Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Ent. shipped the HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX videogame today (June 26, 2007) across North America and it will be in-store in Europe June 28. Available on multiple platforms, the HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX videogame allows players to explore the many key locations within Hogwarts, and engage in the thrilling adventures described in the rich narrative of the books and films.
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX'S non-linear gameplay allows the player to explore an interactive Hogwarts, discovering dark corridors and secret rooms, using the innovative gesture-based spell casting system. Players may attend a number of classes as side-missions and compete in wizard mini-games throughout Hogwarts to compete against the best from each house.
The videogame offers fans an opportunity to experience one of the most exciting and dangerous years in the life of the Boy Who Lived and play multiple characters, including Harry Potter, Dumbledore and Sirius Black.
In the game, Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and finds himself meeting in secret with a small group of students who call themselves Dumbledore's Army. Hermione convinces Harry to teach them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts.
Developed by EA's U.K. studio, the team behind the worldwide success of the HARRY POTTER library of games, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX has been rated E 10+ by the ESRB and is available for the Nintendo Wii with an MSRP of $49.99, PlayStation3 and Xbox 360⢠with an MSRP of $59.99, PlayStation2 and PSP (PlayStation Portable) for $39.99, as well as Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, Windows PC, [Apple Macintosh] with an MSRP of $29.99 and Mobile Phone.
More information about the HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX videogame is available at www.masterthemagic.com.
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA, www.ea.com), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS, EA, EA SPORTS BIG and POGO. In fiscal 2007, EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one million copies.
Warner Bros. Interactive Ent., a division of Warner Bros. Home Ent. Group, is a premier publisher, licensor and developer of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming. Leveraging the distribution, marketing and sales infrastructure within Warner Home Video, WBIE is a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party game titles.
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