Posts by Blair Durkee
Commemorating a piece of LGBTQ gaming history – Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh
Before we had Ellie and Dina in 2020's "The Last Of Us Part II," or any other outstanding 21st-century queer characters in gaming, we had the inexplicable outlier of a game "Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh," which is being reexamined by gaymers this pride weekend!
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GLAAD celebrates Outstanding Video Game nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards
By all measures, 2020 was a groundbreaking year for LGBTQ representation in games. As a result, the nominations for Outstanding Video Game in the GLAAD Media Awards have been more competitive than ever.
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Outstanding Video Game category returns to the GLAAD Media Awards for the third year to honor growth in LGBTQ representation in games
The Outstanding Video Game category at the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards will recognize games released in 2020 and, once again, will be highly competitive.
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Fortnite star Ewok comes out as transgender, highlights the progress and the challenges of esports diversity
Anyone who has been following esports over the last several years will know how badly the industry lags behind in diversity.
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Tell Me Why is the first major studio game to feature a playable transgender lead character
Xbox Game Studios and DONTNOD worked with GLAAD to create Tyler, a young trans guy living in rural Alaska.
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One in three LGBTQ gamers have faced identity-based harassment in multiplayer games, new report shows
A new report out today from the Anti-Defamation League shows that one in three players have faced identity-based harassment in multi-player games.
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GLAAD Praises Groundbreaking "The Sims 4" Box Art with LGBTQ Couple
This week Electronic Arts revealed newly redesigned box art for its best-selling game The Sims 4 which, in a major groundbreaking move, features an LGBTQ couple.
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Inclusive games to watch out for from E3 2019 and beyond
E3, the gaming industry’s biggest annual consumer-facing event, descended upon Los Angeles this week for publishers and developers to show off their newest and greatest upcoming games.
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