Harry Potter Boxed Set: The Complete Collection (Adult Paperback): Adult Edition

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There are fourteen Harry Potter video games, eight corresponding with the films and books and six spin-offs. The film/book-based games are produced by Electronic Arts (EA), as was Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, with the game version of the first entry in the series, Philosopher's Stone, being released in November 2001. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone went on to become one of the best-selling PlayStation games ever. [232] The video games were released to coincide with the films. Objectives usually occur in and around Hogwarts. The story and design of the games follow the selected film's characterisation and plot; EA worked closely with Warner Bros. to include scenes from the films. The last game in the series, Deathly Hallows, was split, with Part 1 released in November 2010 and Part 2 debuting on consoles in July 2011. [233] [234] Errington, Philip W. (2017). J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4742-9737-0. Harry Potter: Fans have listened to books for one billion hours". BBC Newsround. 30 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023 . Retrieved 8 February 2023. Byatt, A. S. (7 July 2003). "Harry Potter and the Childish Adult". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009 . Retrieved 1 August 2008.

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