TheGamer's Stance On Hogwarts Legacy

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Hogwarts Legacy has just shown off its gameplay for the first time, so I figured it only right that I address how TheGamer is going to cover this game. I’ll be writing some broader opinions on what we saw that will appear on TheGamer over the weekend, but you can consider this a more informative statement on how we as a site will address Hogwarts Legacy and wider Harry Potter content. If you’ve read my recently published ‘Should You Play Hogwarts Legacy If You Care About Your Trans Friends?’ then you’ll know how I feel about the game personally, but if you’re a regular reader of TheGamer and are wondering exactly where we go from here, I hope this answers any queries you may have.

A few sites, and a handful of established journalists, have announced a blanket boycott of Hogwarts Legacy in reaction to JK Rowling’s repeated transphobia. If you’re unsure what I mean by ‘repeated transphobia’, at this point I think you are either willfully ignorant or a bad faith actor, and in either case I will direct you to the article above in which I outline JK Rowling’s many incidents and the role she plays in the Gender Critical movement. I applaud sites for taking the decision to ignore it completely - when we elected to boycott Activision Blizzard games in the wake of the many repeated scandals, we were disheartened that so few sites joined us, and as a result the boycott did not have as large an impact as it might have had.

Related: Let's Talk About Video Game Boycotts and Ethical Consumption

We will continue to avoid ABK coverage, and will monitor the situation with the Microsoft buyout. We may resume coverage once we see meaningful changes - but I digress. When it comes to Hogwarts Legacy, we feel coverage with a voice serves more