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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Shutting Down for Good Next Year

Not long after announcing that Catan – World Explorers was going the way of the dodo, Niantic has revealed that another of its games is getting the old heave-ho. And this one is backed up by one of the biggest pop-culture phenomena of modern times.

Yup, it’s time to lay down your wand and throw your cauldron under a bus, because Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is winding down operations. It’ll be live until January 31st next year, then that’ll be that.

Niantic has announced a roadmap of events and changes that are going to come into force now that the game is limping towards the finish line. We’re going to share that with you, but first let’s watch a trailer.

Look how happy they all were. Those smiles are now just dust in the wind. Here’s the roadmap.

November

  • Dolores Umbridge Lethal Adversaries Event
  • Half-Blood Prince Brilliant Event Part 1
  • Lucius Malfoy Lethal Adversaries Event
  • Half-Blood Prince Brilliant Event Part 2

December

  • Bellatrix Lethal Adversaries Event
  • Horcrux Hunt Part 2
  • Voldemort Lethal Adversaries Event
  • Deathly Hallows Brilliant Event Part 1
  • Holiday Event
  • Deathly Hallows Brilliant Event Part 2

There will also be some stuff in January, but that hasn’t been announced yet. The following has also been changed in the run up to the end times.

  • All Daily Assignments will have their rewards increased
  • All Potion Brew times will be reduced by 50% with Master Notes
  • The daily cap on sending and opening Gifts will be removed
  • Barrufio’s Brain Elixir potion will now award 3× player XP
  • 1920s Portkey Portmanteaus will appear on the map more frequently and associated Fragment rewards will be doubled
  • Spell Energy and Ingredients will appear on the map more frequently

If you still want to play Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, perhaps to revel in its death throes like the ghoul you are, you can click here to download it from the Play Store.

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