today's press ...

Wizard101 Expands With Grizzleheim
The MMO Gamer — ... Wizard101 is a free-to-play game with subscription and microtransaction models available for access to advanced content. For more information, visit the official website. ...

Norse themed expansion coming to Wizard 101
Massively — ... KingsIsle Entertainment has also said they're adding plenty of new social feautres, although didn't elaborate much beyond that. So if you like snow, mountains, plenty of fir trees and vikings, we're sure you'll be happy exploring Grizzleheim -- which you can do right now on the game's test server! Thought you'd have to wait to check it out, didn't you? Well, as it turns out, you won't. ...

Announcing Wizard101 WarCry!
WarCry Network : Latest News — The WarCry Network and KingsIsle Entertainment are happy to announce Wizard101 WarCry for all your magic-academy needs! So you want to be a wizard, do you? Looking at that academy , are you? Well, in that case, young student, you might do well to take a look over at ...

AGC – Wizard 101
The Common Sense Gamer — ... I had a chance to sit down with the Wizard101 folks while at AGC. If you haven’t had the chance to see the video interview yet, go ...