Many social activists are refusing to play the latest Harry Potter<\/em>-themed video game, Hogwarts Legacy<\/em>. But that doesn\u2019t seem to have slowed down the title\u2019s Twitch success.<\/p>
The game peaked at more than one million concurrent viewers on Twitch today with many of the platform\u2019s top creators playing it, including xQc, Lirik, and NICKMERCS. The success comes amid protests against the game because of author J.K. Rowling\u2019s controversial opinions about transgender people.<\/p>
Along with not playing the game, many social activists have started to cross lines by harassing streamers who play the game, and yesterday, one creator was even brought to tears<\/a>. But those critics have quickly been met by pushback from top gamers on Twitch like xQc<\/a>, Hasan, and Asmongold.<\/p>
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While some popular streamers, like political commentator HasanAbi, don\u2019t plan on streaming the game<\/a> because they don\u2019t want to deal with harassment from activists, many others are partaking in sponsored streams to promote the game.<\/p>
