June marks the start of Pride Month, a time that highlights the LGBTQ+ community, diversity and inclusion, and celebrates people for being themselves.
While we’ve made a lot of progress towards acceptance in the past few years, we still have a long way to go. The LGBTQ+ community continues to face discrimination on a daily basis worldwide. It’s tough knowing that many of our employees and players experience these hardships just because of who they are and how they identify themselves. Since we are a gaming company responsible for creating immersive experiences that bring people from all walks of life together, we can and want to help forge safe spaces not only in our game and community, but outside of those places too.
To do that, we’ve teamed up with OutRight Action International this year for Pride Month.
Welcome the Rainbow Roller
Courageously colorful and full of life, the Rainbow Roller is our first ever Pride Month charity mount. All proceeds from the sales of this mount will be donated to OutRight Action International. You can find the Rainbow Roller Mount in the Crown Shop in both Wizard101 and Pirate101 for 7,500 Crowns. It will only be available to purchase during Pride Month, so don’t miss out on supporting this amazing cause!
Show Off Your Pride
When we rainbow-fied our social media icons for the very first time last year, you all were super excited and asked if we could put them on merch so you could show off your spiral Pride. We’re happy to oblige this year! Now through the end of the month, the rainbow Pride logos we revealed last year are available on shirts and hoodies on our Zazzle store. All proceeds from the sales of these products will be donated to OutRight Action International.
You can see the Pride merch collection here. If shirts and hoodies aren’t your thing, you can also “customize” the designs to put them on any Zazzle product you want!
Streaming for Charity
Join Kyle IceWielder and Hawkules for a very special charity livestream on June 11th at 12 PM Central Time! Much like the mount and merch sales, all money raised during the stream will be donated to OutRight Action International. Stay tuned for a more detailed schedule soon!
We can’t wait to celebrate Pride Month with all of you. We love to hear your stories and are humbled to know how much of a positive impact Wizard101 and Pirate101 have made on some of your lives. We look forward to continuing that and making our games and community the most inclusive places they can be.
With Pride,
The KingsIsle Team
About OutRight Action International
OutRight Action International works at global, regional, and national levels to eradicate the persecution, inequality, and violence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) people around the world. With staff in over 12 countries and headquarters in New York, OutRight builds capacity of LGBTIQ movements, documents human rights violations, advocates for inclusion and equality, and holds leaders accountable for protecting the rights of LGBTIQ people everywhere. OutRight was founded in 1990 and has recognized consultative status at the United Nations.
Hello European Wizards!
The time has come. KingsIsle has begun opening the registration process for completing the transition of Gameforge EU accounts. During the process, Gameforge Wizard101 EU players will be able to use their personal transition code to complete registration.
Visit the Wizard101 Europe Transition Landing page to learn more about and start the transition registration process. The FAQ on this page has also been updated, so please check it for answers to the latest community questions. Be sure to only use the personal transition code you received from April 13 and beyond! Codes received prior to this date are invalid.
Those who use their transition code will receive the following magical launch rewards from KingsIsle as a gift for completing registration:
- A Free 2-Week Membership to the Wizard101 European servers
- New Wings of Kings Mount
- New Dragon of Kings Pet
We’re extremely excited to finally welcome you to our KingsIsle family!
See you in the Spiral,
Leah “Professor Falmea” Ruben
Game Director, KingsIsle
Dear Wizards,
Two months have passed since the initial announcement that KingsIsle will be bringing the official European servers home. The teams have been hard at work to make the transition as smooth as possible, and today we are happy to announce the date when registrations for EU players will open.
Starting the week of May 16, KingsIsle will begin opening the registration process for completing the transition of Gameforge EU accounts. During the registration process, Gameforge Wizard101 EU players will be able to use their personal transition code to complete registration on the official KingsIsle transition web page.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a technical glitch, the personal transition codes you have previously received are invalid! Only the transition codes you get by visiting the website or which you receive by email from today are valid and functional.
Gameforge continues to send out email reminders to Wizard101 EU players that contain personal transition codes. If you have not yet received any of these emails, please ensure your Gameforge account email address is updated and keep watch in all folders in your inbox. In addition, you will also find your personal transition code upon logging into your Gameforge Wizard101 account.
Those who use their transition code starting on the week of May 16 will receive some magical launch rewards as a welcome gift for coming home to the KingsIsle community! You can learn more about the launch items and keep up to date on the transition process on our dedicated Wizard101 Europe Transition Details web page. The FAQ on this page has also been updated, so please check it for answers to the latest community questions.
We are getting closer than ever to welcoming European players to our KingsIsle community and can’t wait for you to experience new game updates with us!
See you in the Spiral,
Leah “Professor Falmea” Ruben
Game Director, KingsIsle
Dear Wizards,
Starting today, Gameforge Wizard101 players will begin to receive their personal transition codes via email. These codes are your key to accepting and completing the transition process of your account to KingsIsle. While Gameforge is starting to send out codes, they will not be ready to activate on KingsIsle’s website until a later date which will be announced by KingsIsle.
It is very important that upon receiving your code you do not lose it! Please allow several days to receive it. Ensure your Gameforge email address is updated and check spam, junk, and other email inboxes regularly to ensure you do not miss any emails. If you need to look up your code during the transition period, Gameforge will be providing web access through your Gameforge account.
Those who use their transition code will receive some magical launch rewards as a welcome gift for coming home to the KingsIsle community! You can learn more about the launch items and keep up to date on the transition process on our dedicated Wizard101 Europe Transition Details web page.
And just a happy reminder that your game progress and Crowns balance will be maintained after the transition is completed. No changes are being made at this time with game services and events carrying on as normal. Players should continue to contact Gameforge Support for their account needs until otherwise specified.
We are eager to welcome all European players to our KingsIsle community and can’t wait for you to experience new game updates with us!
See you in the Spiral,
Leah “Professor Falmea” Ruben
Game Director, KingsIsle
Dear Wizards,
We are pleased to announce that the European Wizard101 service will be moving to KingsIsle and gamigo. The transition will take place over the course of several months starting in the second quarter of 2022. Rest assured your adventures in the Spiral will be able to continue through the transition. Our team at KingsIsle is very thankful and excited to have the opportunity to serve our European Wizard101 players starting later this year!
It’s our goal to make this transition as seamless as possible. Please be assured that your game progress and Crowns balance will be maintained after the switch. No changes are being made at this time with game services and events carrying on as normal. Players should continue to contact Gameforge Support for their normal account needs until otherwise specified.
We will keep the community updated as we go through key steps in the transition process. Keep watch on this announcement and our social media channels in the coming months for further updates.
We are eager to welcome all European players to our KingsIsle community and can’t wait for you to experience new game updates with us!
See you in the Spiral,
Leah “Professor Falmea” Ruben
Game Director, KingsIsle
UPDATES
March 15, 2022: Wizard101 Europe Server Transition Process Announced, Registration Code Availability Begins
February 23, 2022: Clarification on EU server transition questions
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