A few weeks ago the Texas-based MMO game developer KingsIsle Entertainment officially revealed their presence (even though the existence of the company has been known for some time beforehand). Now the developer has revealed one of the two games they are currently working on. It's titled Wizard101 and boy, does it ever look and sound like Sony Online's planned Free Realms free-to-play MMO.

Like Free Realms, Wizard101 is supposed to be an free-to-play MMO that is fdesigned or a younger audience than the typical fantasy massively multiplayer game. Players can become wizards in the game (hence the title) with seven different schools of magic to choose from. The game will use collectible card-style gameplay for magic battles and will also include puzzles and mini-games,among other features. The game's official web site has already gone live and is accepting sign-ups for its upcoming beta test. Wizard101 is scheduled to officially launch in the third quarter of 2008. Our sister site Massively already has some hands-on impressions that you can check out.