Gay Video Game Characters Coming Out of the Closet

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As some games strive for the utmost realism, it's surprising that only a handful have explored sexual orientation. In fact, very few games explore love at all with the noteworthy exception of the love of killing space invaders.

Standouts have been titles from Rockstar Games; whose "Grand Theft Auto" franchise has introduced players to characters of varying sexuality while franchises like Lionhead's "Fable" series and EA's "The Sims" have taken the concept a step further, allowing players to choose the sexual orientation of their virtual avatar. As for other titles, developers tend to feel comfortable letting gamers choose between elves and orcs, but not being a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender character.

"I think the real failure is that story-driven games generally fail to acknowledge sexual orientation at all. And I am mostly OK with that," says Kevin VanOrd, Associate Editor at CNet's GameSpot. "No one needs to know who Sonic the Hedgehog sleeps with -- though some enterprising storytellers have explored this territory nonetheless."

While openly gay characters have existed throughout video game history, VanOrd believes select developers, such as Lionhead and Rockstar, are equipped to handle a project of such magnitude with required "wit and fearlessness." According to Lionhead, they're up to the task. "To advance we need our audience to start becoming more emotionally involved with our characters," says Josh Atkins, senior design director of "Fable III." "Love and *** are fundamental parts of humanity and are fundamental parts of empathy." While the "Fable" franchise has taken a lighthearted approach to *** in its series, Atkins hopes the franchise will build on the players' emotional responses, allowing them to feel "a bit more connected" to their partners in future "Fable" titles.

"Virtual Orgasmic Rape"

In Bioware's 2007 smash hit "Mass Effect," male avatars had the option of bedding female characters while female avatars were able to engage in tame sexual scenes with either a man or a woman. While not imperative to complete the game's epic quest, it was an option tangled within the confines of "Mass Effect's" engaging story, not an additional choice presented in games like "Fable."

Following its release, Town Hall columnist Kevin McCullough called the tame love scenes in Mass Effect, "virtual orgasmic rape," and claimed the game intended to push the "next generation of young men through the gates of hell as fast as is humanly possible." Later, McCoullough recanted his statements. But McCoullough shined a light on the title, prompting Fox News to discuss the matter with a panel of journalists, one of whom called Mass Effect, "Luke Skywalker meets Debbie Does Dallas." Bioware followed "Mass Effect" up with "Dragon Age: Origins," a game that allows sexual interaction between any gender group.

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[vern]

As long as their sexuality is not the focus of the game, I don't care. If Marcus Fenix in Gears of War was gay, it would not matter if the gameplay was the same.

[sharkey360]

Some argue that Vahn of Final Fantasy XII is gay.

[obemon]

Marcus Fenix: Hey Dom! Check out the Emergence Hole.

Dominic Santiago: SWEET!

Marcus Fenix: Not that hole! The one on the ground.

Dominic Santiago: Ohh sorry. My bad.

[shockwave]

Marcus Fenix: Hey Dom! Check out the Emergence Hole.

Dominic Santiago: SWEET!

Marcus Fenix: Not that hole! The one on the ground.

Dominic Santiago: Ohh sorry. My bad.

hehhehehhe....alegre kaha no kung naay bayot ani nilang duha...hahahahha....mga dagko ug lawas.... si Augustus Cole nalang...nyahahahahah...bitaw di ko ganahan nga naay bayot nga charater sa games...no offense meant, just my opinion...

[sendohr]

doesnt matter for me..its just a video game...

[sharkey360]

Lesbian marriages can be done in Fable II.

[SmaRkieS]

Dugay na since Snes

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