======NetEase======
=====Overview=====
NetEase, Inc. is a real-world Chinese internet technology company. Within the context of the [[Harry Potter]] franchise, it is known as the co-developer and publisher of the licensed mobile game, //Harry Potter: Magic Awakened//. The game was created in partnership with [[Warner Bros. Games]] and released under the [[Portkey Games]] label, which is dedicated to creating new [[Wizarding World]] experiences that are inspired by J.K. Rowling's original stories (video game).
=====Role in the Harry Potter Franchise=====
NetEase's involvement in the [[Wizarding World]] is exclusively through its work on the video game //[[Harry Potter: Magic Awakened]]//. As this entity exists outside the primary canon of the seven novels, all information about it falls into the category of supplementary material.
  * **Game Title:** [[Harry Potter: Magic Awakened]]
  * **Type:** A massively multiplayer online, collectible card, role-playing game (video game).
  * **Collaboration:** Developed by NetEase in partnership with [[Warner Bros. Games]] (video game).
  * **Premise:** The game is set at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] several years after the events of the [[Second Wizarding War]]. Players assume the role of a new student, attend classes, learn [[Spells]], explore [[Hogwarts Castle]] and its grounds, and engage in magical [[Dueling]] using a card-based combat system (video game).
  * **Release History:** //[[Harry Potter: Magic Awakened]]// was first launched in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau in September 2021. A global version was subsequently released in June 2023 (video game).