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01 November 2016

 
 
 
 

More than just a Mirage . . .

October was a really fun month in Wizard101. We finally let on that the next world was to be Mirage and started sending out a few teasers for our fans to drool over. Pictures . . . much like this one! Hmm, what’s that shadow in the distance? Don’t worry, it’ll all be revealed . . . “soon” (insert trademark symbol *wink*).

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If you’re looking to catch up on the excitement, we have a ton of links for you to pour through that we think you’ll find fun:

Not to worry . . . our “teasing” should be over during November and a new Test Realm will be upon us, but we still have a few surprise cards to play until then. Be on the lookout for a special promotion and stay tuned to our Social Media sites for more information.

November will also bring us our regular favorite visitors and festivities like the return of Harvest Hannah and a Veteran’s Day surprise. A new KI Live is scheduled for the 17th of November, and don’t forget about Extra Life happening on the 5th!

Read on for more fun and information. We hope you’re all excited for a great month and thank you for your support.

 
 
 
 

Mini-Developer Interviews

 
 
 
 

Developer Spotlight: Jared Banks

(NOTE: EXP613, one of our regular posters on the Official Wizard101 Message Boards made a request last month that we thought was pretty cool! Because of this, we talked to a few of our Devs, and found a few “willing victims” to try their hand at a Developer mini-interview in the style of our Arcanum Scholar spotlights. We hope this will be the first of many! Enjoy!)

Name: Jared Banks

Job at KingsIsle: Senior World Builder

What’s Your Favorite thing about Wizard101? That families play it together.

Favorite thing about working at KingsIsle? All the other nerds and gamers that work here.

Who is your hero? My dad. He taught me about hard work and responsibility.

What's your favorite family recipe? Green bean casserole. That stuff is the best ever.

If you had to describe yourself as an animal, which one would it be? Lion: big fuzzy cat on the outside — Big fuzzy lazy cat on the inside.

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Extra Life

 
 
 
 

Almost Time for Game Day!

In last month’s newsletter we talked about our Extra Life efforts to help raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. (Click here to read about it.) Time is quickly running out to raise money and the November 5th game day is right around the corner!

We’re happy to announce that the “KI Gamers” team is now made up of over 140 people and has already raised over $3,000 . . . and we’re hoping to see that go even higher!

Please join us in supporting this great cause, and don’t forget that you could earn fantastic prizes while raising money.

This is a chance to get a new yet-to-be-announced bundle before most people have it, and if you’re living in a different country that doesn't usually see bundles until they’re in our online stores, that can be a very attractive proposition! Of course what really matters is that you’re helping kids while having fun.

Remember, if you’re worried about 24 hours of gaming, don’t worry . . . you don’t have to play for 24 hours straight and you can play any game you’d like.

Here are a few things to remember:

Registering for Extra Life is easy!
1- Register for Extra Life and join the “KI Gamers” team. This link will take you to the right page.
2- Select the “Continue to the Next Step” button
3- Set a fundraising goal for yourself (put a $100 goal or more here)
4- Select a children’s Miracle Network Hospital you’d like that donation support to go toward.
5- Select the “Continue to the Next Step” button.
6- Fill in your contact information.
7- Select the “Continue to the Next Step” button. After you get all set up with your account and donation level, then you can donate to yourself, ask others to donate to you, or advertise on social media to get your followers to donate to you.

  • Prizes are based on the amount of money raised by you. You’ll only ever win one prize. The first tier is the astral unicorn, the second tier is the crowns, and the third tier is the bundle. You won’t receive every gift listed . . . only the gift for the tier you make it to.
  • If you’re not interested in winning prizes and would just like to donate. There are a lot of team members on our team that would appreciate the support, but donating directly this way will not earn prizes. (But you’ll get the satisfaction of knowing you helped someone else earn their prize.)

Again, we look forward to an amazing day of gaming for a great cause and thank everyone for their support! If you have any questions specifically about the KingsIsle Extra Life team, please send an email to community@kingsisle.com.

 
 
 
 

Shinobi Bundle

 
 
 
 

Introducing the Shinobi Bundle

The Shinobi Bundle was hot news last month and fans and fan sites! Check out these great links for more thoughts and insights on the Shinobi Bundle from our fans:

 
 
 
 

What's up in the Community?

 
 
 
 

Our fan sites were extremely busy last month giving away a ton of prizes, and we hope you were one of the lucky winners! If not, there’s always next time, so be sure to keep an eye on all of our official fan sites for the next opportunity. Outside of these contests and giveaways, there’s always a ton of fun to be had along with some great information. Here are a few of October’s highlights that caught our eyes:

MMOGames has been writing a new series of articles about Wizard101:

When will Wizard101 end? We hope never!

Do you PvP? Only do Main Quests? Tell us . . . How do you play Wizard101?

Have you fished up your “Nameless Stone” wallpaper yet?

Duelist101 gives a farming guide to female hairstyles (with cool spinning character gifs too).

Almost to Polaris . . . Blaze and blue finish up Khrysalis Part 2 in their Fire and Ice Walkthrough.

We’re glad you caught our hint in last month’s newsletter!

Anthony speculates about Mirage on his YouTube channel.

Swordroll hands us an “A” for the Gloomthorn Pack.

Skelemystyk showcases the Bat Swarm mount from the Gloomthorn pack and calls it his absolute favorite mount that has ever come out.

Blaze LifeHammer showcases the new Jack O Lantern Pet from the Gloomthorn pack.

It was great to see Mercenaries for Hire posting helpful articles this month, did you catch these gems?

It’s an interesting question . . . What do you collect in Wizard101?

How important is it to garden in a Red Barn Farm? These players on Wizard101 Central weighed in on the question.

This is an important plea to level 100+ players using the team up box. Please let everyone in the battle circle before casting that AOE spell so everyone gets xp and loot and no one gets the 10 minute time out.

Zenmaster Blue lists his Top 10 favorite NPCs in Wizard101 (it’s worth it just to watch him laugh over his number 5 pick).

When it comes to Tumblr, there’s always great fan art to share! Here are three great ones you should check out:

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