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Tag Archives: Mass Effect 2
How Can Romance Storylines Be More Engaging?
This post contains some major end-game spoilers for Dragon Age as well as some minor character-related spoilers for Mass Effect 2. Between Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2, there’s been a lot of talk about romance storylines in games over … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, General Gaming, PC Games
Tagged BioWare, Dragon Age: Origins, game design, Mass Effect 2, romance, sexuality, story
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Uranian Love vs. Status Quo
N.B. The title makes a reference to an early term used for homosexuals, based on the belief that they were a third gender: uranian. A little LGBT history for you. Having finished Mass Effect 2 last week, I’ve been gladly … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, General Gaming
Tagged BioWare, gay, homosexuality, LGBT, Mass Effect 2, Ray Muzyka, sex
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Do Game Designers Have A Social Obligation?
Darren over at Common Sense Gamer asks a curious question – do game designers have a social obligation to consider issues such as race, class, ability, and sexual orientation in their games? We think we’re in a good position to … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, General Gaming
Tagged Fallout 3, game design, intersectionality, Mass Effect 2, politics, prejudice, racism, sexism
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