Boot the game up, and the on-screen book magically transforms into the Book of Spells (thanks to a bluish cover pattern on the peripheral reminiscent of a QR code).

The "Book of Spells" — written in part by Rowling — is the first augmented reality book/game hybrid to arrive for the new Wonderbook from Sony, which launched this week.

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The Book of Spells game features dozens of new spells and puzzles which appear to come to life on screen when accessed through the Wonderbook, an “augmented reality” addition to the Sony ...