Twitter is traumatized. Nobody can unsee Super Mario’s nipples. Nintendo America tweeted pictures of Mario ahead of the release of Super Mario Odyssey. And the world was shocked by the picture of Mario frolicking around shirtless. In the process, they also confirmed he had nipples. Which nobody seems to be okay with. By Charlie Mathers – Full Story at Gay Star News
South Park, known for skewering pop culture, has had a rocky relationship with the LGBT community. Some jokes and gags have definitely crossed the line into derogatory content, but the show has also has a history of lampooning the religious right and what we now refer to as the alt-right (as versus rednecks). A preview for the new video game “South Park: The Fractured But Whole,” allows you to pick your gender identity. But if you choose anything other than cisgender, the game’s difficulty level increases and you face new challenges the white boys don’t. You can also choose to … Read more
A trailer for an upcoming Sims expansion featured an adorable gay wedding – with a doggy bridesmaid.,EA released a trailer this week for Cats & Dogs, the upcoming expansion to popular life simulator The Sims 4. The trailer then jumps forward to the same two pets as bridesmaids at a wedding, as their two owners tie the knot. The crowd cheers as the two men kiss, while a dog in a tuxedo is also seen barking. Players have been able to hold gay weddings on The Sims games for more than a decade, but it’s possibly the first time they … Read more
A video game has been overwhelmed by an impromptu wave of support for LGBT+ rights. Splatoon 2 is a Nintendo Switch game in which players compete online as humans or squids to fire ink at targets and each other. But for many users, it has become so much more. Players can post in-game messages, and after one user stated that LGBT squids are “fresh as hell,” heartwarming posts started popping up all over the place, as reported by Mashable. After the game became a centre of support for furries last month, players have come together to assert spread the good … Read more
A new game has been released which lets you play as queer characters and you get chased by a killer goat man. The game, ‘Let’s Meat Adam’, explores issues in the gay community. A puzzle-based visual novel sees a social media celebrity named Adam and a friend Vince visit an escape mansion. A puzzle-based visual novel sees a social media celebrity named Adam and a friend Vince visit an escape mansion. While all the characters are queer, there are two romantic threads to the game. Aimed at adult audiences, it includes graphic depictions of gay sex, gore and strong language. Despite Adam coming … Read more
The girlfriend of a female Overwatch character has been featured in an in-game reference for the first time. The first LGBT+ character was in December revealed in Overwatch after the game’s makers said that there are “multiple” such characters in the game. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – Full Story at Pink News
A gay video game developer plans on making virtual reality so gay it’ll scare homophobes away. Robert Yang is a well-known indie game developer whose games explore gay sex in all nuances, and with a lot of artistic vision. Yang’s games include Hurt Me Plenty, about consensual spanking; and Radiator 1, about ‘stargazing, gay divorcing, and Emily Dickinsoning’. Rinse and Repeat, which you can see below, allows you to rub down a naked guy who rates you on your performance. By AUTHOR – Full Story at Gay Star News
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jordan Marshall: We often talk about the architect/gardener dichotomy, but with the advent of story games, I’m wondering if a thrid option has opened up. Do you ever use some sort of game in your plotting/writing process? Scott adds: “And if you do, please, oh please, can it be Super Mario Brothers???” Join the chat
Mass Effect: Andromeda has got an incredibly sweet, a very sexy and incredibly rewarding gay romance. In one of the most LGBTI inclusive moves we have seen in a video game, the game allows you to start a rainbow family of your own. As Scott Ryder (you can also play twin sister Sara if you like) in the year 2163, you meet chief engineer on the Tempest – Gil. You can flirt with him over a poker game, and the two of you enter into a relationship. First off there’s a kiss. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star … Read more
The first LGBT+ character has been revealed in Overwatch after the game’s makers said earlier this year that there are “multiple” such characters in the game. In an official comic released ahead of Christmas, the makers of Overwatch said earlier this year that there were several LGBT characters, stopping short of revealing which characters were LGBT. The lead writer for the game, Michael Chu back in November confirmed that in an upcoming update characters will be revealed as LGBT. And now the comic reveals that Tracer is the first LGBT+ character. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – Full Story at Pink News