On Thursday, Warner Bros. Games and NetEase announced that its Hogwarts-based MMORPG Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is coming to global mobile devices after a successful rollout to Asian markets in September 2021. Even more fans of the massively popular game will now enjoy the critically acclaimed Harry Potter franchise, hopefully leading to even more success.
This news comes not long after another Harry Potter mobile game fully shut down. With the same development team as Pokemon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite officially closed in January 2021 and completely disappeared from app stores by December of the same year. Wizards Unite reportedly failed to charm its audience like Magic Awakened already has and will hopefully continue to do for a long time.
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened sets the stage 10 years into the future of the main storyline of the Harry Potter franchise. Many new faces and some of the franchise favorites will greet players, like Professor McGonagall and Rubeus Hagrid. Players will also be able to explore their favorite locations from the series of books and movies such as Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley, and engage in Harry Potter staples like Quidditch.
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened comes to North and South America, Oceania, Europe, and the rest of the Asian markets soon. Players can already pre-register on Android from the Google Play Store and be among the first to be spellbound by this next chapter in the franchise. iOS pre-registers will follow at a later date. While we don’t know the final release dates, we do know the window for the worldwide launch is set in stone as 2022.
We won’t know how well this game will perform until its officially released globally. However, Magic Awakened has already made an impact on the markets where released, and it should continue to do so. Check out reviews of other Harry Potter essentials and feel immersed in this delightfully magical universe once more.
