Wizarding World fans are pleading to save beloved Harry Potter game before it’s gone forever

The mobile trading card game, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened It is expected to be shut down in most parts of the world on October 29, 2024, but some passionate fans are hoping that it is not too late to save it. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened Has already been removed from the App Store and Google Play, despite only being launched in North America and Europe a little more than a year ago. Portkey Games announced their decision on August 26, 2024, the same day the game was removed from the mobile market.

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is a collectible card game mixed with RPG aspects that is set ten years after the events in the Harry Potter Books. Despite receiving high reviews, with many praising its character designs and groundbreaking gameplay mechanics, the game faced shutdown while A group of passionate players make strides to stop the closure. Through an online petition started by Aethera Lawe on change.orgPlayers are hoping to convince NetEase Games to acquire the game and keep it alive.

Why the game is shut down for most players

Will still playable in China and Taiwan

in the Official news release of these Harry Potter: Magic Awakened team, no real explanation was given for the shutdown of the servers. Potentially there was a lack of making 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 shut down its servers in the territories of America, Europe and Oceania on October 29, 2024. The game will continue to be available to players in Asia. , including the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, as well as other selected Asia and MENA territories.

What eagle-eyed players behind the petition noticed, however, is that The servers that remain open are all managed by NetEase Games rather than Warner Bros. Games. Therefore, the petition that has been raised is focused on requesting NetEase Games to take control of all servers for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened Worldwide, rather than simply asking for the game to continue as it is now.

Our Take: Can Fans Save Harry Potter: Magic Awakened?

Will a petition help?

As NetEase Games is not shutting down their servers for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, There is a chance that this petition could convince the company to acquire control of the game worldwide. As of the time of writing today, the petition has received 56 new signatures for a total of 5,235 signatures. The next goal for the petition is currently focused on getting to 7,500. As the closure date for the game draws closer, many signatures continue to come in as both longtime fans of the game and prospective players who are only hearing about it through the potential shutdown are interested in it.

Even if the goal is met, with many thousands of signatures behind the petition, there is still no guarantee that NetEase Games will take the mantle and save the game from shutdown. Currently, there has been no announcement from NetEase Games that reflects their thoughts on the matter. Currently, no WB Portkey Games servers from Harry Potter: Magic Awakened are only playable by those who already have the game, and even that will end on October 29, 2024, unless the petition is paid off.

Source: change.org, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened