A little while ago I asked you to vote for the fifteen questions you most wanted the Electronic Arts HP games team to answer. Well, the votes are in and here are the answers in a special Immeritus/HPANA podcast!

Immeritans and HPANA voted for the same top fifteen questions (albeit in a slightly different order) which made my job very easy!

The winning questions are listed below:
Which character(s) have you enjoyed seeing come to life in OotP? Were you more excited about working on certain characters, sets, plot points than others, and if so, why?

The books are maturing, the movies are maturing, but the games still seem to be targeted towards younger audiences. Is the game going to include some of the more mature stuff from the book? What is it likely to be rated?

Are there likely to be more screenshots/videos released soon? Immeritans would particularly like to know when we can see a screenshot of Sirius!

Are all the major characters - Bellatrix, Lucius, Sirius et al - based on the movie actors?

Are the film actors going to do all of the voiceovers for the game?

Will the game feature extracts of the musical score or footage from the movie?

What locations, other than Hogwarts, will we be able to explore?

Will there be a multiplayer option - can I play with/against my friends?

Do the spells each character can cast vary according to individual strengths and weaknesses, i.e. impressive spells for Dumbledore and Sirius, jinxes for Fred & George and defensive spells and an excellent Patronus for Harry?

Will the weather and/or time of day change in this game? Will Harry get to wander around Hogwarts at night?

You've mentioned in other interviews that you gave each member of the D.A. a back-story, did JK provide these or were they your own creations?

Can we play as the Marauders in Snape's worst memory?

Can we collect ingredients and make our own potions?

It seems that many people want to let loose their dark sides! Will there be a chance to use Unforgivable curses and/or play the game from a bad guy's point of view? Is there an option to play Nagini biting Arthur?

Finally, is there any chance of a Hogwarts game in which a student goes through the school taking lessons, doing exams and proceeding through seven years? And while we're at it, any chance of a Marauders Era game?

The interview with Games Designer Matt Birch and Games Prodcuer Justin Manning was recorded in the EA studios yesterday. Download the interview by following this link http://immeritus.org/thekennel/immeritus_hpana_podcast.mp3. Right click and save to your hard drive.

Happy Listening!