In Real Life

A Lighthearted Look At Games’ Light-in-the-Loafers Moments

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Full-blown Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon here. This week I learned the cornermen in Ring King weren’t giving the boxers blowjobs, they were changing their cups. Then Current TV mentions the same thing in this hilarious look at gay representation in video games.


August 27, 2009
News

NCAA 10 Patch Resolves ‘Gay’ Filtering

Probably not the biggest gameplay issue NCAA 10 players are concerned about, but the “gay” filtering foofaraw has been cleared up as part of a massive patch, the second put out for this game in two months.


August 4, 2009
News

NCAA 10 Generates, Then Sees Filtered, ‘Gay’ Roster Name

The ongoing controversy over language filtering on Xbox Live has another curious manifestation – rosters that EA Sports’ TeamBuilder auto-names get filtered when they’re imported into the Xbox Live version of NCAA 10.


July 30, 2009
In Real Life

See The GLAAD On Games Panel For Yourself

If your Kotaku comment made it into the talking points of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation panel a couple of weeks ago, this video immortalises your screen name.


July 21, 2009

GLAAD Panel: Pearls Of Wisdom And Points Of Discussion

I’ve got a re-cap of last Saturday’s Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation right here, but if you’re looking for quick quotes and interesting issues to rehash, here are a few gems.


In Real Life

Your Comments Fuel Gay Gaming Conference

Physically, you may not have been at EA Redwood Shores this weekend. But if you commented on to Justin Cole’s op-ed column to Kotaku, you were there in spirit.