KingsIsle announces Wizard101 expansion details

by Beau Hindman on Mar 25th 2010 12:00PM

Expansions, Free-to-play, Casual, Kids, Wizard101

Kingsisle Entertainment finally announced details about the upcoming Wizard101 expansion! Players will soon be able to explore Celestia, a new underwater land populated by crab people while pursuing 10 extra levels. As if that is not enough, there will be a new pet system that allows players to grow, customize, race and fight alongside their companions. There will also be three yet-to-be-named schools of secondary magic. (You can already hear the theorizing from here.)

According to J. Todd Coleman, Vice President and Creative Director for KingsIsle Entertainment: "2010 is shaping up to be an incredible year for the students of Ravenwood School of Magic. Whether exploring the underwater kingdom of Celestia, or hatching and training pets to participate in the Pet Derby, every player–from the newest apprentice to the returning grandmaster–will find something compelling, engaging and fun."

You can download and play the game for free (with the option of a subscription) here. Look for the update in June!

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Tags: card-battle, expansion, free-to-play, ftp, kingsisle, kingsisle-entertainment, wizard101

Reader Comments (3)

You know, Ive never played Wizard101. Maybe its awesome! But seriously...you named your new zone CELESTIA? Really? You couldnt have come up with anything better than that?

The game is squarely aimed at kids. They are just looking for names that resonate with that age bracket.

That being said, the game is VERY well-done and the card-style combat is very engaging. I enjoyed the game quite a bit during the trial.

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I'm a big fan of Free Realms so I tried to give Wizard101 a shot as well since I like these more casual MMO's as a break from others. I couldn't quite get into Wizard101 as much, it just feels a lot more generic then other family themed MMO's, and the combat system is interesting ,but I didn't much enjoy it at all. I could see how some of the harry potter themes, and crab people could grab a kids attention, this game obviously has a market, but I think Free Realms is still a far superior family and kids MMO for those looking to get into the genre.