Troy Leavitt, the developer of the game at the center of a controversy last month it was discovered that she had run “a reactionary YouTube channel focused on attacking feminism and social justice,” she has resigned from Avalanche Software, developers of the next Harry Potter game Legacy of Hogwarts.
Leavitt announced his decision to “separate” from Avalanche in a series of tweets:
As we reported in February:
Among Leavitt’s videos … there are long defenses from both John Lasseter, the co-founder of Pixar who left his post at Disney in 2017 after allegations of sexual misconduct, and Nolan Bushnell, the co-founder of ‘Atari which, according to Kotaku reports, fostered a toxic work environment for women. In some of her videos, Leavitt expressed support for Gamergate, a movement that encouraged harassment against women and other minorities in the gaming industry, and criticized the Tropes Vs. Women by Anita Sarkeesian as an “uninformed marginal position”. Leavitt thoroughly analyzed his views on Gamergate during a 2017 interview, saying, “Gamergate, while sometimes painful, overall turned out to be a good thing.”
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Following this revelation and continued opposition Potter transphobic views of author JK Rowling, was reported last week, the game will include some “genre-related customization options.”
Asked for a comment, publisher Warner Bryou. explain Kotaku “Senior producer Troy Leavitt has made the decision to leave Avalanche Software.”