After the phenomenal success of Pokémon GO, developer Niantic announced in 2017 their next project that will give Harry Potter fans a new reason to get caught up on all their Defense Against The Dark Arts homework. A new Augmented Reality game designed around the Harry Potter franchise appropriately named; Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, has been under development.
The question on every Harry Potter fans mind about this new game is most likely; “Will it live up to the hype?” Well, here is a list of what we know so far.
- Partnered with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and WB Games San Francisco’s development team, Niantic will create Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.
- Along with Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Port Key Games has added Wizards Unite to their games catalog.
- During an interview from the FT with John Hanke, Wizards Unite being scheduled to release in the second half of 2018 was revealed.
- The Wizards Unite website mentions features such as the ability to “discover mysterious artifacts, learn to cast spells, find legendary beasts and iconic characters”.
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- At a Tech Crunch presentation, Niantic CTO Phil Keslin mentioned a new game they are working on, incorporating sound cues.
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And for you visual entertainment, we present to you, the Harry Potter GO/Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Trailer.
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