Not going to change my stance on the game, but good on some of the devs at least.
The fact that Troy is still employed there says it all though. WB doesn't really care.
He is still employed there and Rowling is still getting money and clout from the game. No, thank you.
This is unquestionably a good thing. But it doesn't change the fact that she is profiting off this game and it doesn't change the fact that Troy Leavitt is still with the company.
My thoughts exactly. Good on the individual devs who pushed for this, but if I bought this game, it wouldn't benefit them. It would benefit Jerkwad Karen Rowling and the company that knowingly continues to employ a sexist GG supporter. The absolute minimum WB could do to possibly get me to reconsider is publicly make sizable donations to trans charities and organizations in an amount equal to or nearly equal to the revenue from sales. Even then I'd still be on the fence at best.Yeah that's good, but I'm still not giving a cent to that TERF.
That's the right thing to do! Thank you!Official Staff CommunicationSo this is a uniquely awful situation where both the creator of the IP and a senior producer on the game have unrepentant bigoted views.
The team has talked it over at length and as a result we've decided to implement a total ban on threads for promotional media for the game. This means there will be no threads for trailers or official announcements, no hype threads, no fluff pieces about its features. This functionally bans almost all threads leading up to release, unless there are major new developments about the controversy or something along those lines.
This is the first time we've done something like this and we consider this a very exceptional case. It's not just one bigoted game designer that made the difference here. JK Rowling's singular reach and influence, how closely that influence is tied to the Harry Potter IP, and what she chooses to do with that power, is a unique problem on top of this latest controversy.
We're going to revisit whether to have an OT much closer to the game's release. Learning from what happened with Cyberpunk, if there is an OT, it will have a text-only OP created by staff that lays out the controversy with the game and IP. The main reason to have an OT at all is the same one we've articulated before: Some minority members want a space to discuss the game's contents where they will not be shouted down by bigots.
For now though we're definitely not going to be platforming the marketing. If you see any threads for that stuff please report them. If you're unsure about a thread you want to post, please contact the staff first to check before creating it.
Thank you mods for doing that.
My wife has decided that if she's buying the game, she will buy it used and we'll donate however much we spent on the game to a local charity that provides food, shelter, and clothing for young trans people who have been kicked out of their homes.
As for JK Rowling, I thought I read that WB paid her to use the Harry Potter IP before it went into development and that she wouldn't see any extra money from sales? Unless I was mistaken.
Yeah, Rowling isn't filthy rich just because she wrote a good series. The woman is smart as fuck, she knows how to handle her IP. There is no way she's not making any money from everything carrying the name "Harry Potter."I don't think the terms were ever made clear to the general public. I do remember arguing with someone on Twitter about the semantics, because the person kept insisting that Rowling wasn't getting paid because WB owns the franchise. He couldn't tell the difference between WB owning the rights to do certain specific things with it, and outrightly having ownership.
At least according to Polygon, she probably still gets royalties and I agree with them.
J.K. Rowling ‘not directly involved’ in creation of Hogwarts Legacy game, Warner Bros. says
The original Harry Potter author did not write the new storywww.polygon.com
I think if the Hogwarts Legacy team wants this game to succeed, taking Troy off the project and making sure J.K Rowling doesn't get any of the money from this is the least they can do.
I have a feeling that the launch of this game will be messier then Cyberpunk 2077 (I'm not talking about the bugs).
how in the world do you propose they go about "Making sure JK Rowling doesn't get any of the money from this"? Its literally an impossibility.
Sadly there is zero answer to it, as much as I want there to be. TERFling will get money from every new thing Harry Potter that comes out.
As for JK Rowling, I thought I read that WB paid her to use the Harry Potter IP before it went into development and that she wouldn't see any extra money from sales? Unless I was mistaken.
I think if the Hogwarts Legacy team wants this game to succeed, taking Troy off the project and making sure J.K Rowling doesn't get any of the money from this is the least they can do.
I have a feeling that the launch of this game will be messier then Cyberpunk 2077 (I'm not talking about the bugs).
As for JK Rowling, I thought I read that WB paid her to use the Harry Potter IP before it went into development and that she wouldn't see any extra money from sales? Unless I was mistaken.
Unfortunately the fact that there was resistance from management to this feature shows this won't happen anytime soon (if at all).Troy is still there.
WB hasn't spoken against JK Rowling's views.
WB is still (presumably) giving money to JK Rowling.
Troy is still there and WB didn't have a problem with his YouTube content.
Show me work towards correcting these things. Until then, this game still actively hurts people who are transgender.
"I will release a YT video on this soon" aka I haven't learned a goddamn thing
Ben Shapiro and Gina Carano going to make a video gameUnless his video is about another high profile job he's nabbed: *doubt*
Or David Jaffe 1.5
Did God of War come from space?
I gotta check out this channel. I feel like I've been spending too much money on exorcisms latelyDid God of War come from space?
The funny thing is the view count
lol Jaffe is hitting all the right grifter notes and has the Youtube thumbnails to show for it but those views are pathetically low. He can't find an audience there either.
bet he might have been ask to make a statement and just declinedThis guy was 100% afraid of the consequences. Glad he is gone.
You got to use the grouponsI gotta check out this channel. I feel like I've been spending too much money on exorcisms lately
Does this make him "The Eighthing" or "The Halving" though? 🤔