Hogwarts Legacy Player Gets Gorgeous Replica of Their In-Game Wand

Despite the game's release over a year ago, the community is still unearthing all kinds of secrets in the town of Hogsmeade. When they're busy learning spells and brewing potions in the myriad classes available, students who attend the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry can venture into one of the nearby hamlets to spend some of their hard-earned money on new items or simply poke about the town to see what can be found. As it turns out, magic is hidden everywhere if you know where to look.

There are tons of challenges to tackle in Hogwarts Legacy, but few are as time-consuming as unlocking the Finishing Touches achievement. This wild achievement forces you to use very specific attacks on very specific enemies, meaning you’ll need to travel all around Hogwarts to find these beasts and go up against them in battle.

One of the most iconic elements of the Harry Potter universe is the flying broomstick. These flying cleaning tools were an obvious fit for an open-world game like Hogwarts Legacy, and sure enough, they are one of your primary methods of traversing the wide wizarding world, at least until you unlock all thefast travel points. If you're itching to get your very own broom and upgrade it to be as fast as possible, we've swept up all the details.

Chess was a major plot point in the first Harry Potter book and film, and is a natural fit for some puzzles in Hogwarts Legacy. This game is very deep, and potentially time-consuming as well, so instead of asking you to play full games, these puzzles simply present a set scenario for you to solve in a single move. However, not everyone is familiar enough with chess to know how to solve them and reach the end of these Treasure Vaults. Here's how you can solve all the chess puzzles in Hogwarts Legacy.

Last year was an extraordinary year in the games industry to say the least, jam-packed with hugely anticipated AAA releases including Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hogwarts Legacy, Starfield, and Marvel's Spider-Man 2, as well as comparative sleeper hits like Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2. This year, however, seems like it'll be comparatively quiet, and one prominent industry analyst is doubtful it'll be able to top the unprecedented games rush that was 2023 if it doesn't pull something out of the bag.

When it comes to the best spells in the Harry Potter universe, few are as devastating as Avada Kedavra. The unforgivable curse instantly kills its target, making it unbelievably powerful in most combat situations – and in Hogwarts Legacy, it's possible to unlock this overpowered attack. You won't be able to add it to your arsenal right away, but with a bit of legwork, you can be casting the unforgivable curse and dominating the battlefield.

Hogwarts Legacy will send you to all corners of its magical world, including areas well beyond the corridors and classrooms of Hogwarts itself. Exploration is a big part of the game, as you're largely free to roam about as you see fit. However, exploration in Hogwarts Legacy is often more like a puzzle than anything else, and players have quickly discovered that climbing the Battlements near Falbarton Castle requires more than just nimble feet.

Within the magical wizarding world of , some of the most impressive beasts are the majestic Graphorns, although their elusiveness in the game may provide some players with a bit of confusion. When players first have a chance to enter a Graphorn Den, they find it mysteriously and unexpectedly empty. According to lore, these large and aggressive creatures are a rare species, listed as endangered in the 1920s and later becoming fully extinct. takes place before this tragedy, however, being set in the late 1800s, and therefore one would expect the Graphorns to still be around.

A new petition asks Warner Bros. to not make the unannounced sequel to Hogwarts Legacy a live service game. Hogwarts Legacy was a massive success, breaking records at the time of its release and becoming the best-selling game of 2023. Considering how successful Hogwarts Legacy was, it's easy to see how many fans are hoping that the sequel builds on it and delivers something even better. Unfortunately, fans are already anxious about Hogwarts Legacy 2, and it hasn't even been announced yet.

An Avalanche Software representative labeled the upcoming free content update for Hogwarts Legacy as a small token of the developer's appreciation for its fans. The move was made in an apparent attempt to set player expectations surrounding the Hogwarts Legacy patch ahead of its planned summer 2024 debut.

Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software has moved to “set some expectations” for the game’s free summer update.

Hogwarts Legacy is getting "additional updates and features" later this year, though its developer has started setting expectations for fans.