Harry Potter

Wizarding World and J.K. Rowling have today announced that they are bringing weekly audio recordings of the timeless first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone, exclusively to Spotify and Spotify Kids. Some of the best-loved names from the global entertainment, music, sport, and Wizarding World have lent their voices to the story they...

Having generated over $12 million in global player spending in its first month, WB Games and Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has now become the second-largest game in the AR genre by first month revenue, with Niantic’s own Pokémon GO still on top which grossed nearly $300 million in its first month (via Sensor Tower). The IP-driven, location-based...

Niantic, the makers of the hugely popular Pokémon GO, has launched its next hit, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in Canada for iOS and Android users. The game launched last week for users in the U.S., UK, New Zealand and Australia, but now it has expanded to Canada and a whole bunch of other countries worldwide....

Today is the official 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter franchise. Facebook is celebrating with a magical easter egg for posts on the social media service. Users who's status updates contain the phrase ‘Harry Potter, ‘Gryffindor,’ ‘Ravenclaw,’ ‘Hufflepuff,’ or ‘Slytherin’ will display an animation of a wand casting a spell. This is just further proof that...

Apple today announced that enhanced editions of all seven books in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series are available exclusively on the iBooks Store in 32 countries for $11.99 (CAD) each. The books feature the full original text, interactive animations, author annotations and elaborate artwork that bring these stories to life in a special way. “I’m...