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Wizard 101 beta is nearly over
West Karana — ... They are also having a screenshot competition; send in your favorite screenshot, and they may be posted on the official ...

Wizard101 released
Tobold's MMORPG Blog — Wizard101 went live today. I already mentioned the free trial and the $9.95 monthly fee. But now there is also a 6-month subscription for $49.95 and a 12-month subscription for $79.95. And for this week only there is also a special offer, where you can get the first 12 months for $60. Hmmm, another offer I couldn't refuse. I subscribed for a year, because at $5 a month the game is quite reasonably priced. ...

Wizard 101 Review
Blessing of Kings — Wizard 101 is a new MMO aimed at kids. In it, you play a young wizard going to a magic school and having adventures. The basic mechanics are based on collectible card games, where each card represents a spell, though the game itself is a subscription game. You don't buy cards, you get new cards as you level. Each wizard specializes in a specific school of magic, such as Fire or Ice, but can also get cards in a secondary school. ...

Wizard 101: School in Session
gamebunny — WIZARD 101: Wands at the ready! KingsIsle’s WIZARD 101 has come out of nowhere and officially launched itself onto the web wide world. This Potter-esque (and there’s no denying the Rowling influenece) kid-friendly MMO features puzzles and mini-games, magical pets, 101 collectible spells and themed play worlds. Fly over to the Ravenwood School if your interest bone is tingling. “Designed for pre-teens and attracting a wider audience of families and traditional gamers, Wizard101 features ...

Why don't we play innovative games?
Tobold's MMORPG Blog — ... is a completely player-skill based MMO, where your success at anything is determined by your skill in various puzzles, not your level or stats. Wizard101 has more traditional levels and quests, but a completely novel combat system based on magic cards. And the guys from PixelMine just sent me a press release on how their MMO ...

Wizard101: Gramma's Got Game
WarCry Network : Latest News — Proving that MMOs can span the ages, Wizard101 has a tale to tell of a grandmother gaming with her grandkids across the miles. Check out this cool story and the new family subscription plan below: Plano, TX -- Sep 30, 2008 -- A magical new virtual world game designed especially for tweens, Wizard101 is fast becoming an online hotspot where the elementary and junior high set play with friends and family after their homework is done. In response to an enthusiastic audience of kids to grandmas already playing the game, online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. ...

Wizard101: Unlock New Areas for a Buckl
WarCry Network : Latest News — KingsIsle, developers of Wizard101 , announced a new payment option for parents hoping to torque their kids into better behavior and grades: Unlock a 'subscription only' area for just $1.00! Grab the details below. Plano, Texas -- Nov 03, 2008 -- Online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment today launched a new payment option that essentially lets players of the company's new virtual world, Wizard101 (www.wizard101.com) decide for themselves which game payment plan suits them best, whether it's via monthly subscription or micropayment. Each of the four imaginative 3D ...

Wizard101's Winter Wonderland
WarCry Network : Latest News — Wizard101 players are enjoying the arrival of the Yuletide celebration. Replete with season-appropriate decor, players are also treated to Yuletide quests and gear. The official word can be read below: Plano, TEXAS - December 05, 2008 - Online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. today launched a merry Yuletide celebration in the family-friendly virtual world Wizard101 (www.Wizard101.com) with festive decorations and special seasonal items available only for a limited time. Players can get into the holiday spirit with Santa and Ms. Claus suits, as well as an ...

Wizard101 Adds New PvP Spell Arena
WarCry Network : Latest News — Wizard101 players will be pleased to know that there is a new PvP spell arena available after the latest game update. Both ranked and unranked PvP matches are featured and the details can be seen below: KingsIsle Entertainment to Launch Enhanced Player vs. Player Spell Dueling Arena in Wizard101 Plano, TEXAS - December 15, 2008 - Online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. today announced the pending launch of full featured wizard vs. wizard card duels in the highly immersive 3D virtual world Wizard101 (www.wizard101.com). The newly expanded Wizard Arena will ...

Wizard101 Reveals Dragonspyre
WarCry Network : Latest News — Wizard101 developer KingsIsle revealed Dragonspyre, the first major content update since the game's debut in September. Find out more about the fifth Wizard101 world below: KingsIsle Entertainment Reveals Wizard101 World: Dragonspyre PLANO, TEXAS- Dec. 19, 2008 - Online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. today officially announced Dragonspyre, the first new 3D world to be added to the popular virtual world Wizard101 (www.wizard101.com) since the game launched this fall. Dragonspyre is a large, high level world expected to launch in January 2009. Dragonspyre ...

Third Year Mark
Blessing of Kings — ... This past year I also tried some other MMOs. Age of Conan was terrible. Wizard 101 was quite good. If you're at all interested in a different MMO experience, give Wizard 101 a shot. The client and the first few zones are free. ...

Wizard101 Expands & Adds PvP
WarCry Network : Latest News — Wizard101 players have received a terrific gift from the KingsIsle folks in the form of a new area in which to play. Additionally, PvP arenas have been added to 'spice' things up a bit. Get the official particulars below: The first major world expansion and a new Player vs. Player (PvP) Wizard Arena now live in KingsIsle Entertainment's Wizard101 game Plano, Texas - Jan 20, 2009 - Dragonspyre is a high level world that continues the storyline of online game Wizard101 (www.wizard101.com) beyond the Feudal world of Moo Shu populated by "Samoori" cows. The new environment, ...

Wizard 101: Colorblast Gameplay
gamebunny — ... WIZARD 101: I have yet to check out family-friendly MMO WIZARD 101, but judging from this short snip of gameplay - the action sure is colorful! Zap the clicker below for the zippy zingers. ...

Wizard101 Reaches Millionth Player Milestone
WarCry Network : Latest News — Wizard101 developer KingsIsle announced today that it had crossed the pinnacle of the millionth unique user in its five month old 'tween friendly' MMO. As a result, Wizard101 players are being showered with goodies. Find out what you're in store for below: Wizard101 Rewards Millionth Registered Player All Players Receive Special Surprise! Plano, Texas -- February 13, 2009 -- Online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. today announced that over one million unique users have registered to play the highly immersive 3D virtual world Wizard101 (www.wizard101.com), just ...

Wizard101 Adding Voice Overs & Shared Banks
WarCry Network : Latest News — Wizard101 players will be surprised to note that quests offered in the first two game worlds (Wizard City and Krokotopia) will now have an audio voice over to accompany them. In addition, player accounts will share a 'bank' that can be accessed by up to six characters per account. Keep reading to find out more! Wizard101 Finds Its Voice KingsIsle adds voiceover, shared item banks for players Plano, Texas--March 12, 2009-- Online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. announced today that the first two worlds in Wizard101 (www.wizard101.com), which recently surpassed ...

Adventuring With The Wizard
Cuppytalk — ... I’ve given Wizard 101 a shot before, right before launch in their last beta phase.  I really really liked what I saw – but it didn’t fit in my gaming schedule at the time.  I’m now at a stage where I’m not really playing WoW much, and I need a game that I can play by myself for short increments of time now and then.  Enter Wizard 101: a free-to-play MMO for all ages that combines standard MMORPG elements with a tactical card game.   Two things I love, so already going to be a win for me.  I’ve been spending a bit of time with Wizard ...

Wizard101: New Spells & Point Buy Back
WarCry Network : Latest News — Wizard101 players are being treated to a new set of buff spells as well as the opportunity to 'respec' their characters in the latest patch. See what else has changed below: Powerful New Spells and Training Point Buyback Among New Features Live in Wizard101® Online Game Plano, Texas - April 13, 2009 - Online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. today announced a Wizard101® (www.wizard101.com) game update with features that include powerful new spells, a Training Points Buyback system, and a Quest Helper. Wizard101 is a mainstream massively multiplayer online (MMO) ...

Anti-Aliased: Five free to play MMOs that are ahead of the class
Massively — ... not as bad as you might think. There are certainly some gems out there in the free to play market, just waiting for you to wrap your hands around them and play. Finding them however, hasn't always been easy, until now. With the recommendations of my colleagues here at Massively, and my own personal experience, I've complied a list of 5 free to play games that are worthy of your play time. In advance, however, I wish to apologize to Chronicles of Spellborn, Wizard 101, and FusionFall. All three of these games made our ...

Wizard101 Adds Player Housing
WarCry Network : Latest News — Wizard101 players can now own their own castles and surrounding lands. The latest addition to the family-friendly game allows players to purchase and decorate their own keeps and property. Check out the details below: Wizard101 Players Can Now Own and Decorate Their Own Virtual Castles and Lands Plano, Texas - May 6, 2009 - While the real housing market may still be languishing, KingsIsle Entertainment has made the dream quite accessible for players of online virtual world Wizard101® (www.wizard101.com). A robust new housing system called Wizard Castles and Lands is being made ...

Beckett Massive Online Gamer names Top 20 individuals in the MMO industry
Massively — ... has named Hilmar Pétursson of CCP Games as the second most influential figure in the MMO industry (up from #4 last year), with SOE's John Smedley, Jack Emmert from Cryptic Studios, and Mark Jacobs from Mythic Entertainment rounding out the top 5. In addition to the major, established industry names you'd expect to see on the list, there are 10 newcomers this year, including Todd Coleman from KingsIsle Entertainment, studio director for Wizard101 which recently hit the milestone of 2 million unique users. ...

Online gamers are logging more hours, but spending less money
Massively — ... in purchases made for video game consoles. Gamevance's survey revealed that 61% of the 8,000 "casual" gamers who responded said they were playing games for longer periods of time than they were a year ago. However, 80% of those same gamers reported that they were cutting back on console game purchases while 77% of the 8,000 stated that the biggest drawback to console gaming was that it was too expensive. Pair this with the rising Free Realms, Wizard 101, and FusionFall populations, as well as the proliferation of ...

Wizard101 Adds Crafting & New Area
WarCry Network : Latest News — Wizard101 has introduced crafting into the game, along with a new area, Grizzleheim, to explore. Check it out: Largest Wizard101 Expansion Introduces Crafts, Bazaar, & More Crafting system, Bazaar marketplace, and community features included in expansion Plano, Texas - July 2, 2009 - KingsIsle today released the largest expansion to date for the online virtual world Wizard101 (www.wizard101.com). In addition to the lush new world of Grizzleheim, the expansion also introduces crafting to the game, as well as a Bazaar and several new community features. "Crafting will introduce ...

Largest Wizard101 expansion launches today, introduces crafting system
Massively — The kid-centric MMO Wizard101 from KingsIsle Entertainment seems to be doing quite well for itself, having already gained millions of unique users since its launch last September. Wizard101 has gotten a steady stream of updates as well. In fact, today marks the game's largest expansion release to date, adding a new land called Grizzleheim with a Norse theme, and a Bazaar in Olde Town where players can buy and sell their wares. Perhaps the biggest addition to Wizard101 with today's expansion is a ...

Wizard 101 celebrates their first birthday with a month of events
Massively — ... Most online games just do a single event for their birthday and then let it pass by. You might get an in-game item or two, but that's about it. But this isn't how Wizard 101 and ...

Party Time!
Modern Auto Magic — ... next time you play. (I'm posting this while mine's working on it.) And what did they do? Decorate for the birthday party, of course! From their announcement page: Come join the party! We've decorated the Commons, Shopping District and Ravenwood with streamers and balloons to make the world more festive! And what's a party without a party hat! Each player will receive a party hat! To receive your hat, follow these steps: 1. Go to Wizard101.com the website 2. Log in to the website with your Wizard101 login and ...

Free Wizard101 Party Hat!
Diary of a Wizard — I am happy to celebrate with Wizard101 on their first anniversary as KingsIsle Entertainment announces that more than five million players from around the world have joined! As part of the celebration, several decorations are being added to the game in September as well as a special surprise for all players. ...

Wizard101 Celebrates First Year
WarCry Network : Latest News — With over 5,000,000 registered players, Wizard101 has much to celebrate on its first year anniversary. Developer KingsIsle is pulling out the stops with special anniversary items. Check it out! WIZARD101 CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY AND FIVE MILLION PLAYERS KingsIsle Entertainment finds success in family entertainment PLANO, TEXAS (Sept. 10, 2009) - Wizard101, the magic-themed Massively Multi-player Online game (MMO), is celebrating its one-year anniversary this month. KingsIsle Entertainment, the maker of Wizard101, is proud to announce that during this time more than five ...

Wizard101 Adding Mounts
WarCry Network : Latest News — The Wizard101 team made a big announcement at this year's Austin Game Developer's Conference: Players will be able to rent or buy mounts in the form of brooms, cats, horses and dragons! Check out some screens and the official announcement! Wizard101 Mounts The next major new content being developed by KingsIsle Entertainment for Wizard101 is a series of Wizard Mounts that provide a fun, fast, and stylish way of getting around. Many different types of Wizard Mounts will be available with more to come in the future. Initially, four will be introduced: Brooms, Horses, Cats, and ...

Postcards from the Spiral - Top 10 Ways You Know You’ve Been Playing Wizard101 Too Much
Diary of a Wizard — ... When I was invited to contribute some humorous content to Diary of a Wizard, my ego swelled up bigger than Humongofrog just before he loses his lunch. One of my favorite features of Wizard 101 is the in-game winks and nods to what I refer to as “chronological grownups” that appear throughout The Spiral. Any game that can make vomit seem fun to a mom is doing something right! Without further ado… ...

Wizard101 Wants YOUR Input
WarCry Network : Latest News — The Wizard101 development team is looking for a few good wizards to give some input on important issues. Keep reading to read the questions and score the links to the official W101 forums! We have a few questions we'd like to ask of the Wizard101 community: 1. Are you a hardcore gamer that loves Wizard101? Tell us about it! ...

Wizard101: Notes From the Test Server - Quest Changes
Diary of a Wizard — ... Goodness that lots of “little” changes…but there is MORE. I’ll post next on other changes that will be made to the Spiral in the October patch for Wizard101. This is a most exciting time, these updates are sure to make any wizard smile from ear-to-ear. ...

Wizard101: Notes From the Test Server – Quest Changes
Diary of a Wizard — ... Goodness that lots of “little” changes…but there is MORE. I’ll post next on other changes that will be made to the Spiral in the October patch for Wizard101. This is a most exciting time, these updates are sure to make any wizard smile from ear-to-ear. ...

Wizard101: The Wishing Well Will Not Be Going Live
Diary of a Wizard — ... “Have a few leftover Crowns or just feel lucky? You can spend them at the Wishing Wells found in each world of the Spiral. Simply use the Wishing Well to spend a small amount of Crowns and you will be rewarded with an item! This item could be Gold, Equipment, an Elixir, a Treasure Card or a Reagent.” (via Wizard101.com) This feature was slated to arrive in the Spiral this month. ...

Wizard101: Hardcore Gamers & The List – Thx MMORPG.com
Diary of a Wizard — ... , a hardcore MMORPG guild, to find out what appeal Wizard 101 could have for a player more familiar with a more hardcore style. ...

Wizard101 Downtime = BIG Update
WarCry Network : Latest News — Wizard101 servers will be taken offline on September 16 for about three hours (from 3 am to 6 am CST) to update the game with the latest update. This update includes mounts and more! Find out all about it below: Wizard101 Scheduled Maintenance Wizard101 the game will be offline from (approximately) 3am to 6am Central US Time on October 16 2009 to add Mounts and many new features to the game. During this time, players will be unable to log in to the game, and active players will be prompted to log out. Our website may also experience interruptions in service during this ...

Expanded extracurriculars in Wizard 101 update
Massively — It's possible you didn't notice -- probable, even, unless you were on a late-night grinding session -- but the servers for Wizard 101 went down from 3 to 6 AM CST this morning. Even if you were on a late-night session in the game, though, you'd probably be willing to overlook the downtime due to the huge list of changes that came with the downtime. The October update for the game has dropped, and the patch list is truly enormous, adding mounts, new shops, crafting options, and too many additional things to list in a single ...

Wizard101: Ravenwood Radio is coming soon!
Diary of a Wizard — ... I am excited to tell you that a new audio podcast dedicated to the online game Wizard101 will be coming soon to the airwaves. Leesha Darkheart (from ...

Join us for HarvestFest 2009!
Diary of a Wizard — I would like to invite everyone to our HarvestFest 2009 event in Wizard101. Come out to meet old friends, make new ones and give thanks for a wonderful year! We would love to see your new Dragon Mount or newly Stitched Gear! If you would like to plan something special during HarvestFest, let me know! As for now, there is nothing scheduled other than FRIENDS, FUN & THANKS! When: Friday – November 13th, 2009 at 7PM Central Standard Time ...

KI's repsonse to Gift Card, Pets and Access Accounts
Wizard101 Central — So I had some questions and marketing suggestions for Kingsisle that I wanted to pass along to them and I wanted to share KI’s response with all of you… :) Good Day, My family has been playing and subscribing to your wonderful ...

Ether Saga Online and Wizard 101 take home parenting awards
Massively — ... Many congratulations go out today to both Wizard 101 and Ether Saga Online, as the two online games have both claimed themselves a National Parenting Publication Award (NAPPA) from Parenthood.com. What does this mean exactly? Well it means that parents can rest easy knowing that these two games are fun, informative, and free of questionable content. If your kid plays either of these two games, you don't have to look over their shoulder to police what they're doing. The game takes steps to keep your kids safe and to make sure ...

Did you get a gift for your 12 month Subscription?
Wizard101 Central — For all of those that actually got the 12 month subscription, did you get a special mount...?? I recieved the following e-mail: Quote: Originally Posted by Wizard101 [EMAIL="community@wizard101.com" ...