Fantastic Beasts: Cases From the Wizarding World

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Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
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Developer(s) Mediatonic
WB Games San Francisco
Publisher(s) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Series Wizarding World
Platform(s) Android, iOS
ReleaseNovember 17, 2016
Genre(s) Hidden object
Mode(s) Single-player

Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World is a 2016 hidden object video game developed by Mediatonic and WB Games San Francisco, and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Contents

The game was released for Android and iOS on November 17, 2016. [1] It was removed from the App Store and Google Play on December 10, 2019, and was officially closed on January 14, 2020. [2]

Gameplay

In Fantastic Beasts: Cases From the Wizarding World, the player controls a new recruit of the Beast Division in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures of the Ministry of Magic. Visiting locations like Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade and The Leaky Cauldron, the player investigate unexplained happenings by discovering hidden objects, analyzing evidence, casting spells and brewing potions, to uncover and protect the magical creatures at the center of every mysterious case.

Development

The game was developed by British studio Mediatonic in partnership with WB Games San Francisco. Developers of the game visited Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter to replicate as close as they could get objects appearing in the Harry Potter film series. [3]

Release

The game was released for Android and iOS on November 17, 2016. It was released a day before the theatrical release of the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them . [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces Fantastic Beasts™: Cases From The Wizarding World for Mobile Devices" (Press release). Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Business Wire. October 17, 2016. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. "Fantastic Beasts: Cases Game Update 12/10/2019". WB Games Support. December 10, 2019. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "First look at new mobile game Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World". Pottermore. November 14, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2019.