A new Harry Potter RPG might be
coming next year.
The long rumored Harry Potter RPG
might just see the light of day
despite the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic. A possible sale of the
game's developer and controversial
statements by creator J.K.
Rowling herself.
The project was first teased years
ago, but never officially
acknowledged by publisher WB
Interactive.
Footage from the alleged game leaked
back in 2018, and portrayed the
game as an open-world RPG set
in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry. For copyright reasons,
we can't show you the footage here,
but a quick search online should get
you what you need. Two anonymous
sources close to the project have
also confirmed its existence to
Bloomberg, as well as the developer:
Avalanche Software based in Salt
Lake City. Avalanche is the same
team that worked on the Disney
Infinity Games.
There is reportedly anxiety at the
studio, however.
WB parent company AT&T is supposedly
looking to sell its games division,
which includes Avalanche Software,
along with Mortal Kombat developer
NetherRealm and Batman Arkham
developer Rocksteady.
This potential sale may also be the
reason why WB Interactive is yet to
unveil the next Arkham game, rumored
to be based on the Court of Owls
storyline from the comics.
And then there's Harry Potter
creator J.K.
Rowling's controversial tweets that
many view as transphobic.
There's a lot to unpack with those
comments, which we unfortunately do
not have the time for here, but they
were controversial enough that many
of her Harry Potter collaborators,
along with several stars of the film
franchises, have spoken out against
the comments. According to one
person, Avalanches management has
yet to comment on that particular
situation.
Another source said that Rowling
has, quote, "very little direct
involvement" with the project.
In an email to Bloomberg, Felicia
Grady, managing editor at the
popular Harry Potter fan site
MuggleNet, wrote that the latest
J.K. Rowling controversy is, quote,
All of these issues have forced
Warner Brothers to re-evaluate its
plans regarding the project.
The game was supposedly going to
appear at this year's E3, but
obviously that didn't happen.
The new plan then became to unveil
the new Batman game at DC's FanDom
in August, and then do a reveal for
the Harry Potter game sometime
later. But that was before Rowling's
recent comments.
The game is reportedly set for a
2021 launch.
So who knows what's happening right
now, We will continue following this
story as it develops for all of your
Muggle news.
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