The commercial video games industry is more than 50 years old, yet there is still the sense that it is struggling to fi…

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“Play is an integral part of human evolution and learning,” she says, mentioning that this is a topic she covers in her book. “Gaming, being the most refined form of play in our time, has much to offer. Instead of focusing on what gaming is not, it’s more effective to showcase its true essence. The industry’s effort to create a more diverse range of games, beyond merely violent and intense ones, will help showcase the broad spectrum of gaming as an expression of creativity.”

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People just want to play a game. Not have to go from a normal non sexualized zombie game to a now weirdly sexualized zombie game. And then they were made to be the bad guy for not wanting to play the game. If I don’t want to watch a LGB kind of movie that’s no problem because I’m not LGBT but when it comes to games I’m homophobic for not wanting to participate.

The problem is the industry thinks the fans owes it to them to play their shitty based game. We don’t have to play if we don’t want to. And it doesn’t make us non inclusive for not.

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This same person will claim that Dead Rising, a series that’s had hot twin sisters battle you with katanas, is not sexualized.

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That has to be copium. If I don’t want to play the game then I don’t have to lmao be mad. Idc if hot twin sisters battle me with katanas if you do then… Don’t play?

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I think you missed the point of the person you replied to.

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No I didn’t but keep thinking.

Carighan Maconar
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No you did, keep thinking.

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So explain how? Otherwise it’s just ad hominem. I mean if two twin Butler shirtless 6 pack men or woman attacked me in some game with katanas that’s sexualized? I’m sorry but how horny are you? I don’t think that’s sexualizing I think thats time for me to play the game and defeat them like???

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but when it comes to games I’m homophobic for not wanting to participate.

No, you’re a bigot for publicly crying about it on end instead of just not buying it. No one would give a shit about you for you not buying a game. It’s when you go to the forums and start crying woke.

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I have not cried woke. In fact nobody cries about the wokeness or whatever bullshit they dislike in games. It’s actually quite the opposite. Where posts like this cry about people for not wanting to participate. It’s fine for me to have and even state my opinion that I’m not gay so I don’t want to play a game advertised as being a gay kind of game lmao. Especially on a post like this. If you truly didn’t give a shit then… You wouldn’t give a shit. Why respond here?

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You’re a homonculus

DarkThoughts
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In fact nobody cries about the wokeness or whatever bullshit they dislike in games. It’s actually quite the opposite.

lol

If you truly didn’t give a shit then… You wouldn’t give a shit. Why respond here?

Oh no… Are you offended that I’m not tolerating your intolerance? I’m so not sorry.

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I tolerate just fine. I just don’t partake. Cry about it.

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Gotta love the “NO U!!1” replies from you. I guess I really hit the nail on the head here.

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Sure did. You hit that nail!

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lol At least your username checks out. :)

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Still pounding on that nail?

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