Harry Potter - Quidditch, Sorcerer's Stone?

Thanks to two different readers for submitting Harry Potter game-related stories. On the one hand, a recent IGN Cube interview talks with EA about Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, an interesting sports game concept if ever there was one. According to EA, "..there's a progress from Hogwarts to working your way up a World Cup ladder. I can confirm that Viktor Krum (who appears in book 4) is in the game--which is appropriate since he's the 'Michael Jordan' of Quidditch in a sense." On the other hand, the ever rumor-spreading C+VG site are claiming that next-gen versions of Harry Potter And The Sorceror's Stone are scheduled for later in 2003, based on a leaked release schedule, since there has only a Playstation 1 console version of the first movie/book so far - this is far from confirmed, however.

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Would that be Viktor Krum...

[freeBill]

...with a "k," the seeker for the Bulgarian national team? The only one who spells Krum's name with a "c" is a jealous Ron Weasley, who calls him "Vicky."

Yes, he could be considered the "Michael Jordan" of Quidditch, if Michael Jordan were 18, kind of dense, talked like Arnold Schwarzenegger, and played in a game where a single strong player at a single position (seeker) could make up for a lackluster team otherwise.