Quidditch Champions Beta Leak Shows Glimpses of Gameplay

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When Warner Bros. Games announced Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, many fans of the Harry Potter universe were surprised. It was a widespread belief that a Quidditch mode would be added to Hogwarts Legacy as a paid DLC, especially given the enormous success of the game made by Avalanche Software (it already earned over $1.3 billion in revenue, according to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav).

However, Warner Bros. Games had worked on an entirely separate standalone multiplayer game for several years. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is being developed by Unbroken Studios, a Californian game developer that previously made a post-apocalyptic Battle Royale game (Fractured: Broken Lands) and helped Rocksteady with the upcoming game Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

Unbroken Studios has been conducting limited closed beta playtests. The most recent one is still ongoing, and someone on Reddit leaked a few videos showing flying and character customization.

Flight (Gameplay) by u/No_Nerve7020 in QuidditchChampionsWB

Flying Practice (Gameplay) by u/No_Nerve7020 in QuidditchChampionsWB

Character Customization (Gameplay) by u/No_Nerve7020 in QuidditchChampionsWB

The character customization video is arguably the most interesting leak. Players can choose from various face presets, including Harry Potter himself. Following Rocket League's example, visual customization also includes the broom itself, broom trails, goal celebrations, and victory celebrations. These seemed to be all unlocked, though it may be for the purpose of the playtest.

Since Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions lets players swap their roles in a team at any time, the customization system allows them to tweak every role so each feels visually unique.