Toymaker Hasbro inks partnership for licensed toys & games for film & HBO Harry Potter series

Feb 14, 2026

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

HBO Max series, Movies, News, Products

Hasbro, a well-known toy and game company founded in 1923, just announced a new multi-year licensing partnership starting in 2027 with Warner Bros. that makes Hasbro the global primary toy licensee for the world of Harry Potter and the upcoming HBO Original HARRY POTTER series.  Hasbro’s innovative team will bring the Harry Potter universe to life …read more!

Happy Anniversary to “Puzzles & Spells” Game

Sep 21, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Games, News, Video Games

Have you been playing Zynga’s Magical Match-3 Mobile Game Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells? The game is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a week of surprises, gifts, sweepstakes, new content, and special in-game events for players in honour of this milestone occasion. There is also a new trailer featuring game highlights and spotlighting players’ journies …read more!

Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells game adds new Club Challenge

Aug 11, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Fun, Fun - Games, Fun - Video Games, Games, News, Products, Video Games

One message of the Harry Potter series is about the value of teamwork. Harry could not have defeated Voldemort alone; he needed the help and support of Hermione, Ron, Neville, Luna, and his other classmates, teachers, and even ghosts. From Hogwarts houses and Dumbledore’s Army to the Order of the Phoenix, groups of witches and …read more!

Behind the app with the creators of “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite”

Jun 13, 2019

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Games, News, Tech, Video Games

Whilst we are twirling our wands (sorry about the flying sparks, that was accidental…) in anticipation of the release of the new augmented reality mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, we can take a peek behind the scenes and read about the development of the game and its creators. Combining our love for all things Potter …read more!

“Harry Potter: Wizards Unite” beta testing update

Jun 08, 2019

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Games, Interactive, News

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, a forthcoming augmented reality mobile game from Niantic, Inc. and WB Games, began beta testing in New Zealand and Australia in April.  The feedback from the beta players has been useful.  According to the development team: Over the last several weeks we’ve learned a lot from beta players and have been …read more!

Pokemon GO Players Can Reserve Usernames for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite!

Apr 12, 2019

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Fandom, Fans, Fun, Games, Interactive, News

If you’re a Harry Potter fan and a regular gamer, you’re probably aware that Niantic’s highly-anticipated upcoming release is the real-world AR app Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Now, Niantic has announced that Pokémon GO players can reserve their names for use in the new game–if they’re still available! According to Nintendo Life, fans should take …read more!

Is niffler a valid Scrabble word? It is in the Harry Potter edition from USAopoly!

Feb 17, 2019

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Fun, Fun - Games, Games, News

Have you tried to use words from the Potterverse when playing Scrabble with your friends and family and had them reject words for spells and magical creatures with an exasperated “That’s not in the dictionary!”?  Well, revenge will be sweeter than a treacle tart when Scrabble: World of Harry Potter is released this spring.  Retailing …read more!

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game from Portkey Games to launch in 2019

Nov 14, 2018

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Games, News, Warner Bros.

Niantic, creators of Pokemon Go, has announced that their new wizarding world-themed augmented reality mobile game, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, will launch in 2019, coproduced by WG Games and Portkey Games.  You can sign up for updates here to be kept apprised of the release date. It’s up to you to protect the wizarding world. …read more!

HBO Hosts “Hogwarts House Challenges” in Atlanta, Boston, and Denver!

Jan 13, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

BigNews, Books, Contests, Events, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Fun, Fun - Contests, Fun - Games, Games, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling, Media, Movies, News, Potter News, Props-Sets

Prepare yourselves, Potter fans. All the hours of reading dog-eared books, scouring fan sites for details, collecting obscure memorabilia, and intense late-night discussions (you know you’ve had them) is about to pay off! HBO will host “Hogwarts House Challenges” in Atlanta, Boston, and Denver this month to commemorate the entire unedited, commercial-free Harry Potter series …read more!

Take the Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes Magical Virtual Reality Challenge!

Sep 04, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

19 Years Later, Fandom, Fans, Interactive, News, Pottermore, Video Games, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Today Universal Orlando tweeted a link to their new 360-degree virtual reality search-and-find game that takes you on a tour of the Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes shop–and challenges fans to find six magical objects hidden throughout the store! Step into the shop, and you’ll be amazed at the details that have been recreated. It looks exactly …read more!



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