Video Games

It’s actually somewhat surprising that the game didn’t already include these features before now, seeing as it’s one of the most LGBTQ-inclusive video games of all time.

Players can now create trans characters in the game. But do they want to buy a game that J.K. Rowling will profit from?

Mass Effect was already a progressive video game for its time in terms of LGBTQ characters. But execs nixed further representation for “a more traditional kind of vector” due to FOX News.

Even after working with GLAAD, a Warner Bros. executive feels that he “may not agree” with J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric, but “she’s entitled to express” them.

Fans are celebrating the beaver character, who talks lovingly about his male partner.

The players think that they were the targets of an anti-gay harassment campaign.

“If you’re underaged, or just an adult who wants to play a non-sexual game with a gay story, there are not a lot of options out there. I want to change that.”

New York’s LGBTQ history-laden West Village has never looked quite the same.

If you choose to be trans or a person of color, the difficulty level of the game goes up.

You have just moved into the sleepy seaside town of Maple Bay only to discover that everyone in your neighborhood is a single, dateable daddy!

The game is said to violate the law passed in 2013 banning gay propaganda.

The reason why this could be problematic will be stunningly obvious to anyone with even a passing knowledge of the game’s content.

The Sims 4 will remove gender boundaries and allow players to create virtual townsfolk with any type of physique, walk style or voice they choose.

Google has removed a controversial game from its android store that advocated the killing of gays for sport.

As LGBT Pride Month comes to a close, EA’s community team has shared an image of support on the official Twitter account for The Sims 4. The image depicts the diverse range of relationships available in the game, including same-sex marriages. It also boasts the slogan: “Be proud in The Sims 4.” …

Nintendo is apologizing and pledging to be more inclusive after being criticized for not recognizing same-sex relationships in English editions of a life-simulator video game. The publisher said that while it was too late to change the current game, it was committed to building virtual equality into future versions. Nintendo came under fire from fans […]

Gay video game enthusiasts who belong to a “Gaymer” subsection of the website Reddit have urged the U.S. Patent and Trademark office to cancel registration of the term.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Video game developer and distributor Electronic Arts, under fire from Christian right groups for including same-sex relationship options in their games, has dismissed the complaints, calling them political harassment.

Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live apologized to a small WV town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating their conduct by publicly declaring he’s from Fort Gay — a name the company considered offensive.

Acclaimed new video game Dragon Age: Origins features a ‘secret’ gay sex scene involving a man and an elf, it has been revealed. The game, developed by BioWare, allows players to develop combat and magic skills, interact with other characters and have romantic encounters. If you play as a male character, it is possible to […]