GAMING LIFE
Enter your favourite fictional worlds
Books are great. Movies too. There’s just something magical about being transported to a different world, all within a few pages or hours.
Fantasy worlds don’t need to stay locked within your favourite novel, film or TV show. With these games you can bring them to life and immerse yourself in their wonders.
Land a place at Hogwarts
We can’t be the only ones who once wandered around the house, bathrobe on, wielding the pointy end of a wooden spoon and pretending to cast spells. Fortunately, there’s a better way to live out your Harry Potter dreams.
In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery you’re a student at the school of witchcraft and wizardry (we knew that acceptance letter would come one day). Your decisions dictate how your journey unfolds.
Want to bring the wizarding world into the physical realm? In Harry Potter: Wizards Unite you use portkeys (and augmented reality) to step directly from your living room into Hagrid’s hut and other locations from the Pottersphere. Magic.
Visit a galaxy far, far away
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away a lot of serious stuff went down.
Here, on Earth, in the present day, you can immerse yourself in these tales through Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. You’ve got to assemble a clan of characters from the trilogy of trilogies to face off in a series of strategic battles.
You’ll pair classic characters such as Boba Fett and Luke Skywalker with more recent stars and see the light and dark side settle their differences and fight side-by-side.
You can even assemble a fleet of recognisable spaceships to do inter-galactic battle – and yes, the Millennium Falcon is included.
#SquadGoals, assemble!
It’s a conversation we’ve all had at one point or another – if you could have any superpower, what would it be?
With Marvel Contest of Champions you don’t have to pick just one. Instead you’ve got to build a team of battle heroes (and villains) and use their individual superpowers to triumph in a series of head-to-head duels.
Want your squad of superheroes to fight together?
In Marvel Strike Force you can pair the likes of Spider-Man and Captain America with Loki, Wolverine and Groot to take on the baddest of baddies in the entire Marvel Universe. These 5v5 battles will test your tactics as much as your powers.
Take a trip, winter is coming
Not content with how Game of Thrones concluded? It’s time to harness your inner Lord Varys and be the behind-the-scenes puppet master controlling the fate of Westeros.
In Reigns: Game of Thrones you pick which character from the blockbuster TV series takes the Iron Throne, before making the difficult decisions that will see this ever-changing narrative unfurl.
As you’re approached by advisors, enemies and allies you have to swipe left or right on virtual cards to accept or reject their requests.
Be warned, the decisions you make all have consequences, and there’s always someone waiting to usurp you.