"EA was going through some changes at that time,” said Salzer, “and they just didn’t know, or believe enough, that that IP would have a shelf life longer than a year or two.The statement ends with a warning to the community about either commenting on content ban decisions by the mod team or advocating for their overturn.
While she didn't go into too much detail, she did confirm that it was ultimately cancelled before making it to the finish line, in part due to the uncertainty surrounding the lasting power of the Harry Potter IP. EA was even in the process of working on systems to mail out prizes and ribbons to players in what Salzer called a "combination offline/online experience." “But a big one for me, because I was so personally involved in it and it’s such a huge IP that has lived on, is a online massively multiplayer game for Harry Potter.”īefore it was Expelliarmus-ed (you're welcome), the team behind it had a working beta and had done all the necessary research. “Sometimes, I just don’t know where to start,” said Salzer, when she was asked about which cancelled game she was most upset about during her time in the games industry. #harrypotter #hogwarts #voldemort #mmo #metaverse #multiverse /bt5u6YQ2oe- OGL: Original Gamer Life December 22, 2021 They did the research and even a beta version of the game, but didn't think Harry Potter was going to be around more than a few years.
As reported by Polygon, EA's former director of product marketing Kim Salzer discussed this Harry Potter MMO that was in development between 20 (before the release of the series' sixth book - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released!) on a Twitch stream that her current firm - Orignal Gamer Life - hosted.
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