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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