Harry Potter: All Is Fair In Love & Chess Officially Announced

Published Aug 30, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT Nicholas Becher is a gaming journalist with an MFA in Creative Writing from FAU. With extensive experience playing video games, he covers all forms of gaming content at Screen Rant, from breaking news to the latest fan theories. Most-played games range from Clair Obscur to Civ to Elden Ring to Halo 2 and beyond. Harry Potter fans are bracing themselves for the upcoming release of HBO's original adaptation of the beloved novels, which promise to completely reinvent the story more faithfully to the source material than the iconic films starring Daniel Radcliffe. Excitement in the Wizarding World has been off the charts in recent weeks, with HBO confirming that Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will officially premiere on December 25, 2026. The series will star Dominic McLaughlin as Harry, Arabella Stanton as Hermione, and Alastair Stout as Ron, alongside an impressive supporting cast that includes John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Hagrid, and Paapa Essiedu as Snape. In recent weeks, Season 2 got an exciting update, with Game of Thrones veteran Kit Harington recently announced as Gilderoy Lockhart, replacing Nicholas Hoult ahead of the adaptation of Chamber of Secrets. Further, Warner Bros. Discovery recently confirmed that Hogwarts Legacy 2 is on the way, and it's been an overall great year celebrating the first Harry Potter film's 25th anniversary. However, there's even more to look forward to with Harry Potter: All Is Fair In Love and Chess, a brand-new release available now (via X). Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has launched a new Special Adventure titled All Is Fair in Love and Chess, bringing students from Beauxbatons Academy back to Hogwarts for a story centered around romance, rivalry, and a magical chess competition. The adventure was teased in the game's latest update with the question, "Is All Fair in Love and Chess?" alongside confirmation that Beauxbatons would once again visit Hogwarts. Like many of Hogwarts Mystery's Special Adventures, the event is a limited-time side story separate from the main campaign. These adventures typically unlock after reaching a certain Year or Chapter and task players with completing a multi-part storyline before the timer expires, earning rewards such as Gems, Coins, outfits, collectibles, and other cosmetic items along the way. All Is Fair in Love and Chess follows that familiar structure, with community tracking indicating four major parts and a Chess Piece Necklace among its final rewards. It's one of several recently announced events that players will need to act fast to participate in, and you can officially dive in now. Originally released in April 2018, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is a free-to-play mobile adventure RPG developed by Jam City and released under Warner Bros.' Portkey Games label. Players create their own witch or wizard, attend Hogwarts before Harry Potter's arrival, learn spells, build friendships, make narrative choices, and uncover an original mystery within the Wizarding World. It's among the top-downloaded mobile games on iOS and Android, and is well worth checking out if you're a longtime fan of the franchse. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Systems Released April 25, 2018 ESRB t Developer(s) Jam City Publisher(s) Jam City Engine Unreal Engine 4 Franchise Harry Potter