'Gutfeld!' panelists weigh in on the'fake boycott' by trans activists of a'Harry Potter' themed video game online, accusing author J.K. Rowling of being'transphobic.' Online media personalities are buzzing about a possible trans character in the highly anticipated and highly rated game "Hogwarts Legacy." The game, which is set in the "Harry Potter" universe, has dominated pre-order sales on Steam and other game platforms in recent weeks. "Hogwarts Legacy" is scheduled to be released on Friday. But some players are complaining that a seemingly transgender character named Sirona Ryan is designed to "pivot the conversation away" from author J.K. Rowling, according to TheGamer.

When World of Warcraft: Shadowlands comes out later this year, Blizzard plans to stop charging players a $15 fee to change the gender of one of their characters. Much like how you can tweak your character's appearance at an in-game barbershop, you'll be able to do the same with their gender once the expansion comes out. In an interview with Eurogamer, Shadowlands executive producer John Hight said Blizzard felt the fee was "not the right message." He went to add the company can't implement the change through a hotfix, which is why it's not dropping the fee earlier. Hight shared the tidbit after Blizzard put out a statement about a new character named Pelagos that will appear in Shadowlands. It's believed he is the first transgender character in WoW.

"Mass Effect: Andromeda" developer BioWare is now apologizing for its portrayal of a transgender character in the action RPG. The Edmonton, Canada-based video game developer is reportedly saying sorry after it received a lot of criticism over its new NPC Hainly Abrams. In a statement the developer published on Twitter this Wednesday, BioWare admitted that it did not think carefully on how to present the transgender character in the new "Mass Effect" game. The company then apologized and vowed to fix the problem by releasing a new update that will change Abrams' dialogue in the game. "In'Mass Effect: Andromeda,' one of our non-player characters, Hainly Abrams, was not included in a caring or thoughtful way. We apologize to anyone who interacted with or was hurt by this conversation," BioWare stated.