Welcome to the Wizard101 August Community Newsletter!
August is upon us, and it's bringing a tidal wave of enchantment to Wizard101! Brace yourselves for the Crying Sky update, set out on heroic quests, confront formidable adversaries, and harness your spells and gear to bring balance back to Azteca.
But the magic doesn't stop there! Join the KingsIsle team at PAX West, where you'll have a chance to meet the creative minds behind Wizard101, indulge in captivating discussions, and bond with fellow Wizards from all over the world. Exclusive giveaways and behind-the-scenes insights await, ensuring a spellbinding experience for all attendees.
With summer coming to a close, what we've all been waiting for is just around the corner - Wizard101's 15th birthday celebration! As another enchanting year draws to a close, the Spiral gears up to commemorate this special occasion in true wizarding style. With surprises, festivities, and captivating new items in store. Stay tuned!
COMMUNITY SPIRAL CUP 2023
The Wizard101 community is in the midst of the exhilarating Spiral 2023 Cup, with competitors triumphing over challenges 1, 2, and 3. Now, they're summoning their creativity for the final trailer making contest.
The anticipation is electric as wizards vie for the coveted title of Spiral 2023 Cup Champion! Who will weave the most enchanting trailer and claim victory? The magical showdown is about to unfold!
KI LIVE: CRYING SKY UPDATE AND MORE
Thanks for tuning into July's KI Live! We celebrated Christmas in July, discussed Wizard101 Crying Sky Raid Update, Pirate101 Teasers, and so much more!
Missed the show? No worries! You can watch the recording on YouTube:
It's always a blast hanging out with the community, so let us know what you most like about KI Lives so we can continue to make them even more fun to watch.
For those who didn't get a chance to redeem the KI Live giveaway code yet, we opened it up again SUPERPACKS723 to get 1x KI LIVE Snack Pack in W101 & P101 for NA servers, 1x Super Road Warrior’s Hoard Pack in W101 for NA & EU, and 1x Super Pirate Nightmare Pack in P101.
Keep updated on the latest news for next month on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, including special announcements from community fansites! Read on for more fun happenings with the community and their Spiral activities.
EXTRA CREDITS NEWS
Exciting news for the Extra Credits program! The July objective has concluded successfully, and now the August objective is underway.
Get ready for more enriching challenges and rewarding learning experiences. Keep going, and let's conquer this new objective together! Happy learning with Extra Credits!
To stay up to date with all Extra Credits Objectives click the link HERE!
NEW ART FROM ADAM ROUSH
Adam Roush is our Senior Concept Artist here at KingsIsle Entertainment. Sometimes Adam will create a series of concept art for a particular scene or character. Here are a few concepts of his most recent pieces this month:
“Here's the Submarine mount from the Lightkeeper's Bundle. This was fun, designing a steampunk mini sub.” - Adam Roush
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“Here's General Tung-Ak from Novus. He's a pretty vain character, so everything on his armor is his own face, and his sword even has a mirror finish so he can look at his own reflection :D” - Adam Roush
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"Here's the Dasein fountain, which you can see upside down in the Nucleus Gallery in Novus. Simply a fountain with Dasein motifs." - Adam Roush
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"Here's concepts for the Nucleus Gallery in Novus. This was a really fun one, designing an upside down forest area." - Adam Roush
ART SPOTLIGHT
For this month’s art spotlight, we are showcasing Storyteller, Sylvie, Ant, and Madison!
“Genevieve Greenleaf, my life wizard. She’s kinda like an earth spirit or a nymph." - Storyteller
“I rise from my grave for the first time in moons to share my autistically gifted ability to draw silly magic dragons” - Sylvie
“Dont worry yall, we went back to the Krok Stop after all” - Madison
We would love to see more screenshots and art from the community for next month’s newsletter. Do you have something amazing to share? Send it to us in an email to community@kingsisle.com! We’re always interested in showing off more fan art, gameplay guides, videos, and other content.
Thanks, Wizards!
COMMUNITY BULLETIN
Community art by: Swordroll
Video Spotlight
In this section we wanted to highlight some recent, entertaining videos for the month! If you’d like to be featured in this section, start a new walkthrough, create a review on something new, or do something completely creative!
DaRealAlmond created a hilarious video on the new Crying Sky Raid! “I Broke The *NEW* Azteca Raid In Wizard101...”
Don’t stop there... here are some more great videos created this month!
AwesomeTheSauce posted a graet video that talks all about the newest update added to Wizard101! "After two weeks of test realm, what could be wizard101's biggest update ever just went live! Here's everything you need to know about it!" - Wizard101's Biggest Update EVER Just Went LIVE.
Guide Spotlight
If you need a GREAT guide, this is the place for you! Most of these guides will be up to date and are made by the community! We can’t thank you enough for creating such informative guides. We see and read everything!
Gladrocker created this video after months of hard work... Here is his Beastmoon Tier List video!️ It's 4 HOURS, covering all 48 beastforms - including ALL 480 spells! Truly a masterpiece!
FOLLOW WIZARD101
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