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KingsIsle Entertainment Reveals World: Dragonspyre
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 continues the storyline of Wizard101. It is an ancient haunted world in which renegade professor Malistaire has recently been spotted. Once an advanced militant society, Dragonspyre had an esteemed Academy rivaling that of the Ravenwood School of Magical Arts in Wizard City. It is a dark world where the inhabitants held a special interest in Fire Magic. Legend has it that in the summoning of a great Dragon Titan, the world was destroyed.

Wizard101 features spell-casting adventure and card style game play. The game's family-friendly safety features include a collaborative play style, a chat system with many options and a character name selector. Wizard101 was recently awarded a 2008 Parent Tested Parent Approved Media Seal of Approval and has an ESRB rating of E10+.

Fan Art Gallery Update

We've updated the Fan Art Gallery to make it easier to see all our Fan Art!
If you've never seen it before, take a look and we definitely invite our Wizards to submit their Wizard101 Fan Art!

Click here to see our Fan Art Gallery!

You can also access our Fan Art Gallery any time by clicking Wizard Society -> Fan Art Gallery on the left menu.

Visa Gift Cards and Wizard101
Many of you may have received Visa Gift Cards over this holiday season, and would like to use them for Wizard101.

Before you can use your Gift Card online, you must call the number on the back of the card to register it for internet use. You'll be given a pin number. The card is then ready for internet use – the pin number does not need to be input anywhere, it’s just a type of confirmation number.

If you still encounter problems, please let Mr Lincoln know.
See you in Wizard City! ~Professor Greyrose

Quick Late Night Recess
Hello young Wizards!
We'll be having a late night recess, which means our Wizard101 game servers will be down on Tuesday December 23rd starting at 3am Central and lasting approximately 30 minutes. You will not be able to log in during this time.

Thank you for you understanding, see you in Wizard City!

Want to test our new Player vs Player?

Members, join us on our NEW TEST REALM that lets you try out our new Player vs Player feature before we release it to everyone.

First up, you'll want to read how our PvP system works, and then you can go directly to the download directions and specifications of our new Test Realm. Please read these directions carefully, they are very important.

To learn more, click on the PvP button on the Wizard101.com home page.

Please remember, that for now, this is only available to Members.

See you in the Arena!

Quick 3am Recess - not a repeat of yesterday's news

Wednesday Dec. 17th at 3am we will be taking down the Wizard101 game servers to perform a quick maintenance that should speed up the play for our many Wizards.

There will be an in-game announcement before the servers come down, so adventure safely, my precious little snowflakes.

This maintenance should last less than 60 minutes.

New Help Page! If you're looking for Help in Wizard101, Mr Lincoln is your man (stork?). To help Mr Lincoln, we've created a new Help page for our players to find the answers to their questions. Simply click on the Help tab on Wizard101.com.

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Quick 3am Recess

Tuesday Dec. 16th at 3am we will be taking down the Wizard101 game servers to perform a quick maintenance that should speed up the play for our many Wizards.

There will be an in-game announcement before the servers come down, so adventure safely, my precious little snowflakes.

This maintenance should last less than 30 minutes.

Enhanced Player vs. Player Spell Dueling Arena in Wizard101

Today we announce the pending launch of full featured wizard vs. wizard card duels in Wizard101. The newly expanded Wizard Arena will enable players to participate in practice or ranked spell-casting duels against each other. All other aspects of the current worlds in Wizard101 are collaborative, and community members play spell cards that come to animated life in order to battle zany creatures like Ninja Pigs.

"If you prefer questing or mini-games, great... you never have to duel another player," said Todd Coleman, Director of Wizard101. "But families -- and a lot of core gamers that are playing Wizard101 too -- are going to have a great time competing against other players in the Wizard Arena." KingsIsle will launch the enhanced player versus player (PvP) Wizard Arena this week. Players will be able to access the Wizard Arena from any of Wizard101's worlds. Upon entering, one of multiple Arena looks in the style of Wizard101 worlds such as Moo Shu, Marleybone and Krokotopia will be generated. All dueling in the game is turn-based so that victory is more about strategy and deck building, rather than button mashing or internet connection speed. The new launch will give players two ways to compete against each other using the characters they have developed in other areas of Wizard101:

Practice Duels (non-ranked)
• Two teams of up to four wizards compete against each other
• Players can either quick join a duel or set up their own team and chose opponents
• Free for all Wizard101 players
• Players may elect to place wagers of in-game gold on the outcome of their duel
• Any in-game gold winnings are split evenly between team members
Sanctioned Duels (ranked)
• A matchmaking service assigns duels based on Arena ranking and character level of individual players
• Players are ranked based on duel outcome
• Winners get Arena Tickets, redeemable for loot, some of which is unique to the Wizard Arena
• At the end of each quarterly Wizard Arena season, a top Duel Master will be crowned
• Free for Wizard101 Members or purchase by microtransaction for 80 Crowns (equivalent to 16 cents or less depending on quantity of Crown purchase)

Wizard101 contains no blood, and characters don't die if they are defeated in a duel of spells-they simply go to a safe area in the game to regain health. The game was recently awarded a 2008 Parent Tested Parent Approved Media Seal of Approval. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has given Wizard101 a rating of E10+. Anybody with a Windows based PC can play the Free-to-Play areas of the game for as long as they like. KingsIsle lets players choose Memberships or microtransaction methods for advanced content. Family Memberships are $6.95 per month and general Memberships are $9.95. Micropayment zones give permanent access to particular streets or areas within the game for as little as a $1.

Traffic Jams
Well students, there are just so many of you trying to get to Wizard School that there are traffic jams and you may be unable to log in right now.

Please be patient and keep trying.

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Inaccurate Crowns Balances
If you have purchased crowns, and you're panicking because you see a ZERO CROWNS BALANCE in your Wizard101 account, relax, all your crowns are still there.

The Wizard City banks are slow to give us your crowns information, so you may see a zero balance when you have purchased crowns. Don't panic, we're bringing the bank back online to make sure that your crowns balance is accurate.

$60 One Year Subscription - Back for the Holidays!
To celebrate the season of giving, we are offering a 1-year Membership for only $60! That’s a 50% savings off the monthly Membership rate! This offer will only be available for a limited time.

If you would like to become a Member at this special low rate, click on the "Limited Time - $60 - 1 Year Membership" button on the home page!

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I just want everyone to be aware, that our $60 for one year special will end 12 noon CST on 1/9.

Let the Yuletide Festival Begin!

Twas the night before Yuletide      and all through the city. There were candies and trees      and decorations so pretty. Felix selling clothes      to all good girls and boys New fancy robes,      and wands made from toys. Merle and the teachers,      to celebrate this Yule Wish happy holidays to all,      and to all a good duel.

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To prepare for Felix Navidad's arrival, we need to take the servers down from 3am Central time to approximately 6am Central time, Friday December 05 2008.

Visit the Wizard101 Store!
We have new Wizard101 items like t-shirts, posters, buttons, calendars, and mousepads available for sale. They're perfect holiday gifts for Wizard101 fans. You can even get a Ninja Pig skateboard! Check out the store by clicking on the "Visit Wizard Store" tab on the left.