‘Clash of Clans’ 2017 Update: Jump Spell Promotion, Wizard Event Bring Amazing Discounts; Supercell Suffers Major Data Breach

by Serena Vanderwoodsen / Jan 19, 2017 05:03 AM EST

Millions of "Clash of Clans" players are now enjoying the new update of the game. The latest update, as expected, has brought developments in the overall gameplay.

The latest "Clash of Clans" update fixes some system bugs such as the display errors in the Castle and troops. Another change brought by the newest update includes the removal of the winter theme, which is among the features of the Winter update last month.

iDigital Times also shared that the latest "Clash of Clans" update arrived with two new events: Wizard event and the Jump Spell Promotion. The Wizard event is yet to be released on January 21.

According to reports, the Wizard event will introduce discounts on special items needed in the game. The catch is, "Clash of Clans" players needs to survive challenges in order to avail the said markdowns.

The Jump Spell Promotion, on the other hand, is said to also offer a special price cut to some of the essentials in the game. The report suggest that the Exilir price is reduced up to 20,700; however, the discount will still be based on the level of the "Clash of Clans" players.

Meanwhile, Express has reported that Supercell recently suffered a major breach. According to the report, "Clash of Clans" players were encouraged to change their passwords after some hackers successfully entered their system.

"Supercell confirmed that it had suffered a breach, which apparently occurred back in September 2016, and urged users to change their passwords immediately," Express reported. The company is quick to release a statement about the latest breach and ordered "Clash of Clans" player to add security to their accounts, Motherboard reported.

"We take any such breaches very seriously and we follow very strict policies when it comes to security," Supercell went on. The "Clash of Clans" maker, however, made it clear that only the Forum service was affected by the reach and all game accounts remain safe.