After the employee was fired, the community called for a boycott against all Maxis titles. He then built an Easter Egg into a game called Simcopter - two men appearing on the roofs and kissing. After a year without a vacation, he asked for a few days off, but his request was refused. In 1996, an employee, Jaques Servin of Maxis, developer of the famous Sims series, caused a now almost forgotten scandal. Let's be as loud with these problems as we are with J.K. However, there's a lot more game developers out there who need to be held accountable too and while some of it has been addressed in the past, other instances have been swept under the rug. So in the case of Hogwarts Legacy, if you want to hold somebody accountable, it's J.K. But if you think about it, in this case, the developers have little to do with J.K Rowling, except that they used her world. If you want to read more about it, you can do so here. Hogwarts: Legacy has received an unbelievable shitstorm because Harry Potter and the universe around it comes from the hand of J.K. It’s said to be very immersive, with players able to roam around the school, nearby village Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest and surrounding areas as they practice learning spells and creating potions.We've reported on how J.K Rowling antis have called for a boycott of Hogwarts: Legacy, but what about the rest of the gaming industry? Do we have a responsibility to stop buying titles from any developer studios when they engage in morally reprehensible behavior or working with questionable people? Hogwarts: Legacy, one in many scandals. Players of ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ will take on the role of a fifth-year student at Harry Potter’s fictional school Hogwarts, in the game set in the 1800s. Critics who’ve seen early release copies of the game have given it mostly positive reviews, lauding its faithfulness to the original books, graphics and storytelling. Immediately after Hogwarts Legacy ’s worldwide reveal in September 2020, publisher Warner Bros.
The effort has so far raised around €8,000.ĭespite the backlash, ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ has been the subject of excitement from gamers and Harry Potter fans alike. One Twitch streamer has even started a fundraiser for the Mermaids charity - which has supported transgender, non-binary and gender diverse young people and their family for nearly thirty years - asking people to donate the €56 cost of the game instead of buying it. The official trailer of Hogwarts Legacy Boycott and backlashĪ Twitter video encouraging people to avoid the game amassed over nine million views the GameSpot website has published a piece on Rowling’s ‘anti-transgender’ stance and gaming forum ResetEra has forbidden all of its members to even mention the game.
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