Wizard101 teleports across the pond

by Jef Reahard on Aug 25th 2010 12:30PM

Fantasy, News items, Browser, Kids, Wizard101, Family

KingsIsle Entertainment and Gameforge have joined forces to expand the kid-friendly MMO Wizard101 to a European audience. "This partnership is an important first step in our strategy to expand beyond the domestic US market and bring Wizard101 to an international audience," says KingsIsle CEO Elie Akilian.

The 2-year old title, which has netted Texas-based KingsIsle over 10 million registered players, features a magical world called Wizard City as well as player housing, pets, and seven combat classes presented in the form of distinct magical schools. Wizard101 features free access to portions of the game world, while players wishing to experience the complete title can purchase subscription time or use the Crowns system to pay a la carte.

Gameforge, a German publisher of free-to-play titles, currently boasts a stable of over 20 games, including Cabal Online, Gladiatus, and Couch Potatoes.

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Tags: browser, browser-based, elie-akilian, f2p, family, free-to-play, gameforge, kids, kingsisle, kingsisle-entertainment, wizard101

Reader Comments (4)

I don't think Wizard101 is a browser based game

IXL is correct, W101 isn't browser based.

It's also already playable in Europe. If the launcher forces me to play on new Euro servers, I'm going to be annoyed. I already have some wizards with some cash-shop crowns invested in them on the current servers. Fingers crossed it won't be geo-IP locked.

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Thanks for the corrections on browser-based guys, I've updated the article to reflect that. As to being already available in Europe, this information was sent to us directly from KingsIsle, so I'll clarify and update as necessary.

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