Star Wars is one of the most loved movie franchises of all time, with the series inspiring countless spin off media including comic books, novels, and video games. While some Star Wars video games have been fantastic pieces of media, there is yet to be a true open world Star Wars g

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Sometimes it's difficult to create an immersive world when fans already have an idea of the setting in their head. Pre-established franchises can definitely struggle with re-capturing the magic that audiences may have previously felt from elsewh

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It’s hard to see the first time but in the bottom right corner of the screen when the carriage is flying to Hogwarts, it says "Late 1800s." The stories involving Harry Potter take place in the 1990s whereas the Fantastic Beasts films take place in the 1920s. This means the team is giving themselves a lot of leeway to work with from the established lore. This will be less confusing for f

The many different universes of Disney would allow for one of the most enjoyable video game experiences. While Kingdom Hearts did something similar, it would be incredible to explore more of these universes at the leisure of the pla

While it could prove difficult to create a perfect representation of the World of Ice and Fire in video game form, an open world game could certainly contain the central areas of both Westeros and Essos, giving players a chance to explore the vast history and geography of Martin’s wo

Reports have emerged today that the upcoming Harry Potter RPG hogwarts legacy Dlc Legacy will include a trans-inclusive character creator . Usually, when I hear that a video game is going to be trans-inclusive, my first thought is "oh that’s good, I hope they don’t mess it up." With Hogwarts Legacy, it’s a lot more complicated than that. Harry Potter as a franchise - and this game in particular - has a lot of red in the ledger when it comes to trans inclusivity. Not only is there JK Rowling’s history of transphobia to consider, there’s also the fact that the game’s lead designer Troy Leavitt used to run a GamerGate-adjacent, anti-SJW YouTube channel. It would be disingenuous to suggest that Hogwarts Legacy is building off a blank slate when it comes to including trans charact

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JK Rowling is not just a transphobic person, she’s the transphobic person. She is the most well known and most respected openly transphobic person in pop culture, and her views get shared far and wide as a result of this. And while she’s a huge success, Hogwarts Legacy also feels like it might be her last roll of the dice for elite cultural relevance. Harry Potter book sales are declining, Fantastic Beasts has performed nowhere near as well as the Daniel Radcliffe-led original movie series, and while her recent adult novels have been bestsellers, they’ve had minimal staying power and have slid down the charts quickly. If this tanks, it’s a serious b

The release of this game has also led some fans to imagine other incredibly popular movie universes that would make for fantastic open world games. Some of these universes would be so well suited to an open world game that it is shocking they haven’t been made

The Red Dead Redemption franchise is a fantastic example of immersing the audience in an open-world universe. Through the character customization, the side stories, and the way in which the setting is designed, there's perhaps no greater title for giving players the experience of being a real gunsling

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the best holiday movies of all time, with the film comfortably working as both a Halloween and a Christmas movie, a niche that is often difficult to fulf