Tag: lgbtq+

  • How to Fix Polly Bendleson’s Representation in HuniePop 2

    How to Fix Polly Bendleson’s Representation in HuniePop 2

    In a recent video HuniePop 2 announced the addition of a character that had been asked for quite a bit. A trans girl named Polly Bendleson and I was excited at first. But over the course of the video they focused heavily on her genitals and how she has a penis. Shame on me for…

  • Explore the LGBTQ Game Archives

    Explore the LGBTQ Game Archives

    The internet is a vast, wonderful playground of information and arguably, video games have benefited it’s creation and release on the world more than any other form of media. If you want to find games that deal with heavy topics such as depression, mental health you can. If you for some reason wanted to find…

  • How The Sims Became a Champion for LGBTQ Representation in Gaming

    How The Sims Became a Champion for LGBTQ Representation in Gaming

    When talking about The Sims, an adjective that could very accurately describe it is influential. The follow-up project to creator Will Wright’s SimCity, the game was something that had never been tried before: an intimate simulation of real life where the player can act as either caretaker or doom-bringer for the characters in their charge.…

  • Super Lesbian Animal RPG Is A Treasure In The Making

    Super Lesbian Animal RPG Is A Treasure In The Making

    No, you read that right. Super Lesbian Animal RPG is an actual game in development. Now, this should be said straight away. If the title alone has triggered you with its promise of same sex relationships among anthropomorphic animals, you’re going to have a bad time. Seriously, stop reading right now and go back to…

  • Hidden Agenda or Gay Agenda?

    Hidden Agenda or Gay Agenda?

    I played Hidden Agenda with a fellow bisexual woman and two straight men but we were all in agreement: “Becky and Felicity are definitely banging.” That’s right, the actual hidden agenda of the game is the gay agenda. Hidden Agenda is a recent release by Supermassive Games, the developers who also made Until Dawn. It’s…

  • Birdo : Gaming’s First Transgender Character

    Birdo : Gaming’s First Transgender Character

    As time goes on we’re seeing more and more transgender and LGBTQIA game characters introduced to the world. When LGBTQIA people are included in some sort of media people are often quick to pick it apart and figure out whether the representation is positive, realistic, and helpful or whether it has harmful implications, misinformation, or hate.…

  • ‘Emily Is Away’ Is Good But A Female Protagonist Makes It Better

    ‘Emily Is Away’ Is Good But A Female Protagonist Makes It Better

    With the recent release of Emily Is Away Too, I decided to revisit its prequel game, 2015’s Emily Is Away.  For the uninitiated, in both games, the entire story unfolds within the confines of an AIM-esque chat program, in which you converse with your friend, the eponymous Emily. The chatlogs chronicle the ups and downs of…

  • Running of The Trolls benefits The Trevor Project

    Running of The Trolls benefits The Trevor Project

    World of Warcraft’s Running of the Gnomes has been going on since 2010, seeing thousands of pink haired gnomes race to raise money for charities combating breast cancer. In 2015 the Running of the Trolls for the Trevor Project was established, with the latest event taking place this weekend. Organised by Dravvie, the run chose…

  • Queerly Represent Me Showcases LGBTQ+ Games

    Queerly Represent Me Showcases LGBTQ+ Games

    Happy Pride Month! There’s no better time to play some games with LGBTQ+ characters – but how to find them? You would be forgiven for thinking that there are very few options available and, of course, there truly aren’t enough. But there are probably more than you think. In fact, according to Queerly Represent Me,…

  • The Importance of Playstation’s Pride in London Sponsorship

    The Importance of Playstation’s Pride in London Sponsorship

    Playstation Europe recently announced that it would be sponsoring Pride in London. Now, normally corporate sponsorship of our events wouldn’t ping my radar, but in the games industry, it still feels relevant. The replies to Playstation’s announcement tweet are full of blatant homophobia and endless complaints about the politicisation of gaming. The reddit thread on…

  • Life is Strange 2 : Please Don’t Let It Be a Prequel

    Life is Strange 2 : Please Don’t Let It Be a Prequel

    Life is Strange is important to a lot of people, myself included. I started playing it after episode three was released in May 2015, just two months after I started writing about games, and it was a superb catalyst. I wrote about how much it meant to me to see myself, an anxious queer woman,…