LogInWarner Bros. and NetEase will launch the game in 2022.
Warner Bros. and NetEase will launch a mobile Harry Potter game in 2022. It is a free-to-play immersive collectible card game (CCG) with MMO and RPG elements.
The game has already been released in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and several other Asian countries in 2021 and has become the biggest mobile game launch of 2021 there.
Starting today, players in the Americas, Europe, and Oceania can pre-register on Google Play and the game's website. The game will launch for iOS and Android under Portkey Games, responsible for creating new mobile and video games inspired by the Wizarding World.
"Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is a multiplayer wizarding dueling game that offers an immersive role-playing journey with deep strategy play that fulfills the fan fantasy – all beautifully rendered in a unique art style," say the developers.
The team claims that both companies collaborated on every aspect of development to ensure an accurate representation of the wizarding world, including art design, the plot, and the gameplay system.
"With Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, we have worked jointly with NetEase Games to create the most robust multiplayer experience set in the wizarding world and we are very excited to launch the game globally," said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Games. "Harry Potter: Magic Awakened utilizes the best-in-class development and publishing capabilities of both NetEase Games and Warner Bros. Games to bring players a captivating gameplay experience with compelling features, an in-depth collectible card system and beautifully distinct art style."
In the game, you will begin as young witches and wizards who have just received their acceptance letters to Hogwarts. You can customize your character and experience all the hallmarks of a magical education including buying school supplies at Diagon Alley, wearing the Sorting Hat to be sorted into a House, and competing in the Duelling Club.
You will be a part of a separate from the Harry Potter books' story but meet familiar and new characters alike. The spells and charms are given in the form of cards that you need to combine right to win trials and duels.
This is the second Harry Potter game to be released this year, Hogwarts Legacy being the first.
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