Coming soon to the Clockworks is King Krogmo's Coliseum, a special resort monsters visit to relax and watch Knights battle each other for a change.

The games are hosted by the great King Krogmo, a monster whose claim to royalty is questionable, but the expected riches that go with it are certainly not. Krogmo rakes in a good bit of coin from his Coliseum and even shares it with the brave contestants who enter the arena.

A small bugfix release went out today that addressed a few issues related to the new Unbinding Forge.

Hi everyone,

SEGA is at San Diego Comic Con right now, and along with many other things will be showing off Spiral Knights. If you’re in town, drop by the SEGA Arcade at 345 6th Ave. between 7:00 and 11:00 PM Pacific on Wednesday – that’s tonight! They will be there the next several days as well, times TBD, so stay tuned.

If, like many, you are not in San Diego, SEGA is running a screenshot contest, the details of which are here.

The Strangers have decided to unload some of their supplies to the Spiral Knights who have valiantly defended Haven from the devious gremlin weaponry of the Ironclaw Munitions Factory. The Birdsong Trading Co. will be hosting a giveaway to all players this weekend!

Beginning Friday, July 22 at 2pm server time (PDT) and ending Sunday, July 24 at 9pm server time (PDT) all players logged in to the game will be eligible for hourly prize giveaways!

An update will be released today that includes the following:

Punch and Vise

Punch and Vise, two gremlin outcasts from Emberlight, have set up shop in the Haven Bazaar. Using very dangerous looking equipment, they provide the services unbinding items and adding unique variants to items.
- Punch can add one, two or three random unique variants to items in exchange for crowns.
- Punch's UV service erases any of the previous UVs on the item.
- Vise can unbind an item in exchange for energy.
- 0 star and starless items (costumes) cannot be unbound.

Alchemy

Next week we will be releasing an update that includes some new merchant features.

Punch and Vise, gremlin outcasts from Emberlight will be moving in to the Haven Bazaar and offering their unique services. Punch will allow you to roll for random unique variants on your items in exchange for crowns. Vise can unbind items (zero star and 'starless' items excluded) in exchange for energy.

Get energized Spiral Knights, this weekend will be a Power Surge Weekend! Beginning Friday, July 15 at 2pm server time and ending Sunday, July 17 at 9pm server time all elevator costs will be half off!

A Power Surge Weekend is the perfect time to see more of the Clockworks than you ever have before, offering more adventure for your mist. So gather your friends, ready your sword and take the plunge!

Levels

- Loot rebalanced in some levels to bring them in line with the rest of the game.
- Optional energy turrets have been installed in some areas of the Jelly Farm 2.

Ironclaw Munitions Factory

- Slowed down timing on shock traps along bridge in Abandoned Assembly.
- Shock traps along that bridge now turn off when gate is opened.
- Patched a hole in the wall in Warfare Workshop.

Bugfixes

- Fixed an issue causing Quicksilver line armor and helm recipes to very rarely spawn in Basil's catalog.

New Boss Stratum:

Within the depths of Tier 2 a new gremlin weapons facility has been discovered, The Ironclaw Munitions Factory. Intel from Spiral HQ has confirmed that under a direct mandate from the Crimson Order, gremlin engineers have begun developing a weapon of incredible power. Known only as 'Project Roarmulus,' this weapon has been designed with the sole purpose of destroying Haven!

Three Rings Design, Inc. is hiring for one or more remote, part time Support Agents called Game Masters for our French community.

Responsibilities include:

* Being available and “on duty” during agreed upon scheduled hours.
* Maintaining an up to date knowledge of the game and community.
* Monitoring the game, economy, customers and other critical systems.
* Answering customer questions and emails, escalating issues when needed.
* Polite and proficient written French communication skills.
* Polite and proficient written English communication skills.