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Back in Fall 2021, Niantic and WB Games announced that they would be shutting Harry Potter: Wizards Unite down on January 31st, 2022 While the last months of the game saw endless delays and cancellations, one thing actually did happen as planned was the end On January 31st, 2022 at 12:01 AM local time, I returned my[...]

In one day from now, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite closes forever That means that Niantic Labs and WB Games will render this narrative collection game unplayable Once envisioned as a game that could reach the heights of Pokémon GO, the developers announced that they would be abandoning HPWU in Fall 2021 Since then, we have moved closer[...]

In two days, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite closes forever That means that Niantic Labs and WB Games will render this narrative collection game unplayable Once envisioned as a game that could reach the heights of Pokémon GO, the developers announced that they would be abandoning HPWU in Fall 2021 Since then, we have moved closer to the final[...]

The final Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has begun The game is set to be cut off by Niantic on January 31st and we already saw the ongoing storyline wrap up back in December 2022 with the final Brilliant Event January 2022 kicked off with three promised events, two of which have now concluded The first event[...]

The final Oddities Event has begun in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. With less than a month left now until the game is rendered unplayable by Niantic, let's get into the details of this event before HPWU is hit with the Killing Curse. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic Here are the full details of the Dragon Oddities Event in Harry[...]

If you played the current and final Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event, you might have felt confused by the story Niantic shortened the event from its original state, cutting down tasks to allow players to finish it in a timely manner However, this made it so many players ended up missing a piece of the[...]

Niantic has finally announced the details for the final month of gameplay in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Those looking for more closure than the final Brilliant Event had to offer will be disappointed, as none of the three events happening in January are narrative-based Let's get into the details of January 2022 before the world[...]

All over the world, players are completing the final Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event Now that it has been confirmed that this is indeed the last chapter of the narrative, we can finally ask… did Niantic and WB Games stick the landing? Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic What worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite event That it[...]

When the Battle for Secrecy Brilliant Event went live in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, we theorized that it may be the last one The game had announced its December 2021 content earlier this month along with their plans to render the game unplayable on January 31st Though the game's January offerings remain cloaked in mystery, the[...]

The Battle For Secrecy Brilliant Event Part 2 is now live in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite From now until December 31st at 11 AM Pacific, this event will wrap up many of the game's ongoing storylines before it meets its demise at the end of January. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic The Brilliant Foundables associated[...]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has just over a month left of accessibility before Niantic will perform the Killing Curse Because of that, each event is of major importance to the game's remaining players This month's long-delayed The Battle for Secrecy Part One Brilliant Event finally happened this week, continuing Constance's plea to reveal magic to[...]

After a month plagued with delays, The Battle for Secrecy Brilliant Event Part One is set to go live today in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic The Brilliant Foundables coming to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite for the Battle for Secrecy Brilliant Event Part One include: Brilliant Young Hermione Granger – map encounter Brilliant Snatcher –[...]

Following the announcement that Niantic and WB Games are discontinuing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the game's schedule has been thrown into disarray Influencers who have helped Niantic promote the game for years now were given an event schedule that was never confirmed on the forum Niantic later contradicted that schedule with a short forum post detailing[...]

Niantic and WB Games' Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has been officially removed from the App Store Here is what players of this game need to know as the game enters its final month. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic Niantic posted the following letter to the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite community: Witches and Wizards, We've enjoyed adventuring out[...]

The original December 2021 schedule for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite? Wipe the slate clean Niantic has now announced an updated schedule, including a Bellatrix Lestrange Lethal Adversaries event that is live right now followed by a Voldemort Lethal Adversaries event, likely the last Adversaries event ever, starting tomorrow Let's get into the details of this[...]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has rolled out Update 2.20 This update led to the delay of three known events thus far, including the Bellatrix Lestrange Lethal Adversaries Event, the December 1920s Convergence Event, and the Hunt for the Horcruxes Part One These events, originally set for this past week, were delayed in order to clear[...]

The December 1920s Convergence Event originally set to begin today in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has been delayed Niantic originally set out their list of December 2021 events to the game's influencers to share, but have yet to clarify when these events are happening themselves Bleeding Cool originally reported on that schedule here Let's take[...]

The latest Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event, Constance's Lament Part Two, comes to a close today With less than two months until Niantic discontinues support for this game, let's see how the storyline and gameplay is wrapping up. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic What worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite event? The Storyline: The dialogue[...]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has two months left until it shuts down Will Niantic wrap up the storyline with the proper amount of closure in these final events? Let's take a look at the game's December 2021 schedule. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite graphic Credit: Niantic Niantic has announced the breakdown of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's December 2021[...]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is ending It will be taken off of the app store on December 3rd, 2021, and will become unplayable for those who still have it downloaded by the end of January If you think that will stop mobile developer Niantic from making bizarre announcements that could've helped the game at an[...]

With just two months left in the life of Niantic's ill-fated Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game, the events are rolling out back-to-back The extended Community Day event that combined with the game's 1920's Convergence features has wrapped up, with a new Brilliant Event beginning today Constance's Lament Part Two Brilliant Event will continue the storyline[...]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite may be dying, but that doesn't mean it wants to go without its community of players joining together a few final times Tomorrow is a double-header of an event, as this month's Community Day will blend with a 1920s Wizarding World Convergence Event Let's get into the details. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite[...]

Now that the Constance's Lament Brilliant Event Part One has wrapped up, we are in the final stages of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite as both a narrative and a playable game Niantic will remove it from the app store in December 2021 and fully kill it by the end of January 2022 Let's see if the[...]

The latest Lethal Adversaries Event begins today in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite With Dolores Umbridge out of the way, we're getting another one of the Wizarding World's most iconic villains: Lucius Malfoy Yep, it's the guy who almost Avada Kedavra'd Harry in plain sight for freeing Dobby (Well, at least in the film version.) Let's get[...]

The new Brilliant Event is now live in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Previously referred to only as the "Year Six" Brilliant Event in Niantic's schedule, we now know that the event is titled "Constance's Lament." The Constance's Lament Brilliant Event Part One will run just four days, which is a recent trend in Harry Potter: Wizards[...]

We finally have details on the new Brilliant Event as it goes live in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Previously referred to only as the "Year Six" Brilliant Event in Niantic's posts following their announcement that Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will become unplayable by the end of January 2022, we now have an official title for the event: the[...]

The most recent Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event, Burning Day Part 2, has introduced perhaps the biggest twist in the history of the game The event culminated in dialogue from Hermione Granger that revealed that she has outed Constance Pickering, her and Harry's ally as well as a long-time companion to the player, as[...]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is set to become unplayable by the end of January 2021, but that doesn't mean that the game's events will slow down leading up to its untimely end Niantic has taken to the game's official forum to announce the details of November 2021's schedule well into the month Let's take a[...]

I'll be here with you, playing every Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event until Niantic shuts the game down in January 2022 Will this game which continues J K Rowling's iconic Harry Potter novels end with a grace note or will it sputter out? Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Burning Day graphic Credit: Niantic What worked in this Harry Potter: Wizards Unite[...]

Niantic has announced the end of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite The mobile game based on J K Rowling's beloved fantasy novels will conclude its story by late January 2022, after which it will become unplayable The game will be removed from the app store in December 2021 While many have predicted the game's eventual end, including[...]