Half-Blood Prince video game release dates for US, UK

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UPDATE: EA has announced that the game will be available July 3rd in the UK. Additionally, they have released this new poster for the game which depicts Harry casting a cool spell!

In a press release today, EA Games confirmed that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game will be released worldwide on June 30.

In the game of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, players will return to Hogwarts to help Harry survive a fraught sixth year. They will also have a chance to engage in exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class and take to the air to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory. Players may even get sidetracked by Ron’s romantic entanglements as they journey towards a dramatic climax and discover the identity of the Half-Blood Prince.

The game will be released for Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Windows PC, Macintosh and mobile devices.