Hogwarts

So long as colossal outlets such as Buzzfeed exist, it’s certainly fair to say that we’ve all taken time out of our busy schedules to indulge in a specific entertainment quiz or test. And while those tests typically involve how well a particular person knows a cinematic genre, or what type of delicious milkshake you are, there’s absolutely no denying that a large portion of Potterheads remain interested to know what their Hogwarts House is. This aforementioned desire to discover a specific Hogwarts House is hardly a…

When it comes to the best-selling video games each year, it usually isn’t much of a contest.If there’s not a new release from Rockstar Games (a shoe-in for the top seller), then Call of Duty rules the list. It’s been this way for the past 15 years. But the rankings for 2023 are out—and the firepower of Task Force 141 has been defeated by a bunch of kids running around in robes waving wands.Hogwarts Legacy was last year’s best-selling title, an incredible feat by any measure, but even more so given the lukewarm initial…

WB Games Circana’s Mat Piscatella has released video game market highlights for 2023, and WB Games’ Hogwarts Legacy ended up being the bestselling game of 2023, beating out the likes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. “Hogwarts Legacy finished as 2023’s bestselling video game in the U.S. market in dollar sales. It is the first year since 2008 that a non-Call of Duty or Rockstar-developed title ranked 1st (Rock Band),” Piscatella explained on X. “Hogwarts Legacy was the bestselling game of…

Hogwarts Legacy, the RPG set within the Potterverse, sold over 22 million copies in 2023. Speaking to Variety, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad claimed that it was the best-selling game of the said year and that about 2 million of those sales were made during the Christmas holiday season, presumably owing to heavy discounts. Despite his statement, several developers in the industry, including Larian Studios (Baldur's Gate 3) and Activision (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3) have yet to reveal…

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad has revealed plans for future Harry Potter games following the success of Hogwarts Legacy. Speaking to Variety in a new interview, Haddad stated that not only was an already announced game based on the wizarding sport Quidditch in beta testing but that a “series of other things” are also in development which “will let the fans be part of this world and stories and characters in deeper and deeper ways.” Haddad spoke on the upcoming Harry Potter: Quidditch…

Warner Bros. Games has announced that Hogwarts Legacy sold 22 million copies in 2023, including around 2 million in December alone, according to numbers supplied to Variety. The game achieved these results despite controversy surrounding author J.K. Rowling (who was not involved with the development of Hogwarts Legacy but stands to financially benefit from its success).Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment boss David Haddad said Hogwarts Legacy "brought Harry Potter to life in a new way for gamers where…

Hogwarts Legacy is set to top the US video game sales charts for 2023, breaking a long stretch of Call Of Duty titles. According to Mat Piscatella, the executive director & video game industry analyst at Circana, who spoke to IGN, this is a combination of both Hogwarts Legacy selling extremely well throughout the year (along with a boost from a recent Nintendo Switch port) and the fact that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3‘s sales are behind Modern Warfare 2, despite Modern Warfare 3 being the second best-selling…

What a year it’s been. We’ve seen a host of terrific games come out (and some not-so-terrific ones), with ups and downs across the board. But what’s interesting is seeing which specific games people were searching for in 2023. Google has revealed the top 10 games searched worldwide in 2023:1. Hogwarts Legacy2. The Last of Us3. Connections4. Battlegrounds Mobile India5. Starfield6. Baldur's Gate 37. Suika Game8. Diablo IV9. Atomic Heart10. Sons of the ForestMore: https://t.co/xXPfG3jyVn— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley)…

Lego If you’re looking for great Lego deals ahead of a fun family project over the holidays, you’re going to love what Amazon has to offer. Currently, you can get the Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Express Collector’s Edition for $350 meaning you save a huge $150 off the regular price of $500. A fantastic kit to build, it’s sure to be a ton of fun for Harry Potter and Lego fans alike. If you’re keen to know more about it, keep reading or you can simply tap the buy button if you know it’s for you. Stock is limited so…

Hogwarts Legacy--the massive open-world RPG set in the Harry Potter universe--has finally arrived on the Nintendo Switch. But unfortunately, it seems that players exploring Hogwarts Castle and the rest of the game's detailed environs aren't quite feeling the magic, in part because of a major gameplay limitation that's exclusive to the Switch version of the game: The open-world isn't actually open.One of the game's biggest selling points when it launched for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC earlier this year…