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Thursday9th May 2024
News Warner Bros Revenue Plummets as Suicide Squad Falls Completely Short of Hogwarts Legacy
Q1 revenue falls off a cliff
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was meant to be a smash hit for Warner Bros. The latest game from lauded Batman Arkham studio Rocksteady, it was in development for close to a decade, finally releasing a few months back, in February. But it goes without saying that things haven't gone to plan. Relative to the...
Tuesday5th Mar 2024
News Warner Bros' Reaction to Suicide Squad Flop Will Make You Question Your Sanity
More live service games needed
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League did not meet publisher Warner Bros' expectations — that much is abundantly clear. The live service shooter appeared to do okay at launch, but concerningly low player counts and an almost immediate, sharp decline in sales set the tone. Warner Bros piped up not long after, stating...
Monday29th Jan 2024
News PS5, PS4 Exclusive Hogwarts Legacy Content Coming to All Platforms, More on the Horizon
Alohamora!
Hogwarts Legacy was a feat of sales magic, dislodging Call of Duty to become the best-selling game of the year in the U.S. in 2023, leading to the inevitable announcement that more Harry Potter games are already in the works. As Warner Bros. wizarding simulato
Tuesday9th Jan 2024
News Warner Summoning More Harry Potter Games After Success of Hogwarts Legacy
Accio games
Warner Bros. captured magic in a bottle with Hogwart Legacy, and the open world action RPG dominated sales charts all year. It conjured an impressive 22 million copies sold, making it the year's best-selling game. Such a momentous expenditure of energy could not go unnoticed, and it should come as no surprise that this success would...
Monday8th Jan 2024
News Hogwarts Legacy Conjures a Staggering 22 Million Sales
Like magic
Magically-charged action RPG Hogwarts Legacy sold 22 million copies in 2023, Warner Bros. has revealed. Even for a game that's based on such a massive property, that's a staggering number — putting it right up there with the best selling titles of the last few years. Initially, the game launched for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in back...
Tuesday6th Jun 2023
News This New PS Plus Premium Free Trial Is Rather Pitiful
Just 45 minutes of play
All the free PS Plus Premium trials you get with a subscription to Sony's top membership tier are easily one of the most underrated features of the service, but not when they're this short. A new limited-time trial for Hogwarts Legacy has just gone live on the PS Store, and it's... 45 minutes long. That is not even enough...
Sunday7th May 2023
News Mortal Kombat 11 PS5, PS4 Fans Can't Believe the Game's Been Filled with Hogwarts Legacy Ads
Buy now
Are you enjoying Mortal Kombat 11? Well, maybe you’d like to buy Hogwarts Legacy! That pretty much describes the main menu for NetherRealm Studios’ acclaimed brawler, as it’s been filled with ads for Warner Bros’ other hit game. We’ve never actually seen anything quite like this: as Reddit screenshots show, huge banners for...
Saturday6th May 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy's PS5 Sales Are Magical, and It's Out Now on PS4 Too
15 million points to Warner Bros
Hogwarts Legacy has hit another major sales milestone, and it's a nice round one, too: the open-world wizarding RPG has surpassed 15 million sales across all platforms, grossing $1 billion in the process, making it Warner Bros' biggest game launch to date. Sales figures were announced on 31st March, the end of the...
Friday5th May 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy on PS4 Looks and Runs Better Than You Might Think
Out today for Sony's last-gen system
A few months after its current-gen PS5 release, Hogwarts Legacy has now been ported back to PS4 and is available for purchase at £59.99/$59.99. Since the open world is so large — with a big Hogwarts castle to explore and vast swathes of surrounding grounds — there had been concerns over how the last-gen...
News Hogwarts Legacy's Arachnophobia Mode Magics Scary Spiders into Cuddly Critters
Nothing on roller skates has ever been scary
Hogwarts Legacy's latest update added (amongst other things) a new accessibility option called Arachnophobia Mode, which changes the game's many spider enemies from nightmarish, multi-limbed monstrosities into cuter, more aesthetically pleasing critters, as YouTuber WizardPhD demonstrates (above)...
Thursday4th May 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy's Massive PS5 Success Could Be Conjuring a Sequel Already
Shocker
Hogwarts Legacy's meteoric success is kind of old hat at this point, so it should be no surprise to learn that another project is potentially already in the offing, with developer Avalanche Software having begun recruitment. Spotted by Game Rant, the developer is looking for a software engineer to work on "an unannounced AAA console title."...
Wednesday19th Apr 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy Fans Livid Quidditch Is Allegedly Being Sold as a Separate Game
What a load of Quaffle
Hogwarts Legacy was released a few months ago (shattering sales records), allowing many to live out their nascent Harry Potter fantasies. Notably absent from the curriculum was Quidditch, the undeniably appealing sport famous in Harry Potter's Wizarding World. In-game, Headmaster Nigellus Black cancelled the Quidditch...
Monday17th Apr 2023
Accio money
Considering the gargantuan weight of the IP in question, predicting Hogwarts Legacy would be a massive hit was always going to be a safe bet. As it turns out, the spell-slinging action RPG was such a massive success that a developer who worked on it has already used the title's commercial achievements to garnish their LinkedIn profile...
Monday6th Mar 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy PS4 Version Delayed to May 2023
Last-gen editions pushed back
Hogwarts Legacy has been available on PS5 for just shy of a month now, and it's been hugely successful so far. However, the fantasy RPG is also due to arrive on last-gen consoles, including PS4. If you're hanging on for that version of the game, you'll be in for a longer wait than expected. Developer Avalanche Software...
Friday24th Feb 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy Soars with 12 Million Copies Sold in First Two Weeks
Accio profits
We already figured that Hogwarts Legacy must be selling extremely well, but now we have a much better idea. According to Warner Bros. Games, the Wizarding World adventure has sold a massive 12 million copies within its first two weeks on the market. That's across PS5, Xbox Series, and PC, with last-gen versions still to come later in...
Saturday18th Feb 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy Team Confirms DLC Isn't Planned
Accio won't give it to you either
Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software has confirmed it doesn't have any post-launch DLC (downloadable content) in the works for its wizarding simulator as of right now. Speaking with IGN, game director Alan Tew said the team has been so focused on shipping the base game that "at the moment there are no...
Friday10th Feb 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy PS5 DualSense Controller Sells Out Almost Immediately in UK, US
Like magic
Update: Yep, as predicted, the limited edition Hogwarts Legacy PS5 controller sold out extremely quickly in the US as well, where pre-orders went live eight hours after the sale of its UK counterpart. You can read more about that in the original story below. Original Story: As soon as it was revealed yesterday afternoon, we knew that...
Thursday9th Feb 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy PS5 DualSense Controller Revealed, Out Tomorrow in Limited Supply
UK and US only
PlayStation has revealed that it's partnered with Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software for a new PS5 DualSense controller. This limited edition pad will be sold exclusively through the Official PlayStation Store, and we'd bet on it selling out very quickly. If you want to nab one, it goes on sale tomorrow (that's the 10th...
Wednesday8th Feb 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy Breaks Livestreaming Record, Tops 1.3 Million Viewers
School's in
Built on the back of what is a globally recognised brand, Hogwarts Legacy's popularity has never been in doubt — but we didn't think it would be breaking records quite so soon. Livestreaming platform Twitch, which hosts thousands upon thousands of gaming streams every day, has seen the open world title absolutely explode over the last...
Wednesday1st Feb 2023
News Hnngh! Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Launch Trailer Teases a Truly Magical Adventure
Yer a wizard at last
It’s almost upon us! If, like this author, you’ve been waiting a lifetime for a game like Hogwarts Legacy – well, it’s little more than a week away. And this launch trailer is sure to push your enthusiasm over the edge: it’s generally light on story spoilers, but it sets the scene for a truly magical adventure, which...
Thursday26th Jan 2023
News Side Quests in Hogwarts Legacy Can Be Tackled in Non-Linear Order, Over 100 in Total
Spoiled for choice
Hogwarts Legacy's release date of 10th February is right around the corner, and as the appointed time approaches, we learn more about the many mysteries in store for us. Like any good RPG, expect to spend a significant amount of time off the beaten path, engaging in side quests that, at least on paper, sound like they might have...
Friday20th Jan 2023
News Chill Out with This Official Hogwarts Legacy ASMR Video
Deep breaths
What better way to start the weekend than with a chill exploration of Hogwarts, the famous school of witchcraft and wizardry, and the setting (obviously) for the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy? As relaxing as the sounds and scenes of a late winter afternoon in the wizarding world can be, we are just kind of amazed this is an official release...
Wednesday18th Jan 2023
News CGI Hogwarts Legacy Trailer Tours the Castle Grounds
Acceptance letters distributed
The marketing surrounding Hogwarts Legacy is really starting to kick into gear now as Warner Bros publishes a CGI trailer that tours the castle grounds ahead of the PS5 title's 10th February 2023 release date. From the perspective of an owl, you'll first fly in between the towers and turrets of the famous school, and...
Tuesday17th Jan 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy Game Length, Side Puzzles Revealed in Leaked Art Book
70 hours for 100% completion
A standard playthrough of Hogwarts Legacy will take around 35 hours to complete according to details sourced from a leaked art book. If you're going for 100 per cent completion, though, with all side quests completed, it's claimed you will need to set aside roughly 70 hours. These estimates can always vary, of course,...
Wednesday11th Jan 2023
News Simon Pegg Revealed as the Voice of Hogwarts Legacy's Headmaster
Pegg plays Phineas Nigellus Black
Simon Pegg, the star of movies like Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, has been confirmed as the voice behind Hogwarts Legacy headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black. Considered to be the worst headmaster in the entire history of Hogwarts, the video above captures Pegg's performance with clips from the booth and voice lines...
Tuesday20th Dec 2022
News Cosy Up to the Fireplace of Your Fave Hogwarts Legacy House
Hearth stone
‘Tis the season to wrap up warm and use archaic language! ‘Tis also the season for fake fireplaces, because contemporary construction considers real ones hazardous! If you’re the type of person that looks to YouTube for a 4K video to make your living room feel that little more cosy, then by golly does Hogwarts Legacy have a treat...
Wednesday14th Dec 2022
News Harry Potter Game Hogwarts Legacy Looks Like Pure PS5 Magic in Huge Showcase
Broom traversal! Customisable Room of Requirement! Dark arts!
Hogwarts Legacy is looking like a dream game, and this latest gameplay showcase has done little to dissuade our opinion. The footage starts off by showcasing traversal, both on broom and mount – in this instance, a Hippogriff. You’ll be able to upgrade and customise your broom, but...
News Hogwarts Legacy Delayed to April on PS4 While PS5 Version Goes Gold
Ready or not
Update (14/12/22): Following the below announcement regarding the PS4 version of Hogwarts Legacy, developer Avalanche has provided an update on the PS5 release. The current-gen version of the game, which is on track to launch in February, has officially gone gold, meaning the game is essentially finished. We imagine the time between now...
Tuesday13th Dec 2022
News Open the Book on More Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Gameplay This Week
Broom flight! Advanced combat! Room of Requirement!
We’re nearing the Christmas break, but that isn’t stopping publishers from opening up about their upcoming games. Hogwarts Legacy, fresh from a fairly meaty reveal just a few short weeks ago, is getting a second gameplay showcase on 14th December at 10AM PST. If you’re not sure what time that...
Monday5th Dec 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy Is Now Putting Out Music Videos
From a 54-piece orchestra
You've had the ASMR, so now it is time for the music videos. The marketing lead-up to Hogwarts Legacy outside of its standard trailers hasn't exactly been of the usual type, with relaxing audio set to backdrops of Hogwarts castle posted to YouTube, and now official music videos. What this really is is a live capture of a...
