EA Announces "Half-Blood Prince" Game Due This Fall

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EA Announces "Half-Blood Prince" Game Due This Fall

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Posted by: Sue

April 22, 2008, 05:20 PM

Attention all Harry Potter video game lovers! EA, makers of the Harry Potter games, announced today that the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game will be released to coincide with the arrival of the sixth Harry Potter film, which is due in theaters November 21, 2008. According to TeamXBOX, in this new game “players will return to Hogwarts to help Harry survive a fraught sixth year. They will also have a chance to engage in exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class and take to the air to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory. Players may even get sidetracked by Ron’s romantic entanglements as they journey towards a dramatic climax and discover the identity of the Half-Blood Prince. ” Update:As included in the TeamXbox above, be sure to check out the first still of the game, or you can see it here in our galleries.

Reps for the companies involved are cited with the following statements: “We believe that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game represents a milestone in the movie tie-in genre,” said Harvey Elliott, Head of EA Bright Light studio in the UK where the Harry Potter franchise has its home. “Building on the technological advancements of previous games in the series and with a particular focus on the unique control system of Nintendo’s WiiTM, the team here is working closely with the filmmakers to create an immersive interactive experience that captures the story, the action, the excitement and, above all, the fun of the film. ”

“Working with EA, we look forward to offering fans a compelling Harry Potter video game, one which captures the thrilling storyline and high visual quality of the movie,” said Scott Johnson, Vice President, Business Development for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “The adherence to the rich fiction is a trademark of this franchise and with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince fans will experience the most authentic and enjoyable game in the series to date.”

We will update when pre-orders for the Half-Blood Prince game become available. The game is due to be released on the Wii, Playstation 3, XBOX 360, Playstation 2, PSP< Nintendo DS platforms as well as for Windows PC, Macintosh, and mobile devices.

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I’ll be buying it! The OotP game was a lot of fun, much better than the previous ones. I hope they just continue to improve.

Posted by Maeghan on April 22, 2008, 05:36 PM report to moderator

Wait…RON’s romantic entanglements?! What about Harry’s???

Posted by Maeghan on April 22, 2008, 05:44 PM report to moderator

Hey,this isnt really about the game but,oh well,is dobby gonna be in this movie?HE NEEDS TO BE!!!! =D

Posted by Voldykrum on April 22, 2008, 06:20 PM report to moderator

“with a particular focus on the unique control system of Nintendo’s Wii”

I hope this doesn’t mean that the quality of other platforms will be sacrificed =/ I will definitely be buying it though – the OotP game was awesome, and I’m sure this will be even better! I wish I had a Wii though… =(

Posted by MuggleQueen on April 22, 2008, 06:22 PM report to moderator

“with a particular focus on the unique controls system of Nintendo’s Wii”

I really hope this means that they are going to make this new game where the characters are easier to control on the Wii. When I played OOTP on our Wii, I kept headaches from getting sooo dizzy! It was almost like when Zelda came out on the Gamecube. Spinning and spinning and spinning. I guess they wanted us to know what it felt like to travel by Floo powder!

Posted by Mary on April 22, 2008, 06:38 PM report to moderator

I hope it’s as good as the last one! I loved it!

Posted by Elyzie on April 22, 2008, 06:39 PM report to moderator

Oh and in response to MuggleQueen, I don’t think EA will compromise the graphics quality of the HBP game on the PS3 or the XBox 360 – if there’s one company that loves to focus on it’s “cutting edge graphics!!!” it is EA. My theory is that they are just designing the game’s controls on all platforms with the consideration that the Wii can offer a lot of interesting gameplay. The OotP game was pretty tricky to play on the Wii – my arms felt like they were going to fall off before the tutorial was over! I’m thinking they are trying to avoid that this time around.

Posted by Elyzie on April 22, 2008, 06:46 PM report to moderator

SWEET! I am glad to see the PS2 did not get left out asi cannot afford to buy a next gen system yet

Posted by Ascatal on April 22, 2008, 07:09 PM report to moderator

I don’t have a Wii… but if you actually performed the wand spells, it might be worth buying. That’s the bummer with the XBOX 360, have to wiggle the stick side-to-side and remember thumb moves. WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA!

Posted by Glynis on April 22, 2008, 07:55 PM report to moderator

Oh, God, am I the only one that hates these movies?

The character graphics in the games were horrible and don’t get me started on Hermoine’s voice…

Posted by Kevin on April 22, 2008, 07:59 PM report to moderator

BOOKS* I meant ^{^}

Posted by Kevin on April 22, 2008, 08:01 PM report to moderator

You hate the books? Why the hell do you bother posting here then?

Posted by gervasim on April 22, 2008, 08:26 PM report to moderator

Kevin, shut it :) anyway, so happy!!!!!

Posted by Brianna on April 22, 2008, 08:28 PM report to moderator

Ooh. :D

Posted by Christine on April 22, 2008, 08:37 PM report to moderator

who will wait till fall????? Come on let it be quicklier pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I want that game now. OotP was much more real than any of the before ones. I am dying to know what will be this one like.. Pls let it be quicklierrrrrrr.