Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince delay confirmed,
ships with film release

post from Destructoid on 08 September 2008 11:23:00 AM. © Destructoid

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince delay confirmed, ships with film release screenshot

No surprise here: Electronic Arts has confirmed that the upcoming game-based-on-a-movie-based-on-a-book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been delayed. The game will ship alongside the film's Summer 2009 release.

The news follows the delay of the film, which was originally slated to hit theaters this November. With the film essentially in the can, the move was made to guarantee another successful summer blockbuster hit for Warner Bros., who sold a few tickets for The Dark Knight this past season.

Hamza went hands-on with the Wii version of the game, which was essentially complete not long ago. No word on whether the delay will give the development teams more time to spend on the titles, or if they'll just sit on the games until release.