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From Glenn Close nominations to animated sequels, we’re breaking down the math behind this year’s crop of Academy Awards hopefuls.

Troy Leavitt is trying to set the record straight for what happened and why he left Avalanche.

There's more to the decade than 'Speed'. But not much more

Join Despite how glamorous or easy it might look from the outside, the business of film is a constant challenge. And while a company like Disney might seem like a colossus today, there are a number of times when the future or direction of the studio was in question. Perhaps the strangest period was in the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Wedged between the studio’s dominance on the big and small screens and the Disney Renaissance that began in 1989 (which has essentially never stopped, as the...

UPDATE: Developer explains decision. Updated on 15 March 2021 UPDATE 15/3/21: Former WB Games developer Troy Leavitt has now, as promised, released his own video discussing his departure from Hogwarts Legacy studio Avalanche Software. Its an edited recording of a farewell Zoom call to former colleagues, in which he also shared his resignation letter. In the letter, Leavitt wrote that he left the studio largely due to a family matter which WB Games had been ...

While I was watching "Cars 2," an elusive nostalgia tugged at my mind. No, I wasnt remembering Pixars original "Cars" from 2006. This was something more deeply buried, and finally, in the middle of one of the movies sensational grand prix races, it came to me: I was sitting on the floor of my bedroom many years ago, with some toy cars lined up in front of me, while I used my hands to race them around on the floor and in the air, meanwhile making that noise kids make by squooshing spit in their ...

Troy Leavitt had made videos supporting GamerGate and defending ousted Pixar boss John Lasseter.

Hogwarts Legacy lead designer Troy Leavitt has left Avalanche Software following controversy over a YouTube channel where he defended the Gamergate harassment movement and executives accused of sexual harassment.

Troy Leavitt, lead Hogwarts Legacy dev embroiled in controversy over content published on his YouTube channel, has "resigned" from Avalanche Software.

The Hogwarts Legacy, she still stands to earn royalties from the game’s sales as the creator of The Wizarding World franchise. Last week, journalist Liam Robertson shared on Twitter that Hogwarts Legacy lead designer Troy Leavitt previously ran a YouTube channel uploading “anti-fem and pro GG” videos. GG refers to Gamergate, a harassment campaign targeting women and minorities in the games industry. I know this is just shocking but the lead designer of Hogwarts Legacy is Troy Leavitt, ...