Interactive Entertainment, it marks the first time “Harry Potter” has been given blockbuster treatment by a videogame company. Developed by Avalanche Studios and released by Warner Bros.
Game fans are captivated by its immersive open world: In the days following its release, “Hogwarts Legacy” had at one point had more than 879,000 concurrent players, according to distribution platform Steam. Like other extensions of the Potter brand, including movies, theme parks and a Broadway show, the game hinges on nostalgia for the bestselling book series by J.K. Set in a 19th-century Wizarding World where wizards wear top hats and drive buggies, the game transports players to the school where Harry and his friends mastered spellbooks and learned how to fight against the dark arts. When the new, highly anticipated “Harry Potter” videogame “Hogwarts Legacy” made its debut earlier this month, it shot immediately to the top of the sales charts. Rowling’s media franchise - is making some people feel torn.The new videogame ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ transports players to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where Harry Potter and his friends mastered spellbooks. Hogwarts Legacy does feature the franchises first trans character, but trans advocates and allies criticized her inclusion as a token attempt to stave off backlash. Rowling’s bank account if you read a book you purchased years ago, or pay a streaming service for the pleasure of watching The Prisoner Of Azkaban.īut the prospect of buying a brand-new game created by Portkey Games studio - which is directly owned by Warner Bros. It feels less like a direct deposit into J.K. It seems somehow easier to distance yourself if you already own the books / audiobooks or stream the movies on your TV. Rowling’s art without endorsing her as a human being? Boycotting the game also affects the development studio that put years of work into it. J.K Rowling is a small part of a chain of people who were involved in some way.
How could the person who created the beautiful, fantastical universe we immersed ourselves in as kids (and continue to consume as adults) be so evil, so narrow-minded? And how can we keep enjoying J.K. Another conflict is that there is not only one person involved in the process of creating a movie or Hogwarts: Legacy.
It’s the ethical dilemma that many Harry Potter fans have faced over the past few years. On the other hand, buying it gives profits to the Wizarding World’s creator - card-carrying transphobe J.K. On one hand, Hogwarts Legacy, set in the magical school back in the 1800s, looks like an incredible game and an absolute must-play for anyone who has read a Harry Potter book or watched a Harry Potter movie. Hogwarts Legacy is set to be released in Australia on February 10 and people are torn about it.
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