Troy Leavitt, the game developer at the center of a controversy last month after it was discovered that he ran “a reactionary YouTube channel focused on attacking feminism and social justice”, resigned from Avalanche Software, developer of the next Harry Potter games Hogwarts legacy.
Leavitt announced his decision to “split up” from Avalanche in a series of tweets:
As we reported in February:
Among the … Leavitt videos are long saves from John Lasseter, the co-founder of Pixar who left his position at Disney in 2017 after allegations of sexual misconduct, and Nolan Bushnell, the co-founder of Atari that the Kotaku report found to have promoted a toxic work environment for women. In some of his 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. Vs. series. Anita Sarkeesian women as an “uninformed marginal position”. Leavitt discussed his views on Gamergate in depth during a 2017 interview, saying, “Gamergate, although painful at times, in general has proven to be a good thing”,
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Following this revelation, and continued opposition to Potter the transphobic views of author JK Rowling, that was reported last week the game will feature some “genre-related customization options” added.
Asked about the comment, the editor Warner Bryou. account Kotaku “Senior producer Troy Leavitt decided to leave Avalanche Software.”