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rogueslayer452++ It's been announced that the last book of James S.A. Corey's The Expanse series is going to be called Leviathan Falls. A perfect bookend title, truly. This is the ninth and last book of the entire series, which will be released sometime in 2021. I know fans are excited for this, and it makes me hope that the show continues on long enough to adapt the entirety of the series.
++ Tatiana Maslany has been cast to be She-Hulk for Disney+. Honestly? Fantastic casting. I love Tatiana, she's incredibly talented (obviously, if you've seen her in Orphan Black you know). I'm just happy she's getting more recognition in general.
++ The trailer dropped for Hogwarts: Legacy, the first open world RPG video game for the Harry Potter franchise that will be released in 2021.
I know that it's been claimed that JKR isn't involved with the game, but the reality is that she still profits off of anything Wizarding World related, whether she was involved in the production of something or not. It's a delicate time right now concerning Joke Karen and her public bigoted antics, with many fans questioning whether or not they should even engage or buy anything HP-related anymore as to not support her, that debate has been going on for a long while now, even more so in recent months. It's a complicated situation where neither I, nor anyone else, can tell people what to do in that regard. With that being said, an RPG game centered around Harry Potter is something many fans have been wanting for years, and it's kind of amazing that we're finally getting it now. Hell, I remember thinking that Pottermore was going to be that and was sourly disappointed when it wasn't. Because let's be honest, the Wizarding World in itself is massive and the possibilities are endless with exploring that world and everything else in between.
So yeah, the trailer certainly looks good and interesting, though I'll have to wait to see footage of actual gameplay since cinematic trailers for video games are often quite different and may not actually reflect the final product itself. So we shall see if it lives up to the hype.
++ Tatiana Maslany has been cast to be She-Hulk for Disney+. Honestly? Fantastic casting. I love Tatiana, she's incredibly talented (obviously, if you've seen her in Orphan Black you know). I'm just happy she's getting more recognition in general.
++ The trailer dropped for Hogwarts: Legacy, the first open world RPG video game for the Harry Potter franchise that will be released in 2021.
I know that it's been claimed that JKR isn't involved with the game, but the reality is that she still profits off of anything Wizarding World related, whether she was involved in the production of something or not. It's a delicate time right now concerning Joke Karen and her public bigoted antics, with many fans questioning whether or not they should even engage or buy anything HP-related anymore as to not support her, that debate has been going on for a long while now, even more so in recent months. It's a complicated situation where neither I, nor anyone else, can tell people what to do in that regard. With that being said, an RPG game centered around Harry Potter is something many fans have been wanting for years, and it's kind of amazing that we're finally getting it now. Hell, I remember thinking that Pottermore was going to be that and was sourly disappointed when it wasn't. Because let's be honest, the Wizarding World in itself is massive and the possibilities are endless with exploring that world and everything else in between.
So yeah, the trailer certainly looks good and interesting, though I'll have to wait to see footage of actual gameplay since cinematic trailers for video games are often quite different and may not actually reflect the final product itself. So we shall see if it lives up to the hype.
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Date: 2020-09-21 10:00 pm (UTC)I think the problem is there's no divorcing JKR from HP at a fundamental level- like yeah, you can say she wasn't involved, but she and her estate are gonna have those IP rights for a long time, and it's still her thing. It'd be like divorcing Tolkien from LOTR, or Mickey Mouse from Disney- you can move them away in any number of directions, but it's always linked to them.
Which isn't to say you can't retool something for a better intent, or even one that runs contrary to the original authorial intent- but I think it's an easier problem to approach once you get past the JKR=/=HP, but JKR~HP instead. Cause it looks like a neat game, assuming it is a proper open world RPG in the HP world. But I'll hold judgement on that.
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Date: 2020-09-24 08:53 pm (UTC)And yeah, exactly. I know why some are trying to ignore it through memes as a coping mechanism, but at the end of the day we have to acknowledge that no matter what, JKR is still associated with anything HP-related because she created the story, she wrote the books. It is her intellectual property and there's no getting around that. And I agree, it'll be easier to deal with once people do acknowledge that very fact so we can move onto figuring out how to approach things going forward.
Cause it looks like a neat game, assuming it is a proper open world RPG in the HP world. But I'll hold judgement on that.
I'm in the same boat with that, as well, because we can only judge based on the cinematics they release but we need actual gameplay to determine whether or not it'll be worth it.