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The publisher gamigo group and BKOM are working on a new title, set to be released this summer.
Hamburg, March 2, 2021 –gamigo and BKOM Studios are teaming up to bring a new turn-based mobile strategy experience to their players this year. The studio develops state-of-the-art games and interactive experiences for prestigious names in the Games and Entertainment Industry. More than 100 people work in their studios located in Quebec City, Canada, and Los Angeles, USA.
“We were looking for a publishing partner that knew the genre and the target audience really well. The team at gamigo immediately saw the potential behind our unique game concept and since day one, the collaboration has been fluid and very productive. A true partnership that we feel will fuel this title’s success! , explains Frederic Martin, CEO of BKOM Studios.
The upcoming Harry Potter game
The title, which is due to launch in 2022, will let players customize the voice and body of their character, letting them choose a masculine or feminine voice irrespective of which body type they select.
They ll also be prompted to pick between entering Hogwarts as a witch or wizard with that choice determining which dormitory they are placed in at the magical school.
It s a notable addition that was apparently fought for by members of the dev team, who were reportedly taken aback by a number of comments made by franchise creator J.K. Rowling that are widely viewed as transphobic.
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.]
MomoCon, the fan-favorite Atlanta event celebrating gaming, pop culture, and animation, will not hold its in-person event originally scheduled on May 27-30, 2021, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Instead, the Georgia-based organizers plan to hold Winterfest, a mini-event at the Georgia World Congress Center on December 19-20, 2021, with the hopes that the vaccine rollout will have reached the majority of Americans by the end of the year.
The decision to cancel May’s event was not made easily, but is the safest option for the MomoCon and Atlanta communities at this time.