EA considering closure of Harry Potter developer

Such an unexpecting new!

As a developer, when you create uninspired, dull and slothful games such as Harry Potter DH part 1 and part 2, you DESERVE to be punished!!

too bad, i wanted the movies to end so they would make a hp game, based on the hp universe but not on a particular movie, they tend to be better games since they are not tied to do as the movie dictates, thats what happens to star wars games, the best are not the ones based directly on a particular movie but rather on the sw universe

They could so make more games outside of the Harry Potter storyline and in the Harry Potter universe. Heck look at Star Wars, the movies have been over for some time and they still makes games based off that. I definitely don't think this is the last we have seen of Harry Potter in multiple media outlets.

They should make a true Harry Potter title based on each book. Not a game, mirroring a movie, based on a book. The game could be much more in-depth.

So... A studio that butchered a beloved franchise gets the axe and it's "good riddance". But a studio that made several crap original games that didn't even break even and gets deep-sixed qualifies for a national day of mourning and a klaxon of rage.

It seems they didn't give the franchise the justice it needed, The games had a lot of potential to be a good if they'd stop shoveling out the same game way earlier than they did, I liked the first few then it went downhill after the third, I hate to see people lose their jobs especially nowadays with people getting laid-off every hour on the hour but I do hope the guys get picked up by another development team in the future, Till then good luck guys.

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If at first you don't succeed, don't make more games that are exactly the same as the first.

Well considering the movie tie-ins are no longer possible.. and Mrs Rowling has finished the story... I'd say this makes sense? Should go back to the theme games if you ask me. Brilliant stuff.

This May be a good thing. Hopefully somebody will pick this up and make a real Harry Potter game since all the ones from EA never lived up to their potential. Which is a shame because the Harry Potter universe is so rich that there us just so much to work with. Personally I would love to see a Harry potter GTA like game. And no I dont mean you can go jacking brooms and banging herminoe for Galleons. But a proper sand box that captures the theme. God it would be so much fun to create potions and hop on your broom anytime etc,

well... can we say they did a good job for the harrypotter games? I mean... Most of em were atrocious O_o... IN my opinion, ofc.

Harry Potter books "outstanding", Movies "meh", Video games "P~~~~~~~~~~!" :P

Isn't "sucky games" a good enough reason to close shop?

Harry Potter Movie "good" on Video Game "no good" that why they suck.

@AuronAXE I wouldn't be surprised if EA had them chained down in the basement working on the DOS operating system. All employees of that studio really need to think about their current situation.

I played the first Harry game on ps1. Got to the part after you get past the big 3 headed dog and get stuck in those plants. Never got past those plants because my bro scratched my disk and the game stopped working. :( I was really pissed because I really liked that game... But anyway looking at the games this studio made I can't really say I'm surprised. Anyone smart would have left that studio long ago, or atleast right after the release of the last Potter game..

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well you know what they say 'All's well ends....I can't finish that sentence :P

Leave the studio alone people.

Good, let someone else try to make some Potter games. There's a lot of potential in that franchise for good video games.

*is

This isn't unlike the other dev houses ea set up.....those actually had made good games.........the only game they've made that was really made money was harry potter. but that still was crap and now the series is over they dont really have much games in the pipeline other than monopoly

.................... damn!

It's too bad people are losing their jobs, but really, these guys didn't do just a great job in the first place.

Anyone smart in the studio would have left after the release of the last Harry Potter game and got a headstart on finding a new job. Everyone else, I wish them good luck.

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But they do such a good jo... wait.

If you need your dose of Harry Potter try the LEGO games, fun, not too hard and for everyone.

This studio has made absolutely awful games. Have any of you played NFS: Shift on the PSP? Absolute garbage. I'm sorry for the people affected though. :(

Liked the first three. The rest of the games were just horrible.

The first one was AWESOME. but the rest are just a bunch of COD's

can't really say I'm shocked, the franchise is coming to an end now, and besides, they weren't exactly the the crown jewel of the gaming industry either. Sucks for whoever gets laid off tho...

The Harry Potter franchise was always going to come to an end as it was so heavily linked with the films, but it's a shame to hit the Guildford studio again, after taking significant hits 3 years ago in a previous large redundancies process. Best of luck to those affected

oh dear.

The most likely reason that the games are rubbish is because Electronic Assh*les would have given them a small budget to work on. They had to create a game that was well balanced and covered every aspect of the product at an even level. Now EA are having a fit that they are spending too much money on keeping this studio open. If they had increased their budget for better Harry Potter games, or closed them down earlier then we wouldn't be having this problem now.

their harry potter games are appalling!

Let us all bow our heads so that we don't have to watch it walk out of the door.

Keep the studio and kill the license.

they're bad and they don't sell....

Loved the first two, hate the rest, they all suck now

I don't understand why some people on here are saying that the Harry Potter movies sucked......

About time they stop releasing this half a$$ed crap.

IMO,when it comes to Harry Potter universe,everything other than books sucks.There were few good movies,but games suck hard.They are nothing more but cash-ins.

The game where awful anyway.. the only one I ever enjoyed was the first game for the ps1. The Philosophers stone. They all got worse and worse from the on, its as if they traded gameplay for graphics as they went along.

Guess there probably won't be a Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup 2 =(

Lmao. They're joking right? NOBODY likes the Harry Potter games. Not to mention that I don't personally like the movies much ha ha ha...

Get'er done

about time

End it. The games suck. The kids are all playing Kinect games, anyways.