The game was announced via a video game showcase stream by Sony on 16 September 2020. Rowling, although many reputable sources inside WB Avalanche, including high ranking employees, teased or claimed to know of the game.

No official comment was given by either Warner Bros. The game was originally leaked on Reddit in October 2018 alongside an now-deleted unofficial trailer that showed extensive character creation, spell-casting, magical creatures, and exploration. Villains include Ranrok (a goblin staging a rebellion against wizardkind) and Victor Rookwood (a Dark wizard operating in and around Hogsmeade). Players experience the life of the student as they 'live the unwritten' and embark on a dangerous journey to uncover a hidden truth of the wizarding world.īesides the protagonist, there are companion students such as Natsai Onai, a brave and justice-seeking Gryffindor, Poppy Sweeting, a kind and beast-loving Hufflepuff, and Sebastian Sallow, a charismatic Slytherin. During the gameplay reveal trailer in March 2022, a newspaper can be seen dated 1 September 1890. Players create a character capable of harnessing ancient magic who attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry beginning as a fifth-year student in the 1890s. Your legacy is what you make of it.' - Hogwarts Legacy website Only you can decide if you will protect this secret for the good of all, or yield to the temptation of more sinister magic.ĭiscover the feeling of living at Hogwarts as you make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. You have received a late acceptance to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and soon discover that you are no ordinary student: you possess an unusual ability to perceive and master Ancient Magic. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart.

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