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Jam City Launches Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery On the App Store and Google Play
Jam
City, a Los Angeles based mobile games studio, announced today that
the new mobile game Harry
Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is available to download now on the
App Store and Google (News - Alert) Play. Developed by Jam City in partnership with
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Harry Potter: Hogwarts
Mystery is the first mobile game where players create their own
character and experience life as a Hogwarts student. The game will
launch under Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Portkey Games, a
label dedicated to creating new mobile and videogame experiences that
place the player at the center of their own adventure, inspired by J.K.
Rowling's original stories.
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"There are so few moments where a mobile entertainment company has the
chance to truly bring magic into the world and we've been thrilled by
the amazing response our game has already received from Harry Potter
fans everywhere," said Chris DeWolfe, co-founder and CEO of Jam City.
"We at Jam City have been working hard to ensure that any aspiring witch
or wizard can enter Hogwarts through their smartphones and tablets and
begin their magical journeys."
The story of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is set in the
1980s. In the game, players will progress as a student through Hogwarts,
joining one of its four houses. Players will be able to create and
upgrade personalized characters using an avatar customization system,
learn an arsenal of magical skills, and form relationships with other
students. They will also be able to master everything from crafting
potions under Snape's critical eye, to Transfiguration with Professor
McGonagall. Along with interactive spellcasting, the game features an
encounter system where narrative choices impact parts of the story.
"Being involved in the making of the Harry Potter: Hogwarts
Mystery mobile game will give great pleasure to my
grandchildren," said Dame Maggie Smith, voice of Professor McGonagall in
the game.
Players will also be introduced to some original game characters like
Penny, a popular Hufflepuff potions expert, Tulip, a rebellious
Ravenclaw prankster, and Merula, a Slytherin with a dark past. As
players unravel the Hogwarts mystery, they will explore familiar
locations like Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is free to play and is
available NOW on mobile devices via the App Store and Google Play. For
more details on Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, and to
connect with other Harry Potter fans, visit www.facebook.com/HPHogwartsMystery/,
www.twitter.com/HogwartsMystery,
and for more information visit www.HarryPotterHogwartsMystery.com/.
About Jam City:
Jam City is a global leader in mobile entertainment, providing social
gaming experiences for millions of players around the world. Jam City
was founded in 2010 by MySpace (News - Alert) cofounders Chris DeWolfe and Aber
Whitcomb, and former 20th Century Fox executive Josh Yguado. Jam City is
the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest grossing and most
enduring social gaming franchises for mobile, including Cookie Jam
(Facebook (News - Alert) "Game of the Year" winner) and Panda Pop. Jam City is the
go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative rich
mobile games around iconic entertainment brands including Harry Potter,
Family Guy and Marvel Avengers. Jam City has 500 employees across
studios in Los Angeles (HQ), San Francisco, San Diego, Bogota and Buenos
Aires. The Jam City team is known for its creative excellence and
technological innovation in key areas including storytelling, data
science and consumer insights.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment:
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment, Inc., is a premier worldwide publisher, developer,
licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive
space across all platforms, including console, handheld, mobile and
PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.
About Portkey Games:
Portkey Games, from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, is the games
label dedicated to creating new Wizarding World mobile and videogame
experiences that place the player at the center of their own adventure,
inspired by J.K. Rowling's original stories. Portkey Games offers
players the opportunity to make their own narrative choices and engage
with the Wizarding World setting to discover new and unique experiences.
The label was created to bring gamers and fans new gaming experiences
that allow them to delve into the Wizarding World in immersive ways
where they can create their own magical story.
About the Harry Potter Series:
Harry Potter continues to be a global phenomenon. Each of the seven
books by author J.K. Rowling has broken sales records, with the series
to date having sold over 500 million copies worldwide and translated
into over 80 languages. The Harry Potter films, produced by Warner Bros.
Pictures, have grossed more than $7.7 billion to date worldwide at the
box office, making Harry Potter one of the largest-grossing film
franchise in history.
HARRY POTTER: HOGWARTS MYSTERY software © 2018 Jam City, Inc. Developed
by Jam City. Jam City® and the Jam City Logo are registered and/or
unregistered trademarks of Jam City, Inc. WIZARDING WORLD, HARRY
POTTER and FANTASTIC BEASTS Publishing Rights © J.K. Rowling. PORTKEY
GAMES, HARRY POTTER: HOGWARTS MYSTERY, WIZARDING WORLD, HARRY POTTER and
FANTASTIC BEASTS characters, names and related indicia © and ™ Warner
Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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