First revealed back in 2020, WB Games has remained all but silent on Hogwarts Legacy over the course of 2021. Outside of announcing that the open-world RPG set within the world of Harry Potter would be delayed into 2022, no new information on the project has since come about in recent months. [.]
Hogwarts Legacy Harry Potter Game Will Reportedly Feature Transgender Character Options
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Legacy, an upcoming video game set 100 years prior to the Harry Potter series, will apparently give players the option to create transgender characters. Anonymous developers working on the game revealed to Bloomberg that players would have a number of different options to establish their character s gender identity, including voice, body type, and witch or wizard options. WB Games has not made any kind of official announcement following Bloomberg s report, and declined to comment to the outlet prior to publication. Harry Potter author JK Rowling has also not issued any kind of statement regarding the reporting, as of this writing.
Hogwarts Legacy creative team pushed heavily for the game to be more inclusive. Since
Hogwarts Legacy has been in the works since 2018, these developers were probably working on it before Rowling’s transphobic views came to light. They weren’t expecting the game to be controversial, but now it’s facing criticism from two angles: the inescapable connection to Rowling, and the recent revelation that one of the game designers publicly supported Gamergate. Advertisement Hide
Inclusive character options are, in a general sense, a positive step for a mainstream game like this. But in context, the situation is far more complicated. For some fans, this
13 February 2021, 8:37 am EST By Harry Potter Game soon to come after the new Hogwarts Legacy update? ( Screenshot from YouTube/PlayStation )
The Harry Potter game might soon come in gaming consoles after a new update from the Hogwarts Legacy? Is it now the time for the game s most awaited release? Harry Potter Could Be Released At a Later Date
Soon, the mystic game full of sorceries and magic will now invade PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series Consoles, and even PC. Warner Brother (WB) Games hinted that the Hogwarts Legacy update will likely follow up for the series game. According to the game publisher, he is looking for an Associate Manager who will be the one to market the upcoming blockbuster game as soon as possible.
The wait gets longer: Warner Bros Games delays release of Hogwarts Legacy to 2022
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Last Updated: Jan 14, 2021, 09:21 AM IST
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The Harry Potter game is being developed by Disney Infinity developer Avalanche.
The game will launch on PC, Microsoft Corp s Xbox Series S, Series X and Xbox One consoles, as well as Sony Corp s PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
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AT&T Inc s Warner Bros Games said on Wednesday it has pushed back the release of its upcoming Harry Potter role-playing videogame, Hogwarts Legacy, by a year to 2022.
The game, announced during Sony s PlayStation 5 live-stream event last year, is being developed by Disney Infinity developer Avalanche and will let players experience life as a student at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1800s.