"And honestly, you just have to look on the Steam forums to see the kind of people that are cheering for this game. Rowling, aka Joanne, has made it extremely clear that they see the success of this title as being vindication of their transphobic views, that by this title doing well that means that they were correct. "The reason being is that you may not be aware that by supporting this title, you are essentially aligning yourself with some really heinous transphobic values. I'm asking you very sincerely, please do not stream it, don't make YouTube videos about it, don't buy it, and don't bloody pre-order it. "Friends, colleagues, cohorts, the whole lot of you.
"Please do not support the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy game," he said in a TikTok video, which he also posted on Twitter. Twitch streamer Will Overgard, also known as Viking Blonde, last month shared a viral video on social media in which he urged his followers not to purchase the game. The news will surely come as a major disappointment to Rowling's army of detractors, who had launched a campaign to see the highly anticipated game relegated to clearance bins after failing to sell.Īnd it's not for lack of effort.
Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic /AVALANCHE SOFTWAREĪmazon is also reporting robust business on Xbox Series X, with the game's two deluxe editions and the regular editions holding the top three best-selling games spots. Rowling is pictured on April 22, 2018, in New York City, and (inset) a screengrab of the "Harry Potter"-inspired game "Hogwarts Legacy." Calls for a boycott of "Hogwarts Legacy" due to its links to Rowling have failed, with the game topping sales charts one week before its release. Developers noted on the game's website that Rowling's team collaborated with them to ensure that Hogwarts Legacy adheres to the world she created years ago.īut with the game set to be released next week, Forbes has reported that Hogwarts Legacy is already proving to be a hit, becoming the top-earning game on Steam, the best-selling game on the Epic Store, and the deluxe and regular editions holding the top two spots on Amazon's best-selling games for the PS5. She has also received a lot of support for her stance, with "#IStandWithJKRowling" trending on Twitter in the past.Īs far back as 2020, a number of fans had debated whether Rowling's attachment to the game would prove to be problematic, given the controversy she has faced. Harry Potter writer Rowling has fallen from beloved to beleaguered in recent years, over her comments regarding transgender women. Days before Hogwarts Legacy's official release, the verdict is already in: Efforts to rally a boycott of the much talked-about video game over its association with embattled author J.K.
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