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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[Boromir son of Faram]

I'm glad to see they're updating the game for the newer generation of video game systems. I'm a little skeptical of the EA Quidditch game. Lots of folks have pointed out that since each game must necessarily end with a 150-point swing, it doesn't make a lot of sense from a sporting point of view. I guess this is to be expected considering that J.K. Rowling, as a single mother, probably wasn't very caught up on sports when she conceived of it. Maybe they'll make the value of grabbing the Snitch a configurable option. 30 points would be about right, IMHO.

Also, it'll be interesting to see how the new book affects the upcoming HP games. There's a new Quidditch move introduced in Order of the Phoenix, and it actually sounds pretty cool. Also, I wonder if they might add some more emphasis on Sirius Black's role in Sorcerer's Stone, considering he dies. Either way, I can't wait to see how the new games measure up to the Harry that we all know and love.