The Dark Harvest Festival is now being celebrated in Haven and will end on November 1st! This annual event honors the mischievous Punkin King in order to ensure a healthy fall harvest for Haven. All Clockwork Tunnels-style levels like Power Complexes and Blast Furnaces now have a chance of featuring special rooms inhabited by the Punkin King. Simply hop on the party pad and discover if the Punkin King has candy tokens or something else in store for you!

There is also a Prestige Mission available daily throughout the event that gives you a guaranteed encounter with the Punkin King.

Both via the Arcade or the Prestige Mission, Tier 1 awards the fewest candy tokens while Tier 3 the most candy tokens.

Candy tokens come in three varieties (Hard Candy, Sour Candy and Sweet Candy) and can be exchanged in the Haven Town Square for festive masks and prize boxes!

A faint distress call finds its way from deep within the Clockworks to Cradle's surface. Is it a cry for help? Is it a trap? In any case, you'll need to be properly equipped to find out, and the Haven Treasury can help!

From now until 10:00 AM PDT on September 24th, 2012, we're giving away free Surge Prize Boxes with select energy purchases!

Each Surge Prize Box has a special prize inside. Possible prizes include unique variant tickets, as well as a variety of blue-and-red-colored Surge costume gear, such as the brand new Flak Jacket and Draped Armor styles. Not only that, but a lucky few players may find the very rare Hacked Aura accessory inside! Each box also has a chance to contain a piece of bonus equipment, such as a Slot Upgrades or a Heat Amplifier.

Remember: Surge Prize Boxes require no key to open, and all items found inside a Surge Prize Box are unbound, so share with your friends!

Spiral HQ has received a distress call from a derelict facility deep within the Clockworks.

The distress call came in the form of a digital message saying only 'save us.' Believing it to be a potential trap, Spiral HQ has deployed Desna's Recon Rangers to investigate the facility and assist anyone who may have sent the message.

Ghosts in the Machine is a new Danger Mission, intended for skilled players. It is available in the Prestige Mission section of the Mission interface.

From now through Tuesday, August 28, 2012, the Haven Treasury has declared an Energy Boost! During that time, when you buy crystal energy, you'll automatically get an extra 15%!

NOTE: This includes all available crystal energy packs *except* the gift-able packs that come as part of the Party Pack and the Battle Royale Pack.

The fine folks over at Radio SEGA recently interviewed the Lead Designer of Spiral Knights, Nick Popovich.

Click 'Learn More' to hear how Nick got into game development, why he can destroy you in Galaga 88' and how to join the Radio SEGA guild!