EA has confirmed that the latest Harry Potter game, the Half-Blood Prince, is set to be delayed until Summer 2009 due to Warner Bros. Pictures' decision to delay the feature film's launch.

"We're excited about the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince videogame in development and its high level of authenticity and playability," said Robert Nashak, vice president of EA Casual Studios.

"We are creating an immersive game experience that Potter fans around the world will really enjoy playing as they fly and duel their way through the story of the film. The game will feature new Wii gestures and increased gameplay capabilities across all of the platforms."

The news that the latest Harry Potter film had been pushed back from a November 2008 release to July 2009 broke in August, though at the time EA would not confirm whether or not the game was set to suffer a similar fate.