MMO canceled from Harry Potter revealed by a former EA developer

At one point, EA was working on an ambitious Harry Potter MMO, but, unfortunately, the game was canceled during development. In 2022, WB Games will be launched Legato de Hogwarts, the first HARRY POTTER Game of consequences in a time, but far from the first. During the peak of Harry Potter, there were many Harry Potter games launched. In 2021, the series is not so popular, but it is still a great IP and one of which fanatics are desperate to see more. Legato de Hogwarts will wait to fill this vacuum, but in an alternative universe, it is possible that this vacuum is already full by a HARRY POTTER MMO.

The news of the canning MMO comes from the hand of an EA product marketing ex director, Kimberly Sale, who, when asked about the games canceled during hers career, she recalled that the MMO. According to Sale, the MMO was quite advanced in development, or at least enough to have a beta version. Meanwhile, it was established to combine online and offline experience and incorporate real life by sending players things as prizes and tapes that won in the game.

It is not clear when the project was exactly covered, but Sale was with EA from 2000 to 2003, according to the LinkedIn page of it. During this window is when the first two films are released. Meanwhile, Munro de warcraft did not even come out, it was not thrown until 2004. In other words, there may be a parallel universe where a h army potter MMO became one of the most popular games of all time, do not guru.

As for why the game was canceled, Sale does not enter into great details, but she points out that it was a transition stage for EA and because the superiors did not believe that the IP had the power of permanence. Obviously, they were very wrong.

Harry Potter MMO was ‘killed’ by EA says former director

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