The new Gardening system officially launched in Wizard101 yesterday, allowing players to grow plants in their dorm rooms and castles. To celebrate both the launch of the new feature and the holiday season, KingsIsle Entertainment announced today that it is selling Giving Tree seeds in the in-game Crown Shop for a limited time to benefit two Texas organizations devoted to helping children.

Whenever a player purchases a Giving Tree seed for approximately $5, KingsIsle will evenly divide the net proceeds between the Austin Children's Shelter located in Austin, Texas, and Children's Medical Center at Legacy, a pediatric hospital located in Plano, Texas. If you plan on gardening in Wizard101, you should consider growing a Giving Tree for a good cause!

Gardening has arrived in Wizard101! The new feature is officially live in the free-to-play MMO and allows players to grow plants in their dorm rooms and castles for the chance to harvest all sorts of items, including reagents and gold. For more details, be sure to check out our recent interview with Vice President of Marketing Fred Howard and Public Relations Director Benjamin Conrad. They tell you everything you need to know about becoming a master gardener in Wizard101.

In addition, the in-game Yuletide Festival has begun! Felix Navidad is offering all sorts of holiday items in the Wizard City Shopping District, so bring him your Crowns. He'll be in the Spiral until the end of the month.

The Wizard101 Test Realm opened last night to add a surprising new feature to the game: Gardening! Once the update hits the live servers, players will be able to grow plants in their dorm rooms and castles for the chance to harvest all sorts of items, including reagents and gold. Young wizards will need to nurture their plants in order to climb up the 10 ranks of gardening, which will give them access to more gardening equipment and spells.

We wanted to get more details on the new gardening system, so we went straight to Vice President of Marketing Fred Howard and Public Relations Director Benjamin Conrad for some answers. Keep reading after the jump for some in-depth information about gardening in Wizard101!

Today is Veteran's Day in the United States, and KingsIsle is honoring the occasion by giving a special gift to all Wizard101 players. Every wizard who logs into the kid-friendly game between now and 11:59 p.m. CST on Nov. 14 will receive a limited edition commemorative statue.

To obtain your item, just look for the Gift Icon in the game. Will you be logging into Wizard101 this weekend?

KingsIsle Entertainment has launched a new website that allows Wizard101 fans to play their favorite minigames for free using their browser. The site currently offers three games: Dueling Diego, Sorcery Stones and Doodle Dug. As an added bonus, Wizard101 players can earn free game codes for in-game items and gold by achieving high scores.

Even if you're not a Wizard101 player, you'll probably find some enjoyment in these free action and puzzle games. KingsIsle plans to add more minigames to the site in the future, but until then you can try out the three games that are currently available.

KingsIsle Entertainment stated yesterday that the Celestia expansion should be launching today, and it looks like they were right! Celestia is now live in Wizard101, which means players can explore the underwater world as they progress to level 60 and learn new spells.

For more information on Celestia, check out the October update notes and our recent interview with Vice President of Marketing Fred Howard. This expansion kicks off a brand new story arc in the game, which makes it the perfect time to try out Wizard101. Have you played this kid-friendly game?

KingsIsle Entertainment has just announced that the final testing of the Wizard101 expansion, Celestia, will soon be coming to an end. If all goes well today, Celestia should be going live tomorrow. This means players will be able to enjoy all the new content of the expansion as well as the new level cap possibly in less than 24 hours!

For more information on the Celestia expansion, check out ZAM's interview with Vice President of Marketing Fred Howard.

GameBreaker TV's Gary Gannon got the chance to speak with Wizard101's J. Todd Coleman at GDC Online about the kid-friendly MMO, and they talked about the game's upcoming Celestia expansion and the recent in-game quest that featured singer and actress Selene Gomez. You can watch the interview after the jump.

Wizard101's expansion is scheduled to launch this month and will introduce the world of Celestia to players, as well as increase the level cap and add all sorts of new spells. For more details on Celestia, check out our recent interview with Fred Howard, the vice president of marketing for KingsIsle Entertainment.

The Wizard101 team just announced that the world of Celestia is now available on the Test Realm. The update will offer players a lot of new content, including new spells, pets, creatures, mounts, quests and more! Celestia will also expand the level cap to 60.

With Celestia on the Test Realm, Wizard Students can also enjoy the Hallowe'en Celebration now taking place in the game. Don't forget to visit Spooky Bob in the Shopping District or Jack Hallow in the Commons!

For more information on the Celestia, check out our our interview with KingsIsle's Vice President of Marketing Fred Howard.

According to the newest edition of the Ravenwood Bulletin, October's going to be a big month for Wizard101. Not only will the new world of Celestia open up and bring with it new spells and a level cap increase, but the Hallowe'en event will add a spooky atmosphere to Wizard City!

The Celestia update should arrive on the test realm soon, so keep an eye out for updates. For more details on the world of Celestia, check out our recent interview with Fred Howard, the Vice President of Marketing for Kingsisle. Have you tried out this family-friendly game yet?