A Screaming Eye-Cube Helped Me Learn About Gender
Genderwrecked, a 2017 visual novel about trying to find the meaning of gender— which the game styles as GENDER, like a…
Watch 29 Make Daily Life Feel Otherworldly In Its New Trailer
That’s part of the premise behind 29, the first chapter in Humble Grove’s No Longer Home series, a point and click game…
Toads Aren't Boys or Girls, They're Just Toads
Have you ever wondered what the deal is with Toad and Toadette? You know what I mean. As in: where do little baby Toads…
What Caused A Riot At The Gearbox Panel?
A short story courtesy of Cards Against Humanity:
The Real Problem With Sex Workers In Video Games
When you're playing a game as infectiously compelling as Grand Theft Auto V, it can be difficult to take a step back…
Ubisoft In Trouble Over Comments About Female Characters
Shortly after Ubisoft upset many Assassin's Creed fans by saying that it had abandoned its plan to have female…
Ubisoft Responds to Assassin's Creed Female Character Controversy
News that Ubisoft scuttled plans for including female playable characters in the upcoming Assassin's Creed Unity was…
Ubisoft Cut Plans For Female Assassins In Unity (UPDATE)
The next big Assassin's Creed game and the first to appear exclusively on next-generation consoles won't let people…
Some Players Are Hunting Down Minorities In Watch Dogs
Ubisoft's latest open world game, Watch Dogs, lets players assume the role of a hacker named Aiden Pearce. Pearce uses…
I'm A Man Who Plays As A Woman In Games, And I'm Definitely Not Alone
I self-identify as a straight male-bodied dude, but recently I've taken to playing as a female-bodied character in many…
Male Smash Bros. Fighters With Samus's New High Heels
As I've previously posted, Samus has high heels and a jiggle in Smash Bros. Former Adventure Time artist Natasha…
Happy Meals Will Feature Boys And Girls Spider-Man Toys
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be featured next in McDonald's Happy Meals. Above, you can see the toys for boys. Girls…
'Making Games Is Easy. Belonging Is Hard'
I am acutely aware of the fact that my heart is beating. Hard.
Don't Expect A Gay Video Game Star Any Time Soon
It's tough enough getting women and dudes who aren't white into a starring role in a video game. So imagine how…
Watch These People Swap Genders Using Virtual Reality
A lot of the most interesting applications of VR have less to do with gaming, and more to do with perceptions of self.…
An RPG/Shooter/Puzzle Game. With Nazis & Drag Queen Flirting.
Dead Century is something...different. Set in the 1930s, with Nazi Germany on the rise and interested in all things…
GTA V and Dead Island Called Out For Depiction of Women
When you look at the success of stuff like The Hunger Games, Gravity and Orange Is The New Black, it's safe to say…
Where does the myth that only boys play video games come from? Polygon investigates in a fascinating report about video…
Designer Apologizes for Reply to Question About Oversexed Characters
The game director for Blizzard Entertainment's upcoming Heroes of the Storm has apologized for his treatment of a…