- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened to be closed
- The deck-building card game will be shut down in all countries outside Asia
- It looks like the publishing deal with NetEase is keeping the company afloat
Deckbuilding card game Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is set to be shut down in America, Europe, and Oceania. However, it will still be available in China and most of the East, allegedly thanks to an ongoing publishing deal with NetEase. In-app purchases have already been shut down and servers will be shut down on October 29th of this year, and the game has already been removed from all storefronts.
Magic Awakened, due out in 2023, joins the unfortunate group of games that have been shelved this year, though, and it certainly raises a lot of questions about the popularity of HP’s enduring series and NetEase’s staying power to keep things going for as long as they’ve planned.
Still, this will be a bit of a letdown for many players, especially considering that other games like Brave Nine have at least managed to make arrangements to allow players to continue playing offline. I suppose the magic just isn’t there to make that easier when it comes to Magic Awakened.
And further
And before you ask, no, you can’t just move to another server. The downsides of live gaming, huh? It’s a bit weird to think that I grew up seeing the transition from mobile gaming, where the idea of a constant internet connection was a pipe dream, to the standard and all the pitfalls that come with it. On the other hand, competition is more prevalent than ever.
Still, there are sure to be plenty of games that will be around long after the servers shut down. You can find some of them on our massive list of the best mobile games of 2024 (so far)!
Better yet, especially for gamers on a budget, why not check out our second list of the 25 best free mobile games for iOS and Android?
