wraggster
January 28th, 2019, 20:53
LGBTQ advocacy organisation GLAAD has revealed the first ever nominees for its Outstanding Video Game category in the 30th annual Media Awards.
The category (https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-celebrates-first-nominees-outstanding-video-game-glaad-media-awards) is "committed to ensuring that authentic LGBTQ stories are included in video games". This will be the first time games will be recognised at the GLAAD Media Awards.
Assassins Creed: Odyssey was nominated for its authenticity towards sexual attitudes in ancient Greece, allowing for same-sex relationships and including historical LGBTQ figures.
"LGBTQ inclusion is both prominently featured and effectively woven throughout the game," said GLAAD.
In a separate statement (https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-celebrates-first-nominees-outstanding-video-game-glaad-media-awards), GLAAD addressed the recent furore over the Legacy of the First Blade DLC (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-17-ubisoft-apologises-for-forcing-heterosexual-romance-in-assassins-creed-odyssey-dlc) which enforced a heteronormative relationships on the game's protagonists.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset was nominated for including a story of a transgender woman reuniting with her estranged twin sister, which GLAAD described as "heartfelt tale of familial bonds, coming out, and acceptance" .
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire received a nomination for "making LGBTQ identities feel like a natural and vital part of the world".
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-28-glaad-announces-nominees-for-first-ever-outstanding-video-game-category
The category (https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-celebrates-first-nominees-outstanding-video-game-glaad-media-awards) is "committed to ensuring that authentic LGBTQ stories are included in video games". This will be the first time games will be recognised at the GLAAD Media Awards.
Assassins Creed: Odyssey was nominated for its authenticity towards sexual attitudes in ancient Greece, allowing for same-sex relationships and including historical LGBTQ figures.
"LGBTQ inclusion is both prominently featured and effectively woven throughout the game," said GLAAD.
In a separate statement (https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-celebrates-first-nominees-outstanding-video-game-glaad-media-awards), GLAAD addressed the recent furore over the Legacy of the First Blade DLC (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-17-ubisoft-apologises-for-forcing-heterosexual-romance-in-assassins-creed-odyssey-dlc) which enforced a heteronormative relationships on the game's protagonists.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset was nominated for including a story of a transgender woman reuniting with her estranged twin sister, which GLAAD described as "heartfelt tale of familial bonds, coming out, and acceptance" .
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire received a nomination for "making LGBTQ identities feel like a natural and vital part of the world".
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-28-glaad-announces-nominees-for-first-ever-outstanding-video-game-category