Xelia Mendes-Jones plays non-binary Aspirant Dane in Fallout (Amazon Prime Video) Amazon Prime’s Fallout is one of the hottest shows on any streaming service at the moment, with long-time gamers and post-apocalyptic fantasy fans uniting to celebrate its release. All eight episodes of Fallout, which is based on the video game of the same name,
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Mass Effect. (BioWare) The Mass Effect games are known for their alien romances, but it’s all too easy to fall into an unintended relationship, which can be frustrating and off-putting for asexual and aromantic players. Now there’s a new mod to fix that. As spotted by The Gamer, a new Optional Flirting Mod is available
CauseImEd. (Twitch) “I’m not much interested in… physical stuff,” says Parvati. Ed’s face slowly widens into a grin as the realisation hits him. He points at the flag behind him. This is what asexual representation looks like. “When I figured out that [Parvati] was [ace], it was like getting a surprise birthday party for me,”
Minecraft. (Microsoft) Popular Minecraft streamer Dream has raised $140,000 this Pride Month for The Trevor Project, but has nevertheless been hit by a backlash for a perceived lack of streams. The Twitch streamer is known for courting controversy; accused of both racism and queerbaiting in the past, so this fundraising came as welcome news –
Valkyrie. (Respawn) Apex Legends will be celebrating Pride Month with a new rainbow badge. The badge is available for free right now and is inspired by the Progress Pride Flag designed by Daniel Quasar. It can be equipped to show your support of the LGBT+ community in-game. Respawn launched the badge with a video shared
This crazed murderer is looking very snazzy with his Pride charm. You can celebrate Pride in Dead by Daylight in June with new content, as well as a livestreamed charity fundraiser. The multiplayer horror game is hugely popular among the LGBT+ community – especially drag streamers – so Pride season is an opportunity for developer
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
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
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
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