We weren’t sure what to make of today’s rumoured Harry Potter RPG leak, but we were leaning towards real purely because of the sheer effort it’d take to create a trailer like the one that got uploaded to YouTube. And now, we must admit, it’s looking more and more legit, as Warner Bros has hit the clip with a copyright strike, taking it offline. Apologies if you didn’t see it already, but it looked good – albeit early.
While the mega corporation could explain away the copyright strike in a multitude of ways – the video featured the Harry Potter music, for example – we think it’s pretty obvious what’s going on here: the publisher didn’t want you to see the video in the first place. Online scuttlebutt suggests that this was an internal video, not intended for release to the public; according to the leaker on Reddit, it was shown to him during a focus testing session in a mall. Crazy – but not altogether unbelievable.
The story makes more and more sense when you consider that Avalanche Software (not Avalanche Studios) is purportedly working on the project, and it was recruiting writers last year who could lend a “British authenticity” to an upcoming role-playing game. We absolutely believe that this game is in development in some capacity, the real question is whether it goes into full-scale production or ends up a pitch never to see the light of day again.
Update: Lizo Mzimba, a legend of British children's TV, has provided a little more information on the game. Remember all of this is subject to change, but it's interesting to say the least:
[source youtube.com, via reddit.com]
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well i'm down with it, the Cursed Child is a stain of the franchise and i need something to wash it off with
Am told this is from a yet to be announced RPG currently titled Harry Potter Magic Awakened, although other titles including Magic Forever are also in the mix. Other Potter games are also thought to be on the way
thats from a tweet from lizo mzimba
Maybe if we scream enough about it they’ll greenlight it like Sony greenlighted cross-play.
Video appears to be blocked now by WB.
I want it to be good so badly...
@FullbringIchigo the cursed child, isn’t that the fan fiction that got made canon because denying a certain change would otherwise be considered racism? (JK, but yeah I read the book adeption and it was utter sh*t. At this point rowling is like george lucas, she still has a great vision for world building, but otherwise she should stay away from it as much as possible. I know TCC wasn’t written by her, but her twitter is.)
@darkswabber yeah CC is the play and as for that particular thing while it is implied in the books what Hermione is (read The Prisoner of Azkaban and how she is described after coming back from holiday) and the fact the JK personally picked Emma Watson because she was "Just how [she] imagined Hermione" the fact is the Cursed Child is a play and anyone and everyone can play anybody regardless of gender, race or ethnicity that's the beauty of the stage
It looked great, and is definitely something I would be interested in playing.
@FullbringIchigo true. But many people that simply pointed out that it wasn’t like the books or that it was non canon where called racists. Which ofcourse is nonsense. Ofcourse there were those who threathened the actress because she wasn’t a white hermoine, they are racists. But people pointing out facts and saying they have difficulty with it not staying true to those facts aren’t racists. Believe me, those same people would have problems with it too if lee jordan was cast as a white guy.
Shout out Lizo Mzimba. A legend indeed.
my life will be forever changed and consumed by this.
I think putting Harry Potter name on a game without Harry Potter is kinda weird, and made it feel like a kid's game (for me at least).
I'd love to see a Wizarding World RPG, lemme know if this ever escapes development hell.
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