Harry Potter video games be "darker and more action-oriented game(s)." In 2002, following the release of "Chamber of Secrets", EA Games worked with game developer Magic Pockets who created the GBA version, to produce a video game based on Quidditch. Following a release of a special Harry Potter themed Lego set, Lego Harry Potter, Traveller's Tales announced that a Lego Harry Potter video game would be released, in the same vein as releases for "", and "", in 2010, although news had been leaked in 2009. The series was split into two, with "" releasing in 2010, and "" releasing the following year. The
The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter it was "cool that their hero, Harry, was encountering some of the creatures of mythology." Colbert felt that knowing the origins of Rowling's character and creatures increased "the books' magic tenfold" and made the "Harry Potter" universe seem more lifelike. Feeling that he wanted to share this with others, Colbert spent a year researching the references in the novels and collected his discoveries for a guidebook to the magical world of Harry Potter. Colbert wrote "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter" while teaching a seminar on self-publishing to graduate students at the University of North Carolina. He had it self-published