Troy Leavitt - a now-former lead designer who was working on the embattled Harry Potter title, Hogwarts Legacy - has resigned from his position at Avalanche Software following controversial comments that💎 he made on his YouTube channel that were brought to light last month and ended up going viral.
Leavitt posted the news on Twitter, indicating𓄧 that his relationship with Avalanche Software and Warner Bros. remains amicable (at least, on his behalf):
He also indicated that he will ♚be providing more insight as to why he made the decision to resign in a vide𒆙o that he’ll be posting to his YouTube channel - the same channel that sparked the original backlash:
The controversy stems from Leaviꦉtt’s YouTube co♑ntent featuring attacks on the subjects of feminism and social justice, as originally reported by and .
The separation from A꧑valanche Software comes at an interesting time, considering that the game is under major scrutiny for the transphobic comments made by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, and the𝓡 𒉰studio’s response - which, eventually, has resulted in the reported inclusion of trans character creation.
Leavitt's ch♏annel has featured videos expressing , as well as videos that defended - who resigned from Pixar following sexual misconduct allegations - 🌳and - who had fostered a toxic workplace for female employees.
We'll have to wait for Leavitt's video to understand why he made the decision to part ways with Avalanche Software (again, from his perspective only, as the studio itself has yet to disclose any information regarding his resignation). Given his previously posted content, though, it's hard to imagine that anything surprising will beᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ revealed.