Back before Harry Potter was a franchise massive enough for its own theme parks — along with a spinoff film series and an upcoming open-world game — Electronic Arts almost made a MMO. The canceled ...
According to a recent interview with EA’s director of marketing from 2000-2003, Kim Salzer, EA canceled a Harry Potter MMO. The game was reportedly “killed” because EA didn’t believe in the longevity ...
According to a new interview, Electronic Arts was working on a Harry Potter-themed MMO which it canceled before it got off the ground. This information comes from former director of marketing Kimberly ...
Games are cancelled all the time for one reason or another, and when you’re EA, the reason is almost always money. Which is essentially why we never got to see the Harry Potter MMO that EA had in the ...
RPG Ron Gilbert canceled his Zelda-inspired RPG, in part because a good publisher is hard to come by these days: 'It's like they have formulas that they apply to games to try to figure out how much ...
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” worked its magic for No. 1 vidgame publisher Electronic Arts last quarter as the hit game adaptation helped drive strong earnings. Company reported a 22% ...
Electronic Arts nearly made a Harry Potter MMO but decided to cancel the project due to "changes" at the publisher and a lack of faith in the Harry Potter brand remaining popular, apparently. This ...
Few franchises have reached the heights of popularity that Harry Potter has in the last few decades While the original books and their film adaptations have been the biggest draws, J.K Rowling’s ...