Mara in Call of Duty: Warzone. (Activision) Over 350,000 Call of Duty accounts have been suspended for racist names and toxic behaviour. The news comes from an anti-toxicity update on the Call of Duty blog that details how the developers are tackling harassment in the game. Those banned accounts are based on player-submitted reports as
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Resident Evil Village. (Capcom) Now that Resident Evil Village has been released, the world can finally experience in full the icon that is Lady Dimitrescu. The big tall vampire lady, as she’s colloquially known, has spearheaded the game’s promotion and sets the campy gothic tone for the rest of the game. That’s along with her
A new RPG game titled The Division: Heartland will be released toward’s the end of the year and will be free-to-play for fans everywhere, Ubisoft has announced. Tom Clancy’s The Division: Heartland will be a free-to-play standalone game set to be released on PC, PlayStation and Xbox around Q3/Q4. This time around, the game will
Miitopia. (Nintendo) A demo has been released for forthcoming Switch RPG Miitopia, but it’s the character creator that’s taking the internet by storm. Characters in the RPG are made up of player created Mii characters, first introduced on Nintendo’s Wii console. It means you can customise the entire story with party members, and even villains,
Resident Evil. (Capcom) Pleasing horror fans across the world, Capcom announced a Resident Evil x Dead by Daylight crossover at their recent showcase. The asymmetric horror game has a huge following, especially among the LGBT+ community. A quick glance at Twitch is all you need to see for that. And it’s become well known for
Celebrating 25 years, here’s a look at the evolution of Lara Croft (Square Enix) From Tomb Raider to Fortnite, Lara Croft, the original IT girl of the 90s, has changed the face of video games over the last three decades. Since her debut in 1996, Lara Croft has been an undeniable force in the world of
Mason “mason” Venne. (Dreamhack) Twitch has banned streamer and former professional Dota 2 player Mason “mason” Venne for allegedly using a homophobic slur on stream. He was playing the popular Dota 2 and commented on a teammate’s item choice, saying “I think the Aghs is a pretty terrible choice.” “Aghs” here refers to the item
The highly-anticipated launch of the first-person shooter action-adventure game Deathloop has been delayed by publisher Bethesda until September, leaving fans disappointed but understanding. Deathloop, one of the most talked-about reveals during last year’s PlayStation live showcase, announced this afternoon (8 April) on its official Twitter account that a decision to delay the launch until September 14
Please, make it stop. (Twitter: angiecrosssing) It’s Easter this weekend, and for Animal Crossing fans that means the dreaded return of Bunny Day. For those who aren’t aware, the Nintendo Switch life sim runs in real time to reflect real-world holidays. Bunny Day is the cute, secular equivalent of Easter that sees the adorable yet
Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett also famously declared once that part of her “would’ve loved to make Lara gay.” Ever wondered whether or not a certain video game character was queer or not? If not, you’re clearly not spending enough time on the internet. People love to speculate about their favourite games, and lockdown has
Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village. (Capcom) Today is the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil series, which began on the PlayStation way back in 1996. The story of Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine exploring a zombie-infested mansion filled with puzzles and traps is a bona fide horror classic with a legacy that will long
Life Is Strange: True Colors. (Square Enix) Life is Strange: True Colors, the latest game in the LGBT+ series, will feature a bisexual lead when it’s released in September. Developed by Deck Nine Games since 2017, the story will focus on new character Alex who visits her brother’s hometown of Haven but soon must investigate
Rhiebelle / Dona Tarte. (Twitter / Instagram) Gamers Beat Cancer will be hosting their very first Dragbox UK charity fundraiser in April. Dragbox UK will be hosted by the charity on Twitch and feature a line-up of fabulous drag queens playing Jackbox Games to discover who is the fiercest of them all. The line-up includes
The Drag Race UK queens would make great playable characters (BBC/World of Wonder) Start your engines, hold on to your wigs and prepare to slay – a RuPaul’s Drag Race video game is on the way this year. The free-to-play mobile game will allow players to participate in Drag Race, design fabulous lewks for runway
Read Only Memories: Neurodiver. (Midboss) Exploring memories is a major theme of much sci-fi media, but it’s at the core of Read Only Memories: Neurodiver, the forthcoming cyberpunk game from LGBT-focused developer MidBoss. In this world of Neo-San Francisco memories are malleable. Like a hard drive, files can become corrupt, defragmented, or completely overwritten. And
Nintendo Switch. (Nintendo) It’s rumoured that a new Nintendo Switch Pro model could be on the way, offering a larger OLED display and 4K capability. The latest report comes from Bloomberg, which says Nintendo plan to unveil the new Nintendo Switch Pro later this year equipped with a bigger Samsung OLED display to “prop up
An Apple iPhone 11 smartphone with the Twitch video streaming app logo on screen. (Phil Barker/Future Publishing via Getty) Streaming platform Twitch has apologised after it faced backlash for using the alternative spelling “womxn” instead of “women”. The word “womxn” has come into more frequent use over the last decade, according to Dictionary.com, and is
Fuser. (Harmonix) It’s time to crack out your virtual DJ decks and give Fuser a spin as a free demo is now available on consoles and PC. From Harmonix – the makers of Guitar Hero and Rock Band – Fuser is a critically-acclaimed DJ simulator that sees your customised star mixing tunes and beats from
These days, you can even mod The Sims with ‘Lesbian Pose Packs’ like this one, to make your gaming experience even more gay. (EA) It’s LGBT History Month, so we’re here to give you a quick lesson in gaming history with eight queer video games you really should know about. LGBT+ representation in games has
Project Triangle Strategy. Nintendo) Announced at a Nintendo Direct video event on Wednesday (17 February), Project Triangle Strategy is a brand new tactical RPG from Square Enix for the Nintendo Switch. It’s the latest in the HD-2D series that began with Octopath Traveller on the Nintendo Switch, combining stunning 3D environments with 2D sprite characters.
Splatoon 3. (YouTube/Nintendo) It’s been almost two years since the last full Nintendo Direct and with the release schedule looking a little light, it’s about time we got some big news. And while it was overall lacking in big heavy hitting news (and the Zelda sequel we’re all anticipating), there’s still a whole host of
Sir Patrick Moore – GamesMaster. (Channel 4) Remember GamesMaster? The cult gaming TV show from the 90s is rumoured to be making a comeback, according to a pitch on the Channel 4 sales website. The original was a magazine style show starring the late Sir Patrick Moore as the GamesMaster, who would provide hints and
Fortnite’s latest crossover with Tron sees new items available to buy today on the Item Shop (Disney, Epic Games) The 1982 sci-fi film Tron is the latest brand to cross over into the popular battle royal game Fortnite with a stunning new collection of outfits, skins and more. The latest update to Fortnite sees a
Cyberpunk 2077. (CD Projekt Red) CD Projekt Red, the games developer behind Cyberpunk 2077, has been hit by a targeted cyber attack compromising their internal systems, which they announced on Twitter. In a Twitter statement sent out this morning, an unidentified actor gained unauthorised access to the developer’s internal network, collecting data from their Cyberpunk
The PS5 is currently in high demand. (Photo by Phil Barker/Future Publishing via Getty Images via Getty Images) The new PS5 console was one of the most popular items ahead of Christmas and it looks like demand hasn’t slowed down in the New Year. Sony’s latest PlayStation is pretty much sold out everywhere and when
Tyler Ronan, one of the first trans protagonists in a video game by a major studio. (Dontnod Entertainment) A new Xbox and PC game is set to make history by featuring a trans person as the main protagonist in a first for a major gaming studio. Tell Me Why, a three-part narrative game by Dontnod
The creator of Nintendo Switch game Deadly Premonition 2 has removed some of the game’s transphobic content after fierce backlash from fans. The open-world mystery thriller game came under fire over its treatment of a trans character when it was released earlier this month. The character, Lena, was repeatedly misgendered and referred to using her deadname by
New leaks from The Last of Us Part II suggest that a rumoured “homophobic Christian cult” may not be part of the plot after all. The eagerly-anticipated video game sequel has already been the subject of various rumours, but the latest leak is hard to disprove. The Last of Us Part II game footage has
CJ (L) and Flick (R) are simply “roommates and business partners”, according to an Animal Crossing: New Horizons companion guide. (Nintendo) Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a cartoony life-simulator by gaming giant Nintendo, has given countless housebound fans the opportunity to pretend that they are chatting to friends in person, hanging out in e fresh air,
Joe Exotic in Sim form. (Kari Nicole Mckendrick/ Facebook) Someone has created the cast of hit Netflix documentary Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness on The Sims 4 and it’s frighteningly accurate. Kari Nicole Mckendrick has been winning at self-isolation, posting screenshots of her Sims on Facebook, including recreations of Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, and