Video Gaming News - November 2002
Redwood City, CA (November 15, 2002) - Electronic Arts announced today
it has shipped Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling's second book
in the worldwide best-selling series on seven game platforms. The games will be
on store shelves November 15, 2002, the same day the movie sequel from Warner
Bros. Pictures is released in U.K. and U.S. theatres. Debuting for the first
time on next generation game consoles, the game is available on the PlayStation
2, Xbox, and GameCube, in addition to PC, GameBoy Advance, PlayStation and GameBoy
Color.
From EA:
Since the release of EA's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone™ last
November, the games have sold nearly 10 million units worldwide. This holiday
season, the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets videogames will transport
fans from the non-magical world to an even richer, deeper interactive adventure
of wizards and wonder, while representing an interactive adaptation of the
book's story line. With the help of returning friends Hermione, Ron, Hagridä and
Hedwigä, players attend new classes to learn second-year spells that will aid
them in a quest to uncover the true identity of the "Heir of Slytherin" and
protect Hogwarts from the evil force within the Chamber of Secrets.
Under the supervision of EA, The KnowWonder™ studio of Seattle-based
entertainment software developer Amaze Entertainment™ developed Harry Potter and
Chamber of Secrets for the PC and Game Boy Color; Argonaut Games, based in
London, developed the PlayStation game; Eurocom, based in Darby, England,
developed the Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance games and EA UK
Studio developed the PlayStation 2 game.
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