Harry Potter game developer exposed his controversial past, used to support sexual harassment

As the first AAA game to actually be set in the wizarding world, it’s not surprising that Hogwart Legacy is on the list of the most anticipated blockbusters today. However, recently, the main designer of the game, Troy Leavitt, was suddenly caught in a lot of criticism because of the videos he had posted on Youtube in the past.​

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Twitter user Liam Robertson has revealed Troy Leavitt’s Youtube channel, which has posted quite a few anti-feminist and pro-GG videos. The GG mentioned here refers to the Gamergate controversy (an online harassment campaign) with the main targets being Zoe Quinn, Branna Wu and Anita Sarkeesian.

In the video “Gamergate – Thinking of a Developer,” Leavitt states bluntly, “I would say that I generally support Gamergate because I understand it.” This designer also made a video titled “In Defense of John Lasseter”, if unknown, John Lasseter is a former Disney executive who was forced to leave his post after the accusations. forced sexual harassment.​

Troy Leavitt

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It’s not too difficult to find Troy Leavitt’s Youtube channel because he also links this channel right on his Twitter. However, it seems that not too many people know about it because only 25.6 thousand people have registered. Currently, the incident is attracting the attention of many netizens, this is not the first time a member has created content for Harry Potter criticized for controversial statements. Previously the author JK Rowling also made many shocking statements, even the developer Hogwarts Legacy even shared that their statements made them feel uncomfortable.​