Brace yourself: EA is making Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by Justin McElroy { Apr 23rd 2008 at 10:30AM }

Are you sitting down? Really? We don't mean that in the figurative internet sense, we mean it in the "please put your butt on a flat surface and brace yourself" sense. Ready? ... EA is making Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Don't worry, we'll give you a second to return your eyeballs to your head after they comically extend three inches from their sockets. Guess which systems it's coming out for. Did you guess everything from 360s and PS3s to microwave oven readouts and pocket watches? Then you're totally right. Did you suspect that the game would be released around the same time as the movie of the same name this November? Alright Professor Trelawney, where are you hiding that crystal ball?

Our one hope, and we know that this won't happen, is for the games to evolve in their maturity level and tone just like the books grew progressively darker. But we'll probably just end up waving our Wiimotes around using magic to make Hagrid a sandwich or something.

Tags: ea, harry-potter, harry-potter-and-the..., harrypotter, movies

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Ninjakamster @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:36AM

GASP! NO..........WAY!

Esat Dedezade @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:09AM

Ya Rly!

Phranctoast @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:38AM

Yet some EA games based on Movies are great. The Two Towers, Return of the King and Battle for Middle Earth (1 and 2)for instance. Yeah, Im a Tolkien fan.

DemonGSides @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:39AM

Because they had good source material for video games.

Where as harry potter, although a good book, makes not for a good game.

A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:30AM

Wow, putting faith in EA for a good movie-liscence game? Personally I'd sooner fuck a cactus.

riggs @ Apr 23rd 2008 4:38PM

well break out the tweezer my friend....

LaughingTarget @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:41AM

So much for my bet, I wagered my house on Atlus making it as a PS2 exclusive.

Dale @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:23PM

I heard it was a going to be a modified .hack.

Jerk Face @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:45AM

I just love the Harry Potter-looking font used in the image!

PojoMofo @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:57AM

I bet that is the font Justin uses for all his e-mails and personal documents

Neon Jebus @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:07AM

I always pegged Justin to be a Comic Sans fan myself but I could be wrong.

Jerk Face @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:16AM

God, Comic Sans is the worst font ever! Ha ha...

Ghen @ Apr 23rd 2008 3:09PM

How dare you sir. I used Comic Sans exclusively for a good 5 years! Of course I was 14...

riggs @ Apr 23rd 2008 4:39PM

times new roman is not amused.

4th guy @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:54AM

Will it draw material from the (probably) shitty movie script, or the relatively better book?
It's surprising how much HP fans are tolerant of bad flicks that make you read a book to actually understand what the hell is going on on-screen. Then again, since they're fans, they already know the story.

Markez @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:58AM

Alert, alert, jaded Potter nerd. I really dig the movies, and haven't read a single book.

Esat Dedezade @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:11AM

I for one like the books, but thing (in my personal opinion) that the films decide to fling excrement at the books then proceed to take the books' mother out for a seafood dinner then never call them again.

I refuse to watch the new films after the previous massacre, although seeing as they are going to split one book into two films that may mean they won't skip out every 3rd importand plot detail.

I concur however that if you only watch the films without having read the book, then the films are good.

ThePremierAssassin @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:23AM

@ 4th Guy

I know right? Don't count me among them though. The Harry Potter Books are among the best if not best novel series in history and its an absolute shame how shitty the movies are.

I'm quite shocked that JK Rowling has just stood by and let them butcher her work like that...

Phranctoast @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:30AM

This is how it is with every book to movie adaption. Your best bet is to read the book afterwards. The Harry Potter movies get a pass from me because, they are at least good movies.
Try watching Eragon. They really butchered that movie from how it was in the book.

Esat Dedezade @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:55AM

I thought the LotR trilogy did the books a fair amount of justice.

Dick @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:13PM

Man, some of you guys are retarded...

"ThePremierAssassin
Apr 23rd 2008
11:23AM
I know right? Don't count me among them though. The Harry Potter Books are among the best if not best novel series in history..."

Can you please sell me the crack you smoked, cuz it seems REEEEAAALLLLY Good.

Tards.

Esat Dedezade @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:19PM

Wow Dick, your username appears to be a true representation of your personality!

Think about whay you're doing. You're bashing other people's OPINIONS.

Whose the tard?

It is YOU Sir.

It is you.

FrankTheCrank @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:55AM

Wow...not a GTAIV story!

I kid, I kid.

Markez @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:56AM

Odd site note, just reading on article on msn/hotmail page about the Potter actor. Thought I might get a nugget on when the new movie was coming out, but nope, nothing. Instead I am unfortunately led to see this in the last paragraph:

"In other Radcliffe news, the actor will soon make his body-baring Broadway debut in "Equus," and producers are apparently determined to make sure no one pounces on the opportunity to photograph his magic wand."

Yourself @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:13AM

Man, Equus.

*shudder*

Nigeria - MK: 0430-8491-9123 @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:19AM

You haven't seen Radcliff's penis yet?

He's been waving it around the West End of London for the last six months, now. I heard it's rather impressive...

PojoMofo @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:59AM

"In other Radcliffe news, he just got his AARP card and a craftmatic adjustable bed"

Dude is looking way old for his role

Vidikron (FU) @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:25AM

Not really. The books cover 7 years of time. He's not that old for the role.

RudyHuxtable @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:04AM

AWESOME! I can't wait!

For GTA 4.

Yourself @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:12AM

As someone who has mild interest in the Potter series (I read the books and saw some of the movies), I almost bought the Wii version of Order of the Phoenix. IGN was quite complimentary and made the game sound pretty good. As the games in the series have been getting steadily better (according to reviews), perhaps we have on our hands the potential for a truly respectable movie game?

NATO_Duke @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:35AM

It wasn't that bad really, for a movie based game. I wouldn't put it on a top 20 list or anything, but its mildly entertaining to play. The school is well modeled.

Deck @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:23AM

Justin, this post made me crack up so much. So great indeed!

And yes, what a surprise.

Mr.ESC @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:33AM

*Spoilers.

Snape killed... the radio star!
Snape killed... your mom!
Snape killed... Padmé!
Snape killed... My father...PREPARE TO DIE!

Snape kills Dumbledore!!

ThePremierAssassin @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:37AM

You asshole...

Mr.ESC @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:48AM

No U

ThePremierAssassin @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:51AM

Just kidding...you know that right?

Well sorta...I hate spoiling really good literature for people. But thats just me.

Although by this time if you haven't read HP you're either:
1) INSANE
2) Way to scared by your religion...

Markez @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:54AM

ESC you bum. Thanks a pantload.

Mr.ESC @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:04PM

Although by this time if you haven't read HP you're either:
1) INSANE
2) Way to scared by your religion...
---------------------------------------------.

Obvious Troll is obvious…lol.

If you ask me Harry Potter is nothing new, Half the story has been taken from other famous books and the School for Wizards and Witches thingy has been OVER NINE THOUSAND Times in British Literature.

Yet the obscene amounts of publicity the book has are just astonishing, too bad is just mediocre literature for kids and people who think they are smart for touching a book. I have met Harry Potter fans and all of them are more pretentious than the people that order the wine of the house out loud in the Olive Garden.

I simply don’t like it also that for Fantasy Stories I believe books such Fifth Dawn or Forgotten Kingdoms are a lot better.

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:06PM

When this book came out my friends and I went to the store the night it came out and skimmed through to find out who died. Then we walked around the store at the launch and kept talking about how dumbledore died and everyone was getting really pissed at us. Then the next day while we were driving places we would roll down the window and yell out to people that dumbledore dies in Harry Potter 6. It was truly awesome.

Markez @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:30PM

Ahhh gimme a break ESC, really

"Although by this time if you haven't read HP you're either:
1) INSANE
2) Way to scared by your religion..."

Or you're not a Potter nerd, but can enjoy the movies.

Mr.ESC @ Apr 23rd 2008 7:11PM

"Although by this time if you haven't read HP you're either:
1) INSANE
2) Way to scared by your religion..."

You know I didn't wrote that right Markez?

It was the Pot/ter fan.

Fernando Rocker @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:36AM

The books are pretty good... never played a game, but the story is good enough to make a good game.

But we are talking about EA, so, no.

Esat Dedezade @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:27PM

Raistlin Majere pwns all.

Esat Dedezade @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:28PM

Aww fek, that was supposed to be a reply to your 'Dumbledore vs Gandalf' question.

Ah well.

Raistlin Majere still pwns all :)

Fernando Rocker @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:37AM

By the way: Gandalf or Dumbledore?

That battle againts Voldemor was pretty intense... Dumbledore uses magic better than Gandalf (in the books), but Gandalf knows how to ride and use swords.

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:08PM

Gandalf would just say "YOU SHALL NOT PASS" and then Dumbledore would die.

Fernando Rocker @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:11PM

I'm gonna go with Dumbledore... he sure can do a lot magic.

With the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak, Gandalf has not a chance.

Tim The Enchanter @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:49PM

And while saying the incantation, Dumbledore gets run through with Gandalf's sword. The thing is, Gandalf keeps alot of his magic hidden, so it's hard to tell. I just find that character-wise, I prefer Gandalf. but in a fight, fanboyism aside, it's hard to tell.