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This weekend, the highly anticipated Gaymer X convention will finally take place in San Francisco; just under a year since it made headlines for a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign that brought in nearly four times its original goal. Gaymer X will be the first LGBT gaming convention focused on queer gamer culture, and is being staged in SF's Japan Town district on August 3rd and 4th.

After developers announced last month that the upcoming game Star Wars: The Old Republic would feature only heterosexual romance options, fans immediately began voicing their disapproval across the internet. Several weeks later, it appears their voices have been heard.

Only a handful of scripted role playing games offers players the option to experience a same-sex romance if they so choo