AFAIK only the tops of the food chain will get anything resembling a bonus or something when it comes to a videogame selling well. The people underneath them, ie the majority of the workers who make videogames a thing, typically only get paid for the job they do up until the game is published and shipped to retail.

For further consideration (remove the space after the first period, cuz the image is fairly long):

but most of the stuff that you talked about blood purity is the philosophy of the villains.

I mean, Rowling wrote the films and is on record defending her decision and where the idea/name for the character came from. That’s, like. The most direct connection you can get lmao

I absolutely love him! The fact that he basically made a name for himself through hard work and sticking to what he does best really gives me hope that other potential VO-hopefuls can do the same.

Excellent point. And I’m sure people, again, are going to buy the game regardless—but, in my mind, the hope in having these conversations is to spread awareness and maybe clue people in on why others might be criticizing these decisions.

It’s been a spell (heh) since I’ve read the series, though, so there might be some things I missed previously that are super-bad in light of who JK’s revealed herself to be.

@GettrudetheRobot

There you go.

I mean... It’s her IP. Assume anything connected to Harry Potter benefits her bank account in some way

@ Parliamentarian of Crows

Take that up with the press junket the site supplied the author and the author himself for not including the information ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That’s the thing: unless someone breaches contract to spill the beans, no one but Rowling herself is going to be able to disclose how her royalties work. The developers and publishers of these games literally can’t tell us more than they already have.

A spokesperson for Warner Brothers declined to comment further when asked by Kotaku whether Rowling would receive royalties for Hogwarts Legacy.

That’s great! You can keep liking it! We just want you to realize that supporting this videogame, unless you can find a way to buy it second hand off a reseller, is directly supporting a creator that is racist and transphobic.

Because you’re directly supporting a transphobic racist?

As long as this franchise gives JKR any money, supporting these games will be directly supporting a transphobic racist.

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