European Wizards can sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride as their accounts begin to transition from Gameforge to KingsIsle
Austin, Texas, May 17, 2022 – KingsIsle Entertainment and gamigo are pleased to announce the start of Wizard101’s European services transfer from Gameforge. Starting today, Wizards across the pond will be able to experience new magical updates at a much faster rate to ultimately sync up closer with their North American counterparts.
“Today marks an important date in the history of Wizard101 as we begin to welcome European Wizards home,” says KingsIsle Entertainment Game Director Leah Ruben. “While this is only the start of a longer road to syncing content internationally, it’s certainly a step in the right direction as we work hard to bring better support to European players going forward.” European Wizard101 players are encouraged to visit the Wizard101 Europe Transition Details web page where they can learn more about transferring their accounts from Gameforge to KingsIsle and the special rewards they will receive for doing so. Rewards include memberships for everyone for a limited time, a new unique pet, and a mount. The page also has an FAQ that will hopefully answer all questions EU Wizards may have. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/PlayWizard101EU About Wizard101 Featuring over four times as much content since it was first introduced in 2008, Wizard101 players keep coming back for engaging story-driven gameplay across 19 worlds, deep combat, pet systems, and passionate community. Over more than thirteen years, Wizard101 has continued to evolve and entertain more than fifty million players. Wizard101 receives major updates on a regular basis in the spring, summer, and fall seasons. The game is available from Wizard101.com or on Steam. About KingsIsle Entertainment KingsIsle Entertainment, established in 2005, is a proven MMO hit maker with 50+ million registered users across both the company’s MMOs with vibrant and strong communities. Since its foundation, KingsIsle has devoted itself to family-friendly gameplay, and has built an audience that reaches from pre-tweens to their grandparents. Their award-winning game Wizard101 is currently in its 14th year and Pirate101 is in its tenth. About gamigo group The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The group’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as Fiesta Online, Trove and Aura Kingdom and mobile games like Fantasy Town and Heroes of Twilight. Counting more than 400 employees, gamigo group is one of the largest players in the gaming industry. Besides its German locations in Hamburg (HQ), Berlin and Darmstadt, the gamigo group also has branches in Austin and Bellevue (US), and in Seoul (South Korea). In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes the subsidiaries gamigo Inc. operating as “WildTangent”, gamigo US Inc., gamigo Publishing GmbH and KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. The gamigo group strives to grow organically as well as through acquisitions. Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies as well as individual game assets. The gamigo group is part of Media and Games Invest (MGI). Learn more about gamigo group at https://corporate.gamigo.com/. Learn more about MGI at https://mgi-se.com/.
