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Harry Potter website unleashes a little magic

EA has just launched the official website for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame. While Joystiq only grudgingly admit their penchant for Potter and pals, this latest game looks like it might contain real magic after all. Sandbox-style mission-based gameplay "inspired" by GTA lets you explore Hogwarts on your own schedule, reliving moments from the book along the way. The Wii version of the multiplatform game looks especially interesting with its motion-sensitive spell casting.

SafeRat6161d ago

Harry Potter 'inspired' by GTA lolz

TheXgamerLive6161d ago

I mean PacMan does explore his entire map, right:)

HARRY POTTER: and the Order of the Phoenix. Inspired by PacMan.

In all seriousness, I'm a potter fan and really looking forward to flying all around the grounds of hogwarts.

ChickeyCantor6161d ago

Jesus camp says : " harry potter is Evil"
I say this might the first harry potter game for me! ( wii version)

Diselage6161d ago

Hey this one may actually be playable instead of making my eyes bleed right before i chuck the controller at it for having worst controls than a helicopter thats going down in flames.

Rhezin6161d ago

no it'll probably still make your eyes bleed.

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Harry Potter & TOOTP was supposed to compete with Gears of War

A former lead designer at EA Bright Light has revealed that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was supposed to compete with Gears of War as "it was quickly established that this was the visual quality we had to beat".

It's safe to say that Harry didn't enjoy the same success on the video game scene as Marcus Fenix, but we'll give him good marks for trying.

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About: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Wii Review

Movie tie-in video games are generally made much too quickly, since they need to come out simultaneously with the movie. The result is short, shoddy games. So the developers of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince game lucked out when the movie's release date was pushed back eight months. Those eight months gave developers a chance to make something that comes very close to being a good game."

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How to get your girlfriend into gaming

If you want to turn your lady friend into a gaming fan, here's some advice from Xbox Live community manager Christa Phillips: Don't be a jerk.

Sounds obvious enough, but the statement earned knowing laughs and enthusiastic applause from the standing-room-only crowd gathered for the "How to Get Your Girlfriend Into Gaming" panel at the Penny Arcade gaming convention in Seattle recently.

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cr33ping_death5715d ago

why do these always get approved.

Kush_Reaper5715d ago

So they can rip her of too? No thanks microc0ck.