American Harry Potter fans have a new acceptance letter to look for J.K. Rowling has named three other schools of magic in the Harry Potter canon, following a teaser at Universal Orlando Resort’s Celebration of Harry Potter last weekend. The author shared new writing on the Pottermore website about Ilvermorny, Castelobruxo, Mahoutokoro and Uagadou, each one an institution devoted to educating young wizards around the world.
Rowling has said the least about llvermorny, the North American school, thus far, but she did offer backstories on the other three schools. Castelobruxo is, appropriately, a castle tucked into the Brazilian rainforest; the palatial Mahoutokoro stands on the Japanese island of Minami Iwo Jima; and Uagadou is the largest magical institution across the African continent.
These are just three of what Rowling claims are 11 wizarding schools in total. Uagadou represents the largest of all 11 schools, while Mahoutokoro is the smallest. As to where these other schools are located, Rowling has yet to say, nor is it known whether she’ll ever reveal them.
This news came shortly before a new look at the latest tale in the Harry Potter franchise, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. A behind-the-scenes featurette, below, is meant to warm fans up for their winter return to the cinematic wizarding world.

As the adaptation of a 2001 side story, the film marks the first in a planned trilogy of movies deepening the Harry Potter lore. It premieres Nov. 18, with the second and third films to follow in 2018 and 2020, respectively.

The first-of-its-kind campaign is still pending approval by the Feds The crowdfunding campaign for Psychonauts 2 successfully reached its $3.3 million goal nearly a month ago, but the team at Double Fine has yet to receive more than $1.8 million dollars in equity investment. That’s because the related filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to be approved.
Double Fine Productions launched the campaign for Psychonauts 2 on the novel new crowdfunding platform called Fig, which allows for traditional rewards-based funding alongside equity investment. The Psychonauts 2 campaign was especially unique in that it allowed anyone, not just high-net-worth individuals, to invest in the game.
Fig tells Polygon that the first-of-its kind campaign raised $1,954,524 in rewards-based money as well as $1,874,500 in equity investment. But while the rewards-based money has been collected, the equity investment portion is still outstanding because of an additional round of clarifications requested by the SEC.
“The SEC filing must be qualified before we can collect the investment reservations placed by unaccredited investors," Fig told Polygon via email. "We received comments back from the SEC on Jan. 17, which was 26 days after we made our filing, and the number of comments we received were low. As a result, we currently expect to be able to complete the unaccredited process in the next 4 to 8 weeks."

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Storystream: Fig is an equity crowdfunding platform built for video games

Fig’s first campaign, for the award-winning space exploration title Outer Wilds, was able to land $75,000 in equity investment on its way to a successful campaign. The campaign served as a proof of concept, and also attracted nearly $1 million in investor interest.
However, Fig’s second campaign — for a free-to-play title by the developers of multi-platform hit Scribblenauts — failed, coming in $400,000 short of its $500,000 goal.
The campaign for Psychonauts 2, unveiled during a December broadcast of The Game Awards, caught many in the industry by surprise. After quickly reaching more than a million dollars in funding, it took the balance of its month-long campaign to cover the $3.3 million ask. The final tally was more than $3.8 million. Fig says that the majority of rewards-based backers contributed an average of $81, while investors were more likely to fall in the $500 to $2,000 range.
"We already emailed all the investors with an update letting them know we’ve received comments back from the SEC and outlining next steps," Fig representatives said. "Once the filing is qualified, they can complete their investment profile, which includes collecting , and sign the final investment documents. Once that’s complete, money is transferred, their shares are qualified and we collect info on where to send their payments."
Double Fine told Polygon that the total budget for Psychonauts 2 was between $10 and $13.5 million, with funding coming from the studio itself, the Fig campaign and an as yet unnamed silent investor.
Are you an investor in Psychonauts 2? I’d like to hear from you, and stay in touch until the expected 2018 release. Send an email to charlie@polygon.com or via Twitter.

Also stars Steve Buscemi! Louis CK may be taking a break from his award-winning series Louie, but that didn’t stop him from launching a new web series over the weekend.
CK emailed his subscribers over the weekend about Horace and Pete, his new miniseries with Steve Buscemi. Much like Cheers or It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the show follows a group of people at an Irish bar also called Horace and Pete.
The first episode is about 70-minutes long and also stars Alan Alda, Edie Falco, Jessica Lange and many other actors and comedians.
Horace and Pete’s debut episode is available on his site now for $5.

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My favorite moment in any RTS is when I’ve amassed a giant force and I draw a big box around my entire army and smash it into a single enemy. While satisfying, I understand that this is not always the most effective strategy. But in 10-Minute Barbarian from Studio Puffer, it’s the only strategy.
With almost no resource management and a souped-up pace, 10-Minute Barbarian is all about snatching up as many soldiers as you can find and blasting through the opposition. Oh, and with every step you take, you hasten the apocalypse, as I taught Nick Robinson in the video above. The game released on Steam for Mac and PC last week, but you can play a demo in your browser right here.