The long-awaited title set in the Harry Potter universe has been the subject of various controversies, also due to the opinions of J.K Rowling.
Troy Leavitt is no longer a producer on Hogwarts Legacy, the new title set in the world of the boy wizard. This was announced by the developer himself through a message on Twitter, in which he affirmed that his relationship with Warner Bros and Avalanche has not deteriorated after the controversial videos on his YouTube channel came to light. Leavitt, who has been accused of defending anti-feminist positions, will record another video to explain the situation.
“I have made the decision to dissociate myself from Avalanche Software. I have nothing but good things to say about the game, the development team, and WB Games. I will post a YouTube video about this very soon on the channel, ”he posted on his personal Twitter account. “To clarify [el asunto]”, keep going. I felt completely secure in my position. However, I still want to resign for the reasons that I will explain in the next video. I am very happy and delighted with my relationship with WB and Avalanche. “
1. I have made the decision to part ways with Avalanche Software. I have nothing but good things to say about the game, the dev team, and WB Games.
2. I will be releasing a YouTube Video about this soon on my channel.
– Troy Leavitt (@Troylus_true) March 5, 2021
To clarify: I felt absolutely secure in my position. However, I still wanted to resign for reasons that I will explain in that forthcoming video. I’m in excellent spirits and very pleased with my relationship with WB and Avalanche. 😄👍
– Troy Leavitt (@Troylus_true) March 5, 2021
Two major controversies
Liam Robertson, creator of the Did You Know Gaming series, was in charge of exposing the Leavitt channel. “I thought it was something that maybe people should know before deciding whether or not to support the project. Robertson highlighted the video titled In Defense of John Lasseter, in which he described the MeToo movement as “moral panic.”
It is not the first time that Hogwarts Legacy has been peppered with the words of its creators. The author of the books, J.K. Rowling, has been accused of transphobia after sharing her position on the matter through social networks and several letters. Faced with this situation, Warner Bros distanced itself from its words and assured that the game had been developed without the participation of the writer.
Hogwarts Legacy was planned for the year 2021 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X / S and PC, but it has finally been delayed until 2022. Recently, journalist Jason Schreier of Bloomberg published that after the previous events, part The Avalanche team had pushed for the option of creating transgender characters to be implemented, something that according to Schreier continues in the plan despite initial reluctance from Warner Bros.
