Los Angeles, CA, April 19, 2023 - Global entertainment studio Jam City and Portkey Games, a label from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment dedicated to creating new Wizarding World mobile and video game experiences, today celebrates the fifth anniversary of the premier narrative-based, RPG mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. As the first mobile game to let players create their own character and experience life as a Hogwarts student, this multiple award-winning game has been played for over 78 billion minutes globally since its launch in 2018. Over five years, players have learned over 662.5 million spells, earned 2.2 trillion house points, and played over 552 million quidditch matches.
In honor of this milestone year, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery will celebrate special moments from the previous five years, alongside a brand-new in-game event hosted by Dumbledore celebrating the original founding of Hogwarts. Throughout April, players will enjoy a host of in-game events, rewards and giveaways specifically designed to mark this special time.
WHAT:
Special celebrations lined up for the fifth anniversary of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery include:
- “Happy Anniversary, Hogwarts Mystery” Magical Milestones event, featuring a new Hogwarts-themed outfit to unlock
- Anniversary Party Outfit Giveaway! All month, players can unlock a FREE outfit, based on your chosen House, to celebrate the anniversary
- Dumbledore is preparing for the anniversary of Hogwarts’ founding! Learn more about the school, and help Dumbledore and Hagrid throw a special feast during this special time-limited in-game event
- A new two-part Carnival Event where players can win a new Hogwarts-themed dorm set award
- A weekly reward every Friday from each Head of House, starting on April 7 with Professor Sprout, then followed by Professor Flitwick, Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall
- Celebrations featured throughout April on our social channels. The Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Instagram account recently hit a major milestone by surpassing a million followers!
QUOTE:
“We are so proud to celebrate the achievements and successes of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. For over 5 years, the development team has merged industry-leading, compelling narratives, and immersive gameplay to envelop players in the Wizarding World that is additive to the books and films,” said Justin Fitzwater, Product Marketing Manager, Jam City. “The game’s future is bright as we look forward to revealing exciting news in the coming months - stay tuned!”
Game Details:
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is the only mobile game where fans can live their fantasy of attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In this narrative RPG, players participate in the iconic rites of passage of life at the school, from being sorted in Year 1, to becoming a prefect in Year 5, while exploring the secrets of Hogwarts and its grounds. True to life in the Wizarding World, players advance through their seven years of schooling at Hogwarts, attending classes, learning magical skills, and forming friendships and rivalries with other students, while investigating an original, unfolding mystery.
For more details on Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery and to connect with other fans, visit us on social media at www.facebook.com/HPHogwartsMystery/, www.twitter.com/HogwartsMystery, or https://www.instagram.com/hphogwartsmystery/. For more game information, please visit www.HarryPotterHogwartsMystery.com/.
About Jam City
Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment company providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience. The company is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing games, generating over $4 billion in lifetime bookings. Over the years, Jam City’s games have generated many billions of downloads for hundreds of millions of players around the world. In addition to conceiving and developing the hugely popular Cookie Jam and Panda Pop franchises, the company is a partner for some of the biggest global IP holders, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands from Universal, Disney, and Warner Bros. Games. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch and Jurassic World Alive continues to be one of the top AR games in the market. In 2021, Jam City acquired the Montreal-based leading mobile game studio Ludia, adding to its current studios and talent located in Los Angeles (HQ), Burbank, Cedar Falls, Las Vegas, San Diego, San Francisco, and, internationally in Berlin, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, and Toronto. For more information, please visit www.jamcity.com.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all platforms, including console, handheld, mobile and PC-based gaming for both internal and third-party game titles.
About Portkey Games
Portkey Games, from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, is the games label dedicated to creating new Wizarding World mobile and videogame experiences that place the player at the center of their own adventure, inspired by J.K. Rowling’s original stories. Portkey Games offers players the opportunity to make their own narrative choices and engage with the Wizarding World setting to create new and unique experiences. The label was created to bring gamers and fans new gaming experiences that allow them to delve into the magic of the Wizarding World in immersive ways where they can define their own Wizarding World story.
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