EA's just confirmed that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be delayed until next summer. The game will ship alongside the movie of the book, instead of releasing this winter.
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20 Aug 2008

Next 'Harry Potter' Made For Wii First, Other Consoles Second

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PS3 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Next 'Harry Potter' Made For Wii First, Other Consoles Second

"Harry Potter" is a series dictated by the most popular console. First, PS One. Then, PlayStation 2. For a while, Xbox 360. But now, Wii has taken over.

Making Wii the lead platform was the first decision that "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" executive producer Jonathan Bunney made when approaching the latest Wizard game.
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15 Aug 2008

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Game Delayed Until 2009 ?

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PS3 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Game Delayed Until 2009 ?

WorthPlaying writes: "Warner Bros. decided to push the movie release from late 2008 to July 2009, so we asked EA about whether the game would also suffer a delay. Various sources claimed they were surprised by the news, while the producer said the announcement came at an inopportune time, indicating the game would also have to be pushed due to overlapping story lines outside of the already-released book."
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23 Apr 2008

First shot of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood...

PS3 News | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The sixth Potter movie is on its way to theaters and, as you'd expect, on its way to videogame mediocrity with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - and we have the first screenshot.

The game is set for release in fall of this year, coinciding with the release of the film which a bazillion people will rush out to see.

In development at EA Bright Light studio in the UK, it will again give raging Potter fans the ...

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22 Apr 2008

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince announced

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PS3 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince announced

EA Casual Entertainment Label and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game will be released later this year to coincide with the film based on J.K. Rowling's sixth Harry Potter book.
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24 Jul 2007

Potter fends off Transformers

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PS3 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Potter fends off Transformers

Harry Potter's latest videogame outing continues to dominate the UK charts - no doubt thanks to the recent launch of the film to which it ties in and last Saturday's release of the final book in JK Rowling's witches and wizards series.

However, it will face stern competition this week from Transformers (number two All Formats, number one on PS2 and Xbox 360), with the live action film in that famous franchise set for general release this Friday.
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19 Jul 2007

KillZone 2 preview in P3Zine Issue 5

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PS3 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - KillZone 2 preview in P3Zine Issue 5

Issue 5 of the free PlayStation 3 magazine has a preview of KillZone 2, plus an exclusive interview with the developer of Heavenly Sword and an E3 roundup report.
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4 Jul 2007

"Re-creating Hogwarts was a huge challenge"

PS3 News | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Wednesday 4 July 2007 In a recent podcast the Creative Director of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Matt Birch, has revealed that creating Harrys famous school was a huge challenge for the development team. Also included in the six minute chat are comments from the cast talking about how impressed they were with the visuals of the game. And Matt is even kind enough to offer some helpful hints and tips for those of you who are having a little trouble finding your way around. The ...
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29 Jun 2007

Exclusive video tour of Harry Potter's Hogwarts

PS3 News | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harrys back for his fifth year at the school of witchcraft and wizardry in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which is available in stores now (read our review). To celebrate, we have taken Harry and his friends around Hogwarts to show off the main locations of these magical hallways. We visit the Great Hall, Hagrids Hut and the Gryffindor Common Room, among other instantly recognizable locations. After the tour, grab your wand and transport yourself to the next page to see Harry ...
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27 Jun 2007

Is this Harry Potter in drag?

PS3 News | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

"What? What's that? Is that Harry Potter in drag?" These were the exact words bellowed across the GamesRadar office, as one of our number trundled through Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on PlayStation 3. And, on close examination, it would appear to be true. Just peek at this image below. On the right is Harry Potter, and on the left is, well, Harry Potter with pigtails. It's supposed to be Myrtle, the ghostly inhabitant of one of the girl's lavs at Hogwarts, played in the films by ...
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