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Portkey Games

Portkey Games is a video game label owned by Warner Bros. Games founded in 2017 and dedicated to creating games of the Wizarding World franchise. In the beginning, the company's primary focus was on publishing mobile games, but in 2023, they diversified by launching Hogwarts Legacy for both PC and consoles.

Overview

Portkey Games was founded in 2017, being committed to producing gaming adventures that are connected to the Wizarding World franchise.[1][2][3][4] The label announced its first game in 2017,[5][6] working with Pokémon Go creators Niantic to produce a game known as Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.[7][8] The game would feature the same augmented reality as in Pokémon Go[9][10] but use characters from the Harry Potter universe.[11]

Later in 2017, before the release of Wizards Unite,[12] Portkey Games also announced a second mobile game in development, called Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.[13] Hogwarts Mystery allows users to play as a Hogwarts student and is set before the events of the Harry Potter series. The game was released exclusively for iOS and Android on April 25, 2018.[14][3] Portkey Games then released two more mobile games: Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells in 2020 and Harry Potter: Magic Awakened in 2021. As of October 2022, the four released mobile games accumulated over $1 billion in global revenue.[15]

In 2023, Portkey Games released Hogwarts Legacy, an action role-playing game developed by Avalanche Software. The game is set in the late 1800s and takes place in several Wizarding World locations.[16][17] Legacy achieved success shortly after its debut, selling 12 million copies and generating $850 million in sales globally within two weeks.[18][19] It also broke company records for Warner Bros. Games in terms of player engagement, reaching 280 million hours played.[18]

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  2. Kevin Dunsmore. Warner Bros. Forms Portkey Games to Create Harry Potter Games Hardcore Gamer, 9 November 2017, retrieved 29 January 2018^
  3. Macuch, Eddie. There's A New Harry Potter Game Coming To Consoles GameSpot, 12 November 2017, retrieved 29 January 2018^
  4. Hannah Dwan. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is Pokemon Go developer Niantic's next game The Telegraph, 8 November 2017, retrieved 29 January 2018^
  5. Marcel Kleffmann. "Portkey Games" gegründet: Konsolen-Spiele im Harry-Potter-Universum 4Players, 9 November 2017, retrieved 29 January 2018^
  6. Jordan Oloman. Warner Bros. Sets Up Harry Potter Games Division, Portkey IGN, 9 November 2017, retrieved 19 January 2018^
  7. Brian Barnett. Update: Pokemon Go Developer Niantic Making a Harry Potter Game IGN, 8 November 2017, retrieved 19 January 2018^
  8. Pokemon Go makers working on new Harry Potter AR game BBC, 10 November 2017, retrieved 25 January 2018^
  9. Jeff Grubb. Warner Bros. Interactive conjures up Portkey Games to oversee Harry Potter license VentureBeat, 8 November 2017, retrieved 19 January 2018^
  10. Liam Croft. Portkey Games Is Likely to Bring Harry Potter to PS4 Push Square, 9 November 2017, retrieved 19 January 2018^
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  12. Dalton Cooper. New Harry Potter Games Could Explore Harry's Life After Hogwarts Game Rant, 2017, retrieved 19 January 2018^
  13. Michael Potuck. Portkey Games shares new trailer for second iOS Harry Potter game slated for this year 9to5Mac, 18 January 2018, retrieved 19 January 2018^
  14. Allegra Frank. Harry Potter RPG features familiar faces — but not Harry's Polygon, 18 January 2018, retrieved 18 January 2018^
  15. Chris James. Harry Potter mobile titles hit the magic $1 billion milestone pocketgamer.biz, 2022-10-06, retrieved 2023-08-20^
  16. Sal Romano. Hogwarts Legacy gameplay - open world, combat, and Room of Requirement Gematsu, 2022-12-14, retrieved 2023-02-21^
  17. Sal Romano. Hogwarts Legacy - extended gameplay showcase Gematsu, 2022-11-11, retrieved 2023-02-21^
  18. Jennifer Maas. 'Hogwarts Legacy' Earns $850 Million, Sells More Than 12 Million Units in First Two Weeks Variety, 2023-02-23, retrieved 2023-02-23^
  19. Jill Goldsmith. WBD CEO David Zaslav Says Games "Core" To Strategy As ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Sells 12 Million Units In Two Weeks Deadline, 2023-02-23, retrieved 2023-02-25^
  20. Aaron Orr. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened launches in China this September Pocket Gamer, 23 August 2021, retrieved 23 August 2021^
  21. Adrian Ropp. Hogwarts Legacy – Writing for the Wizarding World in the 1800s PlayStation Blog, 16 September 2020, retrieved 19 September 2020^
  22. Sal Romano. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions announced for consoles, PC Gematsu, 17 April 2023, retrieved 17 April 2023^