Fans of the Wizarding World are asking to save their favorite Harry Potter game before it’s gone forever.

Mobile card game, Harry Potter: Magic Awakens It is expected to close in most parts of the world on October 29, 2024, but some passionate fans are hoping it is not too late to save it. Harry Potter: Awakening Magic has already been removed from the App Store and Google Play, despite launching in North America and Europe just over a year ago. Portkey Games announced its decision on August 26, 2024, the same day the game was removed from the mobile market.

Harry Potter: Magic Awakens is a collectible card game mixed with RPG aspects, set ten years after the events of Harry Potter books. Despite strong reviews, with many praising the character design and innovative gameplay mechanics, the game is on the verge of cancellation. a group of passionate players is making an effort to stop the closure. Through an online petition created by Etera Lowe on change.orgplayers are hoping to convince NetEase Games to purchase the game and keep it.

Why does the game close for most players?

Will continue to play in China and Taiwan.

IN official press release from Harry Potter: Magic Awakens team, no real explanation was provided regarding the server shutdown. Potentially it was not having enough money to remain profitable, but this has not been confirmed.

The Harry Potter: Magic Awakened team: “The time has come for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened to officially close its servers in the Americas, Europe and Oceania on October 29, 2024. The game will still be available to players in Asia. including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, as well as other selected territories in Asia and the Middle East and North Africa.”

However, the eagle-eyed players behind the petition have noticed that all servers that remain open are operated by NetEase Games and not Warner Bros. Games.. Thus, the petition being raised aims to demand NetEase Games to take control of all servers for Harry Potter: Magic Awakens around the world, rather than just asking for the game to continue as it is now.

Our Take: Can Fans Save Harry Potter: The Magic Awakens?

Will a petition help?

Because NetEase Games does not shut down its servers Harry Potter: Magic Awakens, there is a chance that this petition could convince the company to take control of the game worldwide.. At the time of writing, the petition has received 56 new signatures today, for a total of 5,235 signatures. The petition’s next goal is currently focused on reaching 7,500. As the game’s shutdown date approaches, many signatures continue to pour in as both longtime fans of the game and potential players who only find out about it during the potential shutdown begin to become interested in it.

Even if the goal is achieved, despite the many thousands of signatures on the petition, there is still no guarantee that NetEase Games will pick up the mantle and save the game from closure. At this time, there have been no statements from NetEase Games reflecting their views on this matter. Currently any WB Portkey Games servers Harry Potter: Magic Awakens they will only be playable by those who already own the game, and even that will end on October 29, 2024 if this petition doesn’t pay off.

Source: change.org, Harry Potter: Magic Awakens