Hogwarts Legacy
2023 video game
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| March 2025 | Bloomberg reports that Warner Bros. cancelled an unannounced story expansion and potential Definitive Edition, citing insufficient content to justify the anticipated price. |
| January 2025 | Mod support added via the Hogwarts Legacy Creator Kit, currently limited to PC platform. |
| 2024 | Nominated for 'Best Foreign Video Game' at the Pégases Awards in France. |
| 2024 | Nominated for 'Best Foreign Game' at Poland's Digital Dragons Awards. |
| October 2024 | Crossed 30 million copies sold, becoming one of the best-selling video games of all time. |
| October 2024 | Global sales of Hogwarts Legacy reach 30 million copies by the end of October. |
| September 2024 | Warner Bros. Discovery's Gunnar Wiedenfels confirms a Hogwarts Legacy sequel is a primary corporate goal, with plans to connect it to the upcoming Harry Potter reboot television series. |
| August 2024 | Warner Bros. announces plans to develop more Wizarding World games, including Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, following the success of Hogwarts Legacy. |
| June 5 2024 | Won BMI Video Games Award at BMI Film & TV Awards |
| May 2024 | Avalanche Studios announces a major game update planned for June 6, 2024, which will include a photo mode, talent point resets, new cosmetic items, and release of pre-order and console-exclusive content. |
| April 11 2024 | Nominated in multiple categories at British Academy Games Awards, including Animation, Family, and longlisted in several other categories |
| March 20 2024 | Received Honorable Mention for Best Audio at Game Developers Choice Awards |
| February 17 2024 | Nominated for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game at Annie Awards |
| February 15 2024 | Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Outstanding Technical Achievement at D.I.C.E. Awards |
| February 4 2024 | Nominated for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media at Grammy Awards |
| January 2 2024 | Nominated for Game of the Year at The Steam Awards and won Best Game on Steam Deck |
| 2023 | Nominated for 'Game of the Year' and won 'Best Game on Steam Deck' at The Steam Awards. |
| 2023 | Received 'Best Fanservice' award from Eurogamer Germany. |
| 2023 | Nominated in seven categories at the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards, winning 'PS4 Game of the Year' and receiving runner-up trophies for 'Best Use of Dual Sense' and 'Best Audio Design'. |
| 2023 | Longlisted in nine categories at the 20th British Academy Games Awards. |
| 2023 | Hogwarts Legacy becomes the most-watched single-player game of all time on Twitch during its early-access period. |
| December 2023 | Achieved a sales milestone of 22 million copies, with around 2 million units sold during the December holiday season. |
| November 14 2023 | Nintendo Switch version of Hogwarts Legacy is released, further broadening the game's platform availability. |
| November 14 2023 | Nintendo Switch port released by Shiver Entertainment, after being rescheduled from its original 25 July 2023 date. |
| September 21 2023 | Received Award for Excellence at Japan Game Awards |
| June 29 2023 | Won Best Video Game Trailer at Golden Trailer Awards |
| June 25 2023 | Performance of Hogwarts Legacy music at the Hollywood Bowl during a concert celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the Game Awards, performed by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and conducted by Lorne Balfe. |
| June 4 2023 | PlayStation 4 version sold a total of 44,947 physical copies in Japan by this date. |
| May 5 2023 | Hogwarts Legacy accumulated 15 million copies sold worldwide and crossed $1 billion in total revenue. |
| May 5 2023 | Release of Hogwarts Legacy for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. |
| February 2023 | Hogwarts Legacy topped the monthly sales charts in the United States. |
| February 2023 | Release of two digital double albums: Hogwarts Legacy (Original Video Game Soundtrack) and Hogwarts Legacy (Study Themes from the Original Video Game Soundtrack), totaling 75 tracks. |
| February 23 2023 | Warner Bros. Discovery announced Hogwarts Legacy sold over 12 million copies, generating $850 million in global sales. |
| February 10 2023 | Initial main game release date after being delayed from previous targets. |
| February 10 2023 | Initial release of Hogwarts Legacy for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S platforms. |
| February 7 2023 | Early access release of Hogwarts Legacy, with players able to earn five exclusive cosmetic items via Twitch Drops until February 24, 2023. |
| February 7 2023 | Early access made available for those who pre-ordered the physical Collector's Edition or Digital Deluxe Edition on console or PC. |
| 2022 | Game release was first delayed from the original 2021 target to 2022. |
| December 2022 | Announcement of the Hogwarts Legacy soundtrack release planned for February 2023. |
| December 8 2022 | Hogwarts Legacy nominated for Most Anticipated Game at The Game Awards |
| November 22 2022 | Hogwarts Legacy nominated for Most Wanted Award at Golden Joystick Awards |
| March 2022 | First gameplay trailer was released, sparking discussions about the game's narrative and portrayal of goblins. |
| 2020 | Hogwarts Legacy is officially announced, generating significant anticipation among fans of the Wizarding World franchise. |
| September 2020 | Hogwarts Legacy was officially announced at a PlayStation 5 event, with initial planned release for multiple gaming platforms in 2021. |
| 2018 | Gameplay footage was leaked, which marked the commencement of Hogwarts Legacy's development according to The Escapist. |
| 2018 | Development of Hogwarts Legacy officially commences, with the game set in a period a century before the Harry Potter novels. |
| 2017 | Warner Bros. acquires Avalanche Software, marking a significant transition for the game development studio. |
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