For some reason, Electronic Arts comes out from underneath a lot of news that can demoralize and exploit your soul. And today we’re here with this kind of news, dear Gamers. An MMORPG set in the Harry Potter universe has been shelved by EA.
Speaking to Original Gamer Life, project manager Kimberly Salzer made a major statement about the Harry Potter MMO. Noting that the game has been introduced into the beta process, the director stated that they want to bring together elements both offline and online in this project. Salzer stated that his team was very pleased with the project and stood behind it, and unfortunately EA did not support it. Salzer claims that at the time, EA had undergone a radical change, and that the shelf life of the project would not be long.
The full interview:
Of course, the former director declined to elaborate on the details of the play and the decision to cancel. However, when we look at his LinkedIn profile, we see that he served at EA from 2000 to 2003. The gaming world had met World of Warcraft, waiting nearly a year to believe in MMORPGs. So maybe he blew his chance to become one of the biggest MMO’s in the world.