He may not have been the kindest teacher, but the iconic Potions Master of Hogwarts was a hero behind the scenes. Severus Snape, the man who acted as a double agent within the Death Eaters in order to avenge the death of his childhood friend, is celebrating something tomorrow… his birthday. Well, he's not so much celebrating […]
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? What Worked For This Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event I hate to say this because I genuinely enjoy this […]
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? What Worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Event The Special […]
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 […]
In quite the bold move, Niantic debuted a new mechanic and a new event to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite all in one week. Adversaries adds a new kind of encounter to the game, which will task wizards and witches with battling a chain of foes that will lead to a boss battle. Adversaries Events, which will […]
Tomorrow, the second part of the Hogwarts for the Holidays Brilliant Event begins in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. It will run from December 22nd, 2020 at 11 AM Pacific until December 29th at the same time. Along with bringing new Brilliant Foundables to the game, this final Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event will task wizards and […]
Even though we're in the middle of the very first Adversaries Event, which tasks wizards and witches with taking on Wizarding World foes Fenrir Greyback and Draco Malfoy, Niantic is looking ahead. The mobile game developer has announced details for the next Brilliant Event, which will be the final of 2020. Hogwarts for the Holidays […]
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will debut its first Adversaries Event tomorrow. This is a new monthly event that will replace Wizarding Weekends, inviting wizards and witches to encounter villains from J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. When starting these battles, players will enter into a chain in which battles get more and more difficult. On top of […]
Niantic has followed up on their announcement of Adversaries, the new Harry Potter: Wizards Unite mechanic that tasks players with battling the forces of darkness, with details of new events coming to the game. In the first Adversaries event, wizards and witches will take on the Head Nasty Boy of Slytherin himself… Draco Malfoy. Adversaries […]
In an already busy December for wizards and witches playing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Niantic has announced some more "event experiments." Players can look forward to one-day events this coming Tuesday and Wednesday featuring a focus on everybody's favorite ginger family, the Weasleys, as well as the Knight Bus. Niantic announced the next Tonic for Trace […]
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite hosted its final Community Day of 2020 today. It comes at the tail-end of a year that saw major changes come to the game, as Niantic adjusted to both international lockdown restrictions and feedback from players who deemed their events, with good reason, too difficult to complete. Now, having made adjustments […]
Constance Pickering is known to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite players as a warm-hearted, somewhat bumbling witch working for the Ministry of Magic. Along with characters from J. K. Rowling's beloved series of novels such as Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, Constance assists those playing the game with their work. She often shows up in dialogue for […]
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite December 2020 Community Day is happening this Saturday, December 12th from 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM. This all-day event will focus on the Quidditch Pitch II with Foundables featuring iconic characters from J. K. Rowling's novels in their Quidditch garb, including Draco Malfoy and the world's latest Batman, Cedric Diggory. Read on […]
The speculation has been confirmed. In what Niantic refers to as the "biggest feature release of the year" for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the mobile developer has announced the details for a new featured called Adversaries. The Adversaries feature will be a new type of encounter for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite players that will be found on […]
The latest Brilliant Event in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Hogwarts for the Holidays Part 1, is wrapping up tomorrow. As this Christmas-themed event ends, kicking off the final month of Niantic's second year of this game continuing J. K. Rowling's iconic novels, let's take a look back on this Brilliant Event and see how it measured […]
Voldemort is dead… right? Harry Potter: Wizards Unite from Niantic, known for their historic smash hit Pokémon GO, continues J. K. Rowling's novels. In the game, the player teams up with an older Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and more to help the Ministry of Magic take on a major magical problem known as the Calamity. The Calamity […]
Niantic has announced their full slate of December 2020 events for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. They will soon kick off their first of two Holiday-themed Brilliant Events, but that is just the beginning. There will also be a Community Day and a special week-long (and then some) Holiday Event. Here's everything Harry Potter: Wizards Unite players can look […]
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite hosted its November 2020 Wizarding Weekend this… er, weekend. It focused on Hagrid-themed Foundables, including Hagrid himself, the Baby Norweigan Ridgeback Dragon, Grawp, the Dragon Egg, and more. Was this event an improvement over the past few Wizarding Weekends, which were deemed too difficult to complete by many players? First up, […]
Niantic switched things up a bit with their Harry Potter: Wizards Unite announcement. Instead of laying out the whole month of events as usual, the mobile developed instead announced the details for just the next Brilliant Event, which will kick off a month of in-game holiday celebration. Here's the newly announced details of the Hogwarts for the […]
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is trying out a new type of event this week. Ahead of the monthly Wizarding Weekend which will launch in-game this Friday, there will be two Spotlight Events coming to Wizarding World fans by surprise this week in Niantic's game continuing the story of J. K. Rowling's iconic novels. Niantic announced […]
