This
might
come
as
a
shock
to
you,
so
perhaps
you
should
sit
down
–
Warner
Bros.
Discovery
is
planning
on
making
a
sequel
to
a
videogame
that
has
sold
over
24
million
units.
I
know,
I
know,
who
could
have
seen
it
coming?
Okay,
so
this
isn’t
really
surprising
news.
Speaking
at
at
the
Bank
of
America’s
2024
Media,
Communications
&
Entertainment
Conference,
WBD’s
Chief
Financial
Officer
Gunnar
Wiedenfels
addressed
the
topic
of
a
Hogwarts
Legacy
follow-up.
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The
relevant
quotes
come
from
Variety,
who
report
that
Gunnar
said:
“Obviously,
a
successor
to
‘Hogwarts
Legacy’
is
one
of
the
biggest
priorities
in
a
couple
of
years
down
the
road.
So
there
is
certainly
a
significant
growth
contribution
from
that
[games]
business
in
our
strategic
outlook
here.”
Hogwarts
Legacy
launched
in
2023
to
become
the
year’s
best
selling
game,
even
beating
out
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Tears
of
the
Kingdom.
A
sequel
to
such
a
monumentally
successful
game
is
obvious,
then.
But
Warner
Bros.
Discovery
does
seem
to
need
all
the
help
it
can
get.
According
to
Variety,
Gunnar
described
this
year’s
Suicide
Squad:
Kill
the
Justice
League
as
a
“miss”
which
is
an
impressive
understatement.
According
to
Warner
Bros.
Discovery
themselves,
it
lost
the
company
a
whopping
$200
million.
Despite
the
financial
floppage
of
Suicide
Squad,
Warner
Bros.
Discovery
actually
intends
on
doubling-down
on
live-service
games,
which
the
Internet
did
not
take
very
kindly
too.
And
aside
from
the
outrage
of
fans,
the
live-service
market
is
also
incredibly
dangerous,
as
the
newly
released
and
newly
shutdown
shooter
Concord
has
discovered.
Suicide
Squad
developer
Rocksteady
are
currently
suffering
the
ramifications
of
their
game’s
failure.
New
reports
suggest
they
have
been
hit
by
layoffs
resulting
in
half
their
Q&A
team
losing
their
jobs.
Another
report
in
JUne
says
many
of
Rocksteady’s
staff
are
actually
working
on
a
new
version
of
Hogwarts
Legacy.
Speaking
of
Harry
Potter,
Warner
Bros.
Discovery
just
launched
Harry
Potter:
Quidditch
Champions
and
is
also
going
to
be
putting
out
another
remaster
of
the
LEGO
Harry
Potter
games.
