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Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 1:55 PM |
 

J.K. Rowling's 'Pottermore': Not a book, but an Internet game

Carrie Rickey

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Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe of "Harry Potter."

The publishing world has been waiting with bated breath for J.K. Rowling's announcement about  her latest project, "Pottermore." It can exhale: "Pottermore" isn't more Potter, as in an eighth book in the wildly successful series. According to the Guardian, It's a web-based scavenger hunt.

Well, that's one way to grieve the end of the book and movie series. Will you mourn? How?

When movie franchises die, are they inevitably resurrected as games?

 
Posted by Carrie Rickey @ 1:55 PM  Permalink | 4 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:24 PM, 06/22/2011
    At this point, in these times, yes.
    — ccjroberts
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:03 PM, 06/22/2011
    This is not entirely true. The game very well could be the introduction to a new tv show, theme park or movie. The games lenght is finite. Once all the prizes are found, the real impetus behind the game will be known. The "prizes" are wands. With these wands you will be the selected few to be part of the new experience first.
    — LGbalsac
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:34 PM, 06/22/2011
    The final harry potter movie was awesome!!
    — The Philly Shadow
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:43 PM, 06/22/2011
    Snape kills Dumbledore
    — Trashcan_Man


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