Online game marketplaces itch.io and Valve’s Steam have recently delisted or completely removed more than 20,000 titles from their storefronts, after not-for-profit group Collective Shout pressured payment processors to change their rules. Although Collective Shout claims the move was about censoring games that depict rape and incest content, a number of LGBTQIA+ creators have been […]
Tag: video games
Posted inArts and Entertainment
Video games with powerful LGBTQ+ representation you should try
LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream gaming is fairly new, but games with queer themes have always existed. Throughout the last decade, dozens of games have been released that include gay, lesbian, and trans characters, among other identities. Today we’re bringing you a compilation of the most impactful queer stories you can experience in video games, complete […]
Posted inArts and Entertainment
LGBTQ+ gamers find voice and visibility in historic GLAAD gaming report
If you are an LGBTQ+ gamer, you are far from alone. According to GLAAD’s first-ever report on the state of LGBTQ+ gaming, one in five gamers identifies as LGBTQ+. GLAAD partnered with Nielsen Games to gather information from LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ gamers about representation, demographics, spending power and more. “We cannot move what we do […]