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So let’s meet that ultimatum with profound silence. Don’t tweet about her, don’t reflect on her comments or make fun jokes or memes surrounding her existence. We’re shining a spotlight on her views and bringing them into the vision of those who really don’t need another reminder that people hate them. Well, I could certainly do without it. Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming open-world adventure from Avalanche Software has come under fire in recent months for a number of reasons, primarily due to Rowling’s potential involvement and the IP coming from a poisoned well that it can’t escape from. It’s a difficult situation.

The Ministry of Magic has made a huge number of mistakes in the past and it's almost impossible to deny that throughout the course of the game at some stage players will have to make their way to the Ministry for some kind of miss

The success of Hogwarts Legacy - the success of any Harry Potter project - is her success, and even though she is not involved with the game itself, supporting it is supporting her. It’s not about the money; I know she’s already rich. It’s about the fact she continues to have a platform for her views, continues to be an aspirational public figure, and continues to be celebrated despite repeated transphobic - and often factually incorrect - comments on her blog posts, Twitter account, and even in her nove

hogwarts Legacy Beasts Legacy was heavily leaked up to two years before the reveal trailer was published. These leaks featured screenshots of an intricate character creation tool and gameplay footage that turned out to be very similar to the gameplay that was unveiled in the official trailer in 2020. However, further details surrounding character customization and gameplay are still forthcoming, meaning players know fairly little about Hogwarts Legacy's most intricate deta

It’s exhausting being trans. There’s the beautiful side of finally embracing who you want to be, finding a sense of euphoria and belonging that had been missing for far too long. When you finally figure out your identity it can mean the world, it’s just a shame that so much of that very same world seems dead set against our existence. Please, just leave us alone.

There's sure to be a few adventures to be had on that train and it will also serve as a pretty good linking up point between the school and Hogsmeade and then London and locations linked such as Diagon Alley and the Ministry of Ma

Avalanche has confirmed that players will be able to level up abilities for their characters, master spells, and perfect combat skills, as well as taming beasts and " select companions to help them face off against deadly enemie s". Although we still don't know what these companions will be, it is possible that these could be other Hogwarts students or even tamed beasts. Missions and scenarios will also be an essential part of the game, involving player choices that are likely to play into the main story, which revolves around the familiar fight between good and e

The common room could act as a central hub for the playable characters, perhaps being a place where mini-games such as chess and gobstones can take place. Characters could even gamble with fictitious money, adding an extra layer of competition to thi

On the other hand, games are developed by hundreds of staff, and the views of two people - even arguably the two most influential figures involved in said game - will not be shared by everyone. According to this report, the whole reason this trans inclusivity exists is because of pressure from the developers lower down the totem pole who are keen to balance out the views of Rowling in particular. But even then, we don’t know enough to be sure if this push for balance is out of a genuine desire to see trans representation in the game, or to get out in front of any incoming criticism. The fact you could stick a willy on a woman in Cyberpunk 2077 was frequently used to silence trans critiques of the game’s more problematic elements, and it’s natural that some Hogwarts Legacy devs might hope a trans witch could do the same for their own game. We just don’t k

A game has been made by Ghibli before, but it would be incredible for an open world game that allows players to jump between some of the most iconic Ghibli worlds and meet some of the most iconic and legendary Ghibli characters of all t

However, again, this is an online game that doesn’t quite fit the same open world design of Hogwarts Legacy . It would be great to see an open world game that allowed players to explore the Caribbean with a unique pirate story to experie

The stunning Great Hall was showed early into the trailer and this will be the base for many missions. Over the years students have sung, slept, dueled, ate, and battled in the Great Hall with it becoming a huge hub of activ

That means the world, it really does, but bringing down the powerful who I’m unsure are even listening to you only brings these often traumatic views into our eyes time and time again. I’ve been a victim of transphobia, I’ve been screamed at on the street and sent death threats just for being who I am. I can give up, but my happiness means so much that I’m willing to keep going in the face of adversity. Rowling means nothing to me, she’s a miserable rich woman who has the world in her hands and enough money to enact substantial change, but she instead spends her time writing essays that will be put on a pedestal and are designed to erase the wider identity of trans people.