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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,...
Friday13th Jan 2023
News Hogwarts Legacy on PS5 Supports 30fps, 60fps, and VRR
Pick your poison
A Warner Bros support page has revealed Hogwarts Legacy will include two different graphical modes on PS5: one will run at 30 frames-per-second while the other "targets" 60fps. In addition, if your TV supports the feature, you will be able to utilise variable refresh rates. This is only for the PS5 version, with the edition...
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...
Thursday24th Nov 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy's Autumnal ASMR Will Keep Your Thanksgiving Cosy
Fall or nothing
Warner Bros has published another ASMR video from upcoming open world wizarding outing Hogwarts Legacy. This time the footage has a crisp autumnal theme, with leaves rustling in a gentle breeze, and a hazy colour palette overall. Once again, the ambient sound effects and overall mixing is excellent, although we’re still uncertain...
Monday14th Nov 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy's Platinum Trophy Will Have You Scouring Every Inch of the School Grounds
Expecto busyworkum
Hogwarts Legacy is rapidly shaping up to be one of 2023's heavy hitters, regardless of whether you are a die-hard Potter fan or not. We recently got more than 45 minutes of PS5 gameplay, and, if you will excuse the pun, the game looks like pure magic. If that wasn't enough to quicken your pulse, the complete Trophy list for the...
Saturday12th Nov 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy Looks Like Another Magical PS5, PS4 Open World
Well, owl be damned
God of War Ragnarok may now be available, but there are no shortage of titles to look forward to. One release lingering tantalisingly on the horizon is Hogwarts Legacy, and developer Avalanche has decided to refuel our enthusiasm with over 40 minutes of PS5 gameplay footage, spanning the character creator all the way through to a...
Thursday10th Nov 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy Will Reveal New Gameplay Tomorrow
In a special gameplay showcase
Avalanche Software will share a new gameplay showcase of Hogwarts Legacy tomorrow (Friday, 11th November 2022) on its Twitch and YouTube channels. Starting at 6pm GMT / 10am PT / 1pm ET, we'll be given a "small tour of Hogwarts Castle" as well as a look at the character creator system, UI, and combat. A few different...
Wednesday14th Sep 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy's Exclusive PS5, PS4 Quest Explores a Haunted Hogsmeade
Riddle me this
Warner Bros is somewhat treading water as it lurches towards Hogwarts Legacy’s long-awaited release on 10th February. But just to fill the time, here’s a glimpse of that previously announced PlayStation exclusive quest: the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop. There’s definitely a darker tone to this particular mission than we’ve seen from...
Friday2nd Sep 2022
News No Quidditch Matches in Hogwarts Legacy, But You Can Still Fly a Broom
To the dungeons
An updated FAQ on the official Hogwarts Legacy website has confirmed the popular wizarding sport Quidditch won't be playable in the game. You'll still be able to get about the school of witchcraft and wizardry aboard a broomstick, but the flights won't get competitive with a Quaffle and Golden Snitch. In the sport's place, you will...
Thursday1st Sep 2022
News Tour the Hogwarts Legacy Common Rooms, New Gameplay Clips Shared
Make yourself at home
Avalanche Software has shared a new look at Hogwarts Legacy to mark this year's Back to Hogwarts Day, focusing on the Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff common rooms. In a presentation from community manager Chandler Wood, the video reveals the entrances to where the members of the four houses wind down, go to...
Thursday25th Aug 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy Conjures an Exclusive PS5, PS4 Quest
Upper class
Sony’s marketing arrangement with spellbinding PS5 and PS4 game Hogwarts Legacy will extend to an exclusive quest – although this is the first we’re hearing of it. Fans spotted an additional bullet point on PS Store pre-orders for the game, and the tidbit has since been confirmed by developer Avalanche’s community manager,...
Wednesday24th Aug 2022
News Get a Floating Magic Wand in the Hogwarts Legacy Collector's Edition
Costs £279.99
Off the back of a new trailer presented at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022, Avalance Software has shared the pricy Hogwarts Legacy collector's edition. Costing £274.99 on PS4 and £279.99 on PS5, you'll get a copy of the game in a steelbook case and a magic wand that floats in the air when placed above a book detailing the layout of...
Tuesday23rd Aug 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy Tempts You with the Dark Arts in Latest Trailer
Meet Sebastian Sallow
As promised, Hogwarts Legacy got its moment in the spotlight at Gamescom Opening Night Live. Warner Bros has presented us with a new story trailer, in which we meet Slytherin student Sebastian Sallow. In the game, you can choose to befriend Sebastian, and his companion quest line will lead you down a path to the dark arts,...
Friday19th Aug 2022
News PS5, PS4's Hogwarts Legacy Has Some Magical Soundscapes
Hey, listen
So often, the audio in games gets completely overlooked, but you always notice when the sound is bad. (Yes, we’re looking specifically at you, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.) Hogwarts Legacy, however, has been eager to flex its audio with a series of ASMR videos – and no, there’s none of that weird ear nibbling here. You may recall,...
Tuesday16th Aug 2022
News PS5, PS4's Hogwarts Legacy Will Bewitch Gamescom with Exclusive New Look
From Platform 9¾ to Cologne
Hogwarts Legacy may have been delayed until 10th February, 2023 – but that’s only 178 days away! (We may or may not be counting down the hours here at Push Square Towers.) It means that publisher Warner Bros will have plenty of opportunities to show its wizarding open world off – beginning with Gamescom Opening...
Friday12th Aug 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy Delayed, Launches in February 2023
Pushed out of 2022
Warner Bros has announced Hogwarts Legacy won't make its projected late 2022 release window. Instead, it'll launch for PS5 and PS4 on 10th February 2023. The publisher confirmed the news in a tweet, where it said the game is being pushed back because the team needs "a little more time to deliver the best possible game experience"...
Friday5th Aug 2022
News Get a Sneak Peek at Hogwarts Legacy's Character Creation, and a Cinematic Snippet
It's Leviosa, not Leviosaaa!
Hungry for more Hogwarts Legacy, Potter fans? Today, we got a brief cinematic snippet and some screenshots showing off character creation, which looks suitably in-depth and expansive. The cinematic cutscene was shown off during an online tech event. Software company Autodesk was hosting the Autodesk Vision Series, and...
Wednesday3rd Aug 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy Could Release In Early December, Just in Time for the Yule Ball
Thought you ought to know
Hogwarts Legacy is shaping up to be the Harry Potter game of our dreams, and it's kind of surprising we don't have a firm release date already, considering the wizarding simulator is currently slated for a Holiday 2022 release. Well, we might have a better idea of when we can expect to don our robes, at least, if the...
Saturday23rd Jul 2022
News Harry Potter Game Hogwarts Legacy's PS5, PS4 Special Editions May Have Leaked
Play before everyone else
Hogwarts Legacy’s highest-tier Collector’s Edition could come with a statue of a book that has a floating magic wand suspended above it. This will apparently use magnets to create the illusion, and is referenced in code discovered on the game’s official website. It’s worth noting that these files are not public and...
Tuesday24th May 2022
News Hogwarts Legacy on PS5 Makes You Feel Like Harry Potter
DualSense controller support detailed
Support for the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller certainly isn't talked up as much now as it was back at the console's launch, but Hogwarts Legacy still looks to be going all out with its implementation. Detailed in a new PlayStation Blog post — and indeed a trailer featuring old footage — it's confirmed...
Thursday19th May 2022
News PS5, PS4 Harry Potter Game Hogwarts Legacy Has Official ASMR Now
Ear we go
Whether you’re a subscriber to Fred’s Voice or you think the ASMR boom is all a bit odd, this Hogwarts Legacy video is probably something we can all get behind. The 20-minute video centres on slow, panning shots from Avalanche’s upcoming PS5 and PS4 open world, showing off the stunning architecture of Britain’s best wizarding...
Monday21st Mar 2022
News Is the Dream of Online Competitive Quidditch Over for Hogwarts Legacy on PS5, PS4?
Single player only, we're afraid
Hogwarts Legacy is a staunchly single player focused adventure, but we had quietly hoped it would have a full-blown multiplayer Quidditch minigame to rival the standalone PlayStation 2 title, Quidditch World Cup. While the famous wizarding sport was momentarily teased in the title’s latest gameplay trailer, it...
