Harry Potter WU Will Release Mobile AR & Console Version
A year since the augmented reality (AR) based game Pokemon Go was released to the market, Niantic Labs as the developer of this game is again busy with a ‘big project’ which has finally been revealed to the public. After previously there were rumors that Niantic was developing an AR version of the Harry Potter game and had been denied by Niantic, but now Niantic openly admits that it is true that they are working on an AR mobile game and Harry Potter console called Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.
Niantic Labs CEO, John Hanke, announced the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite mobile augmented reality (AR) game and console. Fans of the Harry Potter novels and films were made impatient with the release of this one game. Through the Niantic blog, John Hanke said that the way to play this game will not be much different from Pokemon Go where players have to go on adventures in the surrounding environment to build a career as a wizard. Niantic itself does not release too much information about the gameplay of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.
Harry Potter Wizards Unite Mobile AR
in the AR mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, John Hanke only gives a hint if in this game players will be able to learn spells (like those in the Harry Potter novels and films), explore the wizarding world hiding in the city or around the player’s residence. , trying to conquer legendary creatures and defeat the enemy with the team.
“Through this game, we provide an opportunity for fans to experience the imaginative universe created by JK Rowling in an immersive way,said David Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, as quoted from aman Daliysocial.
“We are delighted to have Niantic’s support in AR in developing a magical world that players can explore every day.” he added.
However, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment turned out to provide more details about the gameplay of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite on the Pottermore page. It was explained that armed with a smartphone, players could experience a new experience of exploring the magical world by combining AR technology embedded in this game. Players also have the opportunity to meet iconic characters who appeared in the Harry Potter films, you know! The development of this game marks the collaboration of Niantic Labs with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and the WB Games San Francisco development team. Niantic promises to reveal more about its latest mobile AR game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in 2021.
Niantic Acquires Evertoon
In addition to announcing its partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to develop an AR-based mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Niantic has also acquired Evertoon, a mobile app developer team that will present new features in Pokemon Go.
In a statement, Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke said that by joining Evertoon to Niantic, there would be many revolutionary and interesting things waiting for lovers of Niantic’s games, especially Pokemon Go. Separately, Evertoon explained that their latest mission after joining Niantic was to add a social platform for all Niantic’s games, including Pokemon Go.
Pokemon Go is indeed a phenomenal game that makes players around the world ‘crazy’ to take to the streets to get various pokemon. And with the announcement of the AR game development for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, many speculated and had high hopes for the game because it would allow players to bring the wizarding world into everyday life.
Harry Potter Wizards Unite Console
After previously Niantic finally confirmed that they were working with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in working on the AR mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, turns out to be Warner Bros. also known to be working on the console version of the Harry Potter Wizards Unite game!
This was conveyed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment via the Pottermore website stated that the game will also be available on console platforms and is in development. What’s even more interesting is that Warner Bros. will not only make one or two titles, but will be presented continuously!
Game Special Division
To support the development of this game, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment formed a new label called Portkey Games whose job it is to oversee and manage the launch of Harry Potter-themed games in the future.
“With the founding of Portkey Games, we’re excited to meet the demands of fans who want more games based on JK Rowling’s Wizarding World. Currently, we are collaborating with talented creators to create games with the concept of ‘player-generated stories’.said the president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, David Haddad as quoted from the DailySocial page.
Player-generated stories in the gaming world are often adopted into popular games, such as Star Trek Online, EverQuest 2 and Second Life, which refer to the MMO-type multiplayer game type. Will the console version of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite carry the MMO genre?
Harry Potter WU gameplay
Information about this Harry Potter-themed game is still minimal. Niantic Labs previously only leaked that the VR version of this mobile game would allow players to learn magic spells, explore the magical world in the player’s city and conquer legendary creatures. While Warner Bros. give a hint that the game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will later invite players to experience exploring the wizarding world directly from their respective smartphones. Players will also have the opportunity to meet iconic characters in Harry Potter.
If most gamers at least have an idea of how exciting it is to explore the magical world with location-based games like Pokemon Go, but there has been no leak about the console version of this game. Warner Bros. only informing that the Harry Potter games that will be released later will invite players to get acquainted with new characters and classic characters in Harry Potter. There are also indications that the time background in this game will vary, it could be a prequel, sequel or set while the seven novels and eight films are in progress.
The efforts of Warner Bros. Pamper Potterheads
As the publisher of the world’s most popular film franchise, Harry Potter, Warner Bros. continue to try to maintain the interest of fans of this magic film franchise with various things. Starting from building the Pottermore website to collaborating with developers to develop games with characters from Harry Potter.
Previously, there have been game publishers who have adopted Harry Potter to the video game platform, but the majority are games based on the Harry Potter films and some are available in the Lego version. There hasn’t been a Harry Potter game that has impressed the Potterheads (as Harry Potter fans are called) who have long been abandoned by Harry and his friends since the last film in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, aired in 2011.
The presence of news about the Harry Potter-themed AR mobile game certainly makes many fans more curious and waiting for the launch of this game soon. Keep up with the Games News to get the latest info on the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game for both the mobile and console versions. There is also the latest gadgets and games news, tips & tricks about gaming and smartphones, reviews and also various tutorials.
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