

Not every game was a blockbuster hit, despite the fandom around the Harry Potter franchise.

has had 20 years of experience putting out Harry Potter video games - but those were based on the movies. “The expectations are quite high not just from the consumers, but also from the game makers themselves.” “Open world style games are a really a big deal in the games industry,” said Joost van Dreunen, an adjunct professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business who was formerly CEO of games market research firm Super Data Research. 1 pre-sale this week on gaming platform Steam. The game already broke a record on Twitch for being the most-watched single-player game, played by streamers who got the game early.

The single-player game has been five years in the making - experts put its budget at $150 million. Discovery, CNN’s parent company, will be released Friday, to much anticipation. Hogwarts Legacy – the new open-world video game by Avalanche and Warner Bros. The world of Harry Potter is getting new life.
