Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will be a real-world smartphone game
by Keza MacDonald from Technology | The Guardian on (#4ATQW)
The augmented reality game from the makers of Poki(C)mon Go will take budding wizards on a magical quest through their own neighbourhood
Over a year since it was announced in November 2017, Warner Bros has lifted the lid on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, a hotly anticipated new augmented reality game for smartphones due out later this year.
Developed by Poki(C)mon Go creator Niantic in collaboration with Warner's Portkey Games label, Wizards Unite overlays the wizarding world on the real world, asking players to walk around their neighbourhoods with their phones to uncover traces of magic. It draws both from the Harry Potter films and books, and the Fantastic Beasts additions.
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