Warner Bros. announced a new video game set in the Harry Potter universe. It’s called Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions and will allow you to play matches of the famous sport of Hogwarts.
Harry Potter fans no longer know where to turn. Between the recent release of the video game Hogwarts Legacy: Hogwarts Legacy and the formalization of a TV series which will be spread over several seasons, they will be satisfied for a long time. And it’s not over: in a press release published on April 17, Warner Bros. announced another video game, dubbed Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions and disconnected from Hogwarts Legacy: The Hogwarts Legacy. It will be available on consoles and PC at an unknown date.
As its title suggests, Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions will be based on the sport very popular at Hogwarts – and totally absent in Hogwarts Legacy: Hogwarts Legacy (there is a narrative justification). Few details have been provided about the project, but it is known that it will be a ” fast-paced online multiplayer game “. It has been in development for several years at Unbroken Studios (which is also working on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League).
A Harry Potter multiplayer game in the vein of Rocket League?
The FAQ already accessible on the official site does not say much more about this Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions. She insists on the multiplayer nature of the experience, knowing that you can create your character (and customize it with microtransactions?). When you look at the artistic direction chosen (it’s very colorful and sparkling), it’s hard not to think of the behemoths of online gaming: Fortnite, Fall Guys And Rocket League, all three properties of Epic Games. The parallel with Rocket League is even more obvious, since it will be about a sport that does not exist in real life.
Warner Bros. also wishes to avoid a possible controversy linked to JK Rowling by specifying that the author does not participate directly in the development (as was the case for Hogwarts Legacy: The Legacy of Hogwarts, without avoiding the boycott call). Even though Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions relies with authenticity on the universe it has created. ” While staying true to JK Rowling’s original vision, developers at Portkey Games are exploring new territory by creating new ways for fans to immerse themselves in the wizarding world. “, can we read.
Note that we will soon be able to play Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions. Warner Bros. is hosting a beta phase on April 21 and 22, with limited access. To register, you have to go to this address, enter your date of birth, create a WB account and answer a few questions about your relationship to video games. ” We reach out to fans and invite players in Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions to help us in this phase of building the experience. “, says David Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Games.
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