Pre-registration is now open for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, a new Collectible Card Game (CCG) for mobile devices. Developed by Portkey Games, this CCG will bring the wizarding world of Harry Potter to fans across America, Europe, and Oceania. Magic Awakened does not have an official release date yet, but players can currently pre-register on Android, with iOS at a later date.
Portkey Games is a label, created by Warner Bros. Games, dedicated solely to creating Harry Potter games. It has developed a total of four games under the Wizarding World IP for mobile devices. These include Hogwarts Mystery, Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. However, only three of the games are still available for fans to play. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite was shut down on January 31, 2022. The highly-anticipated Hogwarts Legacy is also possibly releasing in September 2022 on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Until then, fans can live out their fantasy of attending a magical school on the go, by pre-registering for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened.
The game allows players to attend Hogwarts and participate in real-time duels against other wizards and witches. Not only can fans fight other players, but they can brew potions, battle magical creatures, and play Quidditch. Each wizard and witch are sorted into the four Houses - Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin - and compete to win the House Cup. Currently, fans can pre-register on either the Google Play Store or on the official website for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. Owners of iOS devices will have to wait a bit longer before they can cast spells, like in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. By pre-registering, players will receive exclusive in-game items at the game's launch, plus they will also obtain any additional rewards unlocked by the community. In-game currency, cosmetic items, and a Niffler card can all be earned after specific milestones are hit, based on the number of registered accounts. This CCG will soon be available to a western audience for the first time.
Where & When Harry Potter: Magic Awakened Takes Place
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened was officially released in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau in September of 2021. In the winter of that same year, the mobile game was opened up to fans in much of the Eastern Hemisphere. The game appears to be set after the events of the main Harry Potter books, which is contrary to Portkey Games' other up-and-coming project Hogwarts Legacy, which is set in the 1800s. Fans play as a young Muggle-born and are invited to the famous school of witchcraft and sorcery. Upon arriving, a fellow first-year goes missing, setting up the first adventure of finding the student.
The Harry Potter property has been expanded well beyond the events of the original books. Many games have since been developed and completed by fans of the franchise. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is the latest such addition to the franchise's gaming offerings, and will release later in 2022.