I understand that there’s a certain glory to full-fledged immersive RPG third-person games, such as Hogwarts Legacy itself. But there’s this whole new kind of immersion into tactical card-based strategy games as well. A helm into which Harry Potter: Magic Awakened dives into. And here is this game’s potential Western release – for currently, it is not available everywhere.
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, is designed specifically for smartphones. This game follows the success of Hogwarts Legacy and will be available on both Google Play Store and iOS platforms.
- The game is entering its “soft launch” phase, which means it will be released in a limited number of territories to test gameplay and technical specifications before its worldwide launch. It may sound complicated, but it’s really not.
- What can we expect from this new addition to the Harry Potter universe? The game had a successful release in Asia in 2022, generating $228 million in just two months, but experienced delays before the soft launch.
Where has the Harry Potter: Magic Awakened released into?
Harry Potter, one of the biggest franchises in the world, has just received its second game this year called Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. While the game is not yet available as a full release and is only accessible in several countries, it is still worth checking out, especially for fans of the universe. The game has been in development for several years with Portkey Games, Netease, Warner Bros. Games, and EnvoyGames leading the project.
- The game, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, has entered a soft launch phase in select countries including Austria, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, and Switzerland.
- Although there are currently no plans to expand the soft launch to other regions, more countries will be added gradually.
Interested users can download the game from the Google Play Store if they are in one of the supported regions. The soft launch is an opportunity for the developers to gather feedback from users on the game’s features and gameplay. The current version of the game may not represent the final product, but the fact that it has entered soft launch suggests an official release is coming soon.
How is the gameplay of this latest Harry Potter game?
Unlike Hogwarts Legacy, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is a collectible card game and massively multiplayer wizarding dueling game that includes strategy RPG elements.
In Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, the player is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where dueling plays a bigger role than ever before. The game combines RPG and card game elements, with the player’s character and enemies appearing on the screen.
Cards located at the bottom of the screen represent spells, incantations, abilities, and summoned beasts that can be used during the duels. This gameplay is similar to the popular game Slay The Spire.
When can Harry Potter: Magic Awakened release in Western countries?
The release date for western territories is still unknown, so Spanish fans will have to wait for further updates. Pre-registering on the official website can earn players exclusive cards and additional rewards based on the number of registrations.
Asian countries just have more Mobilephone players
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened released in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, & Macau early September and quickly proved itself a massive hit
The success signals a shifts in both how Western IP’s approach lucrative eastern markets as well as IP integrations in general
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The game has already been released in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau due to the excess amount of people being into mobile gaming – which is considerably less (if not insignificant) in the western parts of the globe. But seeing how over 2 million people in Asia have already signed up for this, we make an estimated guess that by the second half of 2023, the game should be released in European and North American countries.
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Additionally, to safeguard their game progress, developers advise all players to connect their accounts to a Warner Bros. Games Account. By doing so, they will receive a unique, one-time bonus.
There are over 80 magic cards that can be leveled up strategically in Harry Potter: Magic Awakened by exploring Hogwarts and facing creatures. The game also features a Quidditch mode. What are you doing if you haven’t checked it out yet?
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