Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launches June 21 [Updated]

Niantic is a fan of augmented reality, as well as has industrial plant life success inwards games like Ingress, and, most triumphantly, Pokémon GO. And directly the developer has a novel game on the way, this ane based on the massively pop Harry Potter franchise.

Update: Turns out Niantic couldn’t hold off whatever longer, as well as the newest augmented reality mobile game is now available inwards the App Store. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is directly available for iOS devices. It’s a costless download, but in-app purchases are likewise available.

The master article continues below.

Niantic’s AR championship based on Harry Potter was first reported virtually inwards Nov of 2017. The programme at the fourth dimension was to convey the game liberate quondam inwards 2018. However, that didn’t quite pan out. But directly nosotros convey a to a greater extent than concrete liberate date, as well as for fans of the franchise who convey been looking forrard to the novel AR game, it’s correct to a greater extent than or less the corner.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite volition officially launch on Friday, June 21, for both iOS as well as Android devices. It volition hold upwards available inwards the USA as well as the Great Britain at launch. The annunciation was made amongst a novel trailer for the game published on YouTube:

You can’t pre-order the novel game simply yet, but in that place is a landing page for it inwards the App Store.

Players volition hold upwards able to unlock 360-degree views of iconic locations from the films every bit they play the game. They volition likewise hold upwards able to collect Portkeys.

Niantic described the game’s construction back inwards March:

As you lot stride exterior as well as explore the world, the Map volition let on Traces of magic, highlighting the place of magical Foundables. While these Traces tin hold upwards industrial plant life all to a greater extent than or less you, surely Foundables may hold upwards to a greater extent than probable to appear at diverse types of real-world locations including parks, banks, municipal buildings, college campuses, libraries, monuments, zoos, fine art galleries, as well as more. Cast a diversity of spells to overcome the Confoundable magic, hold the magical Foundables safe, as well as ship them dorsum to the wizarding world. By returning Foundables, you’ll earn unique rewards that tin hold upwards tracked inwards the game Registry.

As you lot shape spells, you’ll eat Spell Energy. Be surely to regularly halt past times Inns, industrial plant life at Muggle locations to a greater extent than or less the world, to collect nutrient as well as drinks that replenish your Spell Energy. While exploring, you’ll likewise come upwards across ingredients that tin hold upwards used to brew Potions, which volition aid you lot inwards unlike aspects of your Wizarding World journey. These ingredients tin hold upwards industrial plant life on the Map, varying past times the environment, weather, as well as fourth dimension of day, every bit good every bit inwards especially designated Greenhouses.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launches on Friday. Are you lot looking forrard to the AR game?

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