We’d implore you to read our explainer of the controversy so far, and consider supporting trans rights charities where possible.

As Avalanche Software’s first entry under the Warner Bros Portkey Games label, they’ve certainly raised the bar - because Hogwarts Legacy is the best Wizarding World game ever made.ĭisclaimer: While the creator of the Harry Potter franchise was not directly involved in the creation of Hogwarts Legacy, their comments on social media around transgender people are hurtful and dangerous given the size of their platform. Thankfully, whilst putting together this Hogwarts Legacy review, our expectations have been blown away. The third is a combination of the others: meeting the massive levels of anticipation making a game for such a franchise can bring. The second - bringing in and satisfying varying levels of Wizarding World fans from across decades of fandom. One is that outside of the Lego titles, there hasn’t been a fundamentally decent Harry Potter game in over twenty years. Thats one of the few ways we can voice our opinions as a collective, and free speech without limits is just an easy way to allow malicious speech to be spread.In the over half a decade of its creation, Hogwarts Legacy developer, Avalanche Software, has had several layers of pressure on its shoulders. Cancelling bad stuff is something we can and should do. But if a few thousand people less bought it, that's at least just a bit less money going to a bigot. The boycott was never gonna succeed, not with something this big. I just feel that when it comes to down it, my money being used to fund a transphobe isn't worth the few hours of enjoyment I'll get. That's my money funding a harmful cause, so indirectly me funding a harmful cause.

If I buy and stream his stuff, it's gonna make him money. Like for example, Kanye made great music. The game has certain antisemetic elements in it, which is a whole other barrel of worms, so it does still have hateful material in it. If you recognise that, you should recognise that someone as rich as Rowling can fund political parties and other groups that oppose trans rights. The thing is, that money is going to a transphobe.

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