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Well, this Brilliant Event took a turn for the dark. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite kicked off the first half of their monthly Brilliant Event, titled "An Imperfect Love," with a romance-themed surge of the calamity manipulated by Hermione Granger We saw Valentine's Day-inspired Foundables featuring notable references to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, where Ron and Hermione's[...]

Things are about to get magical as Iron Studios announces their newest statue from Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone Ron Weasley attempts to get past the gigantic Board of Wizard's Chess as he mounts the black knight Iron Studios captures one of the final trials Harry must get through to find out the secrets[...]

I don't think it's fair to judge anyone regardless if they support or identify as part of the LGBTQ community if they still love the Harry Potter franchise despite J.K Rowling's TERF beliefs. Image: WarnerMedia It's hard to keep track of everything because what's done is already done, and nothing is going to erase what's in the[...]

Rowling's iconic series, has ended in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite This event saw Niantic make some alterations to the expected tasks in the Special Assignment, so now let's look back and determine if these changes were for the best or if the events were better as is. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite: An Imperfect Love graphic[...]

(Note: This is partly me addressing myself.) Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has announced the details of this Tuesday's Adversaries Event, which will focus on Ron Weasley's greatest fear: spiders In specific, a spider that fans of the Wizarding World will know well: Aragog. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Aragog-themed Event image Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the details of this[...]

The Harry Potter universe is obviously one of the most expansive, with spinoff films, video games, a theme park, and every form of merchandise possible There have also been some casting changes due to issues outside of production for the Fantastic Beasts films (safe to say we're all very aware already), but it looks like[...]

Next week, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will kick off its first Brilliant Event of February 2021 with An Imperfect Love Part 1 This event will feature a Special Assignment and, ahead of its launch, we have the full tasks and rewards on deck Let's dive in. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite An Imperfect Love Part 1 graphic Credit:[...]

Love is in the air this February in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Well, the aroma of a love potion, at least Niantic has announced the details of the first part of their An Imperfect Love Brilliant Event, which will see a new surge of the Calamity focused on Harry, Ron, and Hermoine's sixth year at Hogwarts[...]

Iron Studios is taking us to new heights with their new MiniCo statue from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the mythical Buckbeak are back as they sore through the sky in MiniCo fashion The statue will stand roughly 6.4 inches and will recapture the scene of Harry's flight with the[...]

Harry Potter is back as Iron Studios takes us back to the first film with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone They have unveiled their newest MiniCo statue that shows off the hit wizarding game of Quidditch Standing roughly 5.1 inches tall, Harry is a seeker once again and going after the Golden Snitch The[...]

The Triwizarding Secrets Brilliant Event Part 2 is wrapping up in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Let's take a look at what worked and what didn't in this narrative event. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's Triwizarding Secrets Part 2 graphic Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event Harry Potter returns: The story in these Harry Potter:[...]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has announced the game's February 2021 events including a Community Day, two Brilliant Events, and two Adversaries events Let's take a look at the details now so that the wizards and witches of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force can prepare. February Brilliant Event graphic for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Credit: Niantic On[...]

This past weekend, Niantic hosted an extended Community Day in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Did this extra half-day of gameplay enrich this event? Let's take a look at what worked and what didn't work in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite January 2021 Community Day. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite logo Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite[...]

The Triwizarding Secrets Brilliant Event Part 2 goes live in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite today This event will focus on the Brilliant Prefects' Bathroom Registry Page, recreating the scene from Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire where Harry Potter, while Moaning Myrtle peeped at him from behind those ghostly spectacles, took the Golden Egg into the[...]

Rowling and "Fantastic Beasts" star Johnny Depp (now "ex-star") finding themselves wand-deep in self-inflicted controversies over the past several months, is a fresh return to the wizarding world a smart move right now? WarnerMedia's streaming service HBO Max is apparently willing to take that chance, with Variety reporting that a "Harry Potter" series is currently[...]

It has been quite the busy month for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite players On the heels of the first Brilliant Event of the year, Triwizarding Secrets Part 1, wrapping up, we saw an Adversaries Event directly followed by an elongated Community Day Now, as January draws to a close, Triwizarding Secrets Part 2 will continue the Harry[...]

Today is the very first Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Community Day of 2021 January Community Day is set to focus on an aspect of the beloved book series with which fans will be quite familiar: Platform 9 3/4 from the King's Cross Station Relive the memories and ride Hogwarts Express once again in this all-day event. Harry Potter:[...]

The reveals continue with new Star Wars Pops, including Hoth Luke Skywalker's return exclusively to Amazon, Valentine's Day FunkoShop exclusive R2-D2, and spoiler Pops for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The Funko Fair reveals also continues with new Patronus Pops from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Both Pheonix and Doe guardians for Dumbledore and[...]

One of the last Funko Pop reveals that fans got for Day 1 of Funko Fair was Harry Potter Things continue to get magical as two new Patronus for two beloved characters have been released Most Harry Potter fans already know what a Patronus is, but just as a simple recap, it is a defensive[...]

As the Triwizarding Secrets Brilliant Event Part 1 ends in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Niantic isn't giving us wizards and witches attempting to push back on the Calamity a breather The game is launching directly into the January 2021 Adversaries Event, which continues the month's Goblet of Fire theme that began with Triwizarding Secrets This Adversaries Event,[...]

Zynga revealed this morning that they have officially launched Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells in South Korea, starting today The company has slowly been broadening its horizons for where the game can be played, and there' no better market at the moment than one of the most densely gamer-concentrated areas on the planet Especially for[...]

Triwizarding Secrets Brilliant Event Part 1 is wrapping up in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Let's take a look at 2021's first Brilliant Event to see what worked and what didn't. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Triwizarding Secrets promo image Credit: Niantic What Worked in This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event The Special Assignment: Overall, this aspect is what Niantic struggles[...]

The first Brilliant Event of 2021 is now live in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite We have the full questline of tasks and rewards for the Triwizarding Secrets Brilliant Event Part 1 Special Assignment, which will require players to return Foundables based on events from the fourth book in J K Rowling's landmark fantasy saga, Harry Potter &[...]

The first Brilliant Event of 2021 begins in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite tomorrow These Brilliant Events focus on surges in the Calamity, a supernatural occurrence that brings shards of memories of past events in the Wizarding World into the Muggle world The player is tasked with returning these shards, known as Foundables, so that the Wizarding[...]

Well, he's not so much celebrating thanks to a nasty case of Death By Snakebite, but Niantic is celebrating the late Professor's birthday with a one-day event in Harry Potter. Here are the details. Snape in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Credit: Niantic Is that a doe Patronus I see galloping in the distance? This day paying homage to Severus Snape will[...]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite ended 2020 with their 12 Tasks of Christmas event Was this a worthy way to end a compelling year of gameplay and narrative, or does Niantic still struggle with their non-Brilliant Event features? Harry Potter: Wizards Unite 12 Tasks of Christmas promo Credit: Niantic What Worked For This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event I hate[...]

Niantic has announced the full schedule of January 2021 events in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite This month will include two Brilliant Events as per usual, the second Adversaries event, a Community Day, and a birthday celebration for everyone's favorite Potions Professor Sorry, Slughorn Let's get into it. January event image in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite[...]

The Hogwarts for the Holidays Brilliant Event Part 2, the final Brilliant Event of 2020, is wrapping up in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite As the game's narrative ramps up with intriguing twists, did Niantic end a year of compelling Brilliant Events with another strong entry? Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's Hogwarts for the Holidays Part 2 image Credit:[...]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will close out 2020 and kick-off 2021 with the 12 Tasks of Christmas event, delivering some Wizarding World nostalgia to those playing the game The event is set to include boosted Yule Ball Foundables where some of J K Rowling's iconic characters can be found in their dress robes Here are the[...]

Zynga and WB Games have launched a holiday event into Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells for you to enjoy over the next couple of weeks Like a lot of games during the holidays, it's basically the same game you know with some new events and prizes and stuff to collect while everything is covered in[...]