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Portkey Games

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Portkey Games
File:Portkey Games Logo.jpg
ISIN🆔
IndustryInteractive Entertainment
Founded 📆2017[1]
Founder 👔
Headquarters 🏙️,
England
Area served 🗺️
Members
Number of employees
ParentWarner Brothers
🌐 Websitewww.portkeygames.com[2]
📇 Address
📞 telephone

Portkey Games is an English video games company founded in 2017, working under the Warner Brothers[3] banner producing games related to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts franchises.[4][5] "Portkey Games" will produce games in the same manor of that of previous Harry Potter video games, however they will not be games tied-in to currently released media in the Harry Potter Universe.[6][7]

Overview[edit]

Portkey Games first announced their first game in 2017,[8][9] working with Pokemon Go creator's Niantic to produce a game known as "Harry Potter: Wizards Unite."[10][11] The game will feature the same Augmented Reality as in Pokemon Go,[12][13] but feature characters from the Harry Potter universe.[14] Wizards Unite would be slated for release in 2018.[15][16]

Later in 2017, before the release of Wizards Unite,[17][18] Portkey Games also announced a second mobile game in development called "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery"[19][20] Hogwart's Mystery is set to allow the player to play as a pupil in Hogwarts, before the events of the Harry Potter series.[21][22] The game will be released exclusively for iOS and Android[23][24]

Releases[edit]

Portkey Games Releases
Year Title Developer Platform(s)
Console Computer Handheld
2018 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery[25] Niantic N/A N/A
2018 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite[26] Jam City N/A N/A
  • iOS
  • Android

References[edit]

  1. "Portkey Games". portkeygames.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. "What Games Can We Expect From Portkey Games?". Higgypop.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. "Harry Potter fans get first look at 'Hogwarts Mystery' mobile game". Washington Post. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  4. "Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are releasing a series of mobile and console game experiences under new label Portkey Games". Pottermore.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  5. "Warner Bros. Forms Portkey Games to Create Harry Potter Games". hardcoregamer.com. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  6. Macuch, Eddie (November 12, 2017). "There's A New Harry Potter Game Coming To Consoles". GameSpot. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  7. "Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is Pokemon Go developer Niantic's next game". Telegraph. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  8. ""Portkey Games" gegründet: Konsolen-Spiele im Harry-Potter-Universum (In German)". 4players.de. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  9. "WARNER BROS. SETS UP HARRY POTTER GAMES DIVISION, PORTKEY". IGN UK. November 9, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  10. "UPDATE: POKEMON GO DEVELOPER NIANTIC MAKING A HARRY POTTER GAME". IGN UK. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  11. "Pokemon Go makers working on new Harry Potter AR game". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  12. "Warner Bros. Interactive conjures up Portkey Games to oversee Harry Potter license". Venture Beat. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  13. "Portkey Games Is Likely to Bring Harry Potter to PS4". Push Square. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  14. "Warner Bros. establishes Harry Potter games label Portkey Games, announces Harry Potter: Wizards Unite for smartphones". Gematsu. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  15. "Harry Potter Role-Playing Game Trailer, New Details Released". Variety.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  16. "Portkey Games will be a new line of Harry Potter titles, starting with a wizard's Pokémon Go". PC Games. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  17. "New Harry Potter Games Could Explore Harry's Life After Hogwarts". Game Rant. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  18. "Calling all AR Wizards". Time Warner. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  19. "Portkey Games shares new trailer for second iOS Harry Potter game slated for this year". 9to5mac.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  20. "Get Ready for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery". Time Warner. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  21. "New Harry Potter game coming to smartphones". The Guardian. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  22. "Warner Bros. Forms Portkey Games to Create Harry Potter Games". Hardcoregamer.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  23. "Harry Potter RPG features familiar faces — but not Harry's". Polygon. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  24. "There's A New Harry Potter Game Coming To Consoles". GameSpot. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  25. Frank, Allegra. "Harry Potter RPG features familiar faces — but not Harry's". Polygon. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  26. "Warner Bros. establishes Harry Potter games label Portkey Games, announces Harry Potter: Wizards Unite for smartphones". Gematsu. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

External Links[edit]

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