Electronic
Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the release
date for the next title in
the Harry Potter video
game franchise today. The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince video game is now
scheduled to release worldwide on June 30th,
just ahead of the theatrical release of the like-named Warner Bros.
Pictures film.
As
in the book the film is based on, the Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince video game
will take players back to Hogwarts to help Harry survive yet another
peril-filled year at the school of wizardry (you'd think they have
done something about it by now, but no). You'll have the chance to
engage in wizards duels, mix magical ingredients and brew up a storm
in Potions class, and hit the “field” to lead Gryffindor's
Quidditch team to victory.
“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,” Scott Johnson, Vice President of
Business Development for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has
said. “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.”
The
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video
game is being developed by EA's Bright Light studio in Guildford,
England for Xbox 360, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, PSP, Nintendo DS,
Wii, PC, Mac and wireless.
This
game is not yet rated.
Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
details
In
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,
Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding
worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry
suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore
is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows
is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock
Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old
friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant
Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial
information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very
different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts.
Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean
Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her,
only she hadn't counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then
there’s Hermione, simmering with jealously but determined not to
show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He
is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the
air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

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