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It's truly the only blemish on their resume of evil, which means they can't join the center of Hell club.
Joking aside, I'm happy to see big players in the industry supporting gay rights and making homosexuals feel at home (barring moronic teenagers on XBOX live but we sadly can't control inbreeding in the US). Good work for all companies involved
Joking aside, I'm happy to see big players in the industry supporting gay rights and making homosexuals feel at home (barring moronic teenagers on XBOX live but we sadly can't control inbreeding in the US). Good work for all companies involved
Yea i like seeing companies support gays when the government wont we are all people and should be allowed to love/fuck/suck/touch whoever and whatever we want
EA will force everyone to be together with another person at all times in this convention, just like in Dead Space 3. Also depending on how you get your ticket you will be entitled to certain panels. Also Day-One Panel DLC. IT WILL BE GLORIOUS.
My cynic in me wants to say they’re just after the Pink Pound instead of actually caring about the gay community, but I suppose there’s no reason it can’t be both.
You know EA, there are a lot of people that hate you (myself semi-included), and you are probably doing this for all the wrong reasons, but hey, a good deed is a good deed.
EA is still terrible. Can't polish a turd, no matter how many conventions you support and press releases you buy.
I can. EA is only doing this because it's brownie points it desperately needs as well as wanting money.
Why exclude a demographic that has expendable money?
If there was more money to be had NOT supporting gay/lesbian/etc they most definitely would do that.
Stuff like this from companies is purely PR, don't think otherwise. All they want is your money.
Why exclude a demographic that has expendable money?
If there was more money to be had NOT supporting gay/lesbian/etc they most definitely would do that.
Stuff like this from companies is purely PR, don't think otherwise. All they want is your money.
It's another demographic they can target and upset with their shitty business practices, progressive indeed!
It is just like Goldman Sachs supporting gay marriage: cheap, meaningless PR for horrible companies.
Incredible, a con that pushes sexuality to the forefront of gaming discussion being supported by the publisher most likely to f*ck you. Poetic match.
Of course there's reason to believe they're just doing this for PR, but in the past they have seemed genuinely supportive of their gay employees, and even made a video for the It Gets Better project a year or two ago. This probably just seems suspect because EA are jumping in before many more companies do, so it looks like they're rushing to say "us too".
Game developers need to start including more gay characters in games...even playable characters.
Personally, I'm hoping Dante finally comes out in this new DmC. That's not even a joke...gaming seriously needs an openly gay, playable protagonist if it's going to move forward as an art form.
Personally, I'm hoping Dante finally comes out in this new DmC. That's not even a joke...gaming seriously needs an openly gay, playable protagonist if it's going to move forward as an art form.
somewhere in hell the devil just got a shiver up his spine. good for EA, tho I hope this doesnt turn into the kind of thing where if you dont participate you are blasted as a bigot.
@TheGlue29 they also need to not all be complete stereotypes. I do agree with you though.
I'm happy EA's doing this, regardless of what people think of them as a company(I think they're crap) it's a good move and whenever any company does something along these lines it makes me happy to see.
I'm happy EA's doing this, regardless of what people think of them as a company(I think they're crap) it's a good move and whenever any company does something along these lines it makes me happy to see.
Another cynical PR move from a morally bankrupt company; they don't give a rats ass about the homosexual community and never will.
Also I don't consider ANY of their homosexual characters as being "progressive" - they are all as shallow and one-dimensional as this.
Also I don't consider ANY of their homosexual characters as being "progressive" - they are all as shallow and one-dimensional as this.
It's cool that EA is supporting this too.
But Jim, you fully complimented EA on doing something. Are you feeling okay, brah?
But Jim, you fully complimented EA on doing something. Are you feeling okay, brah?
... for those claiming that this is simply a PR move by EA in order to profit from a demographic, they're mostly wrong. EA has already said that their support for equal rights for is a business stance. They have divisions and offices in Canada and other countries where same-sex marriage is recognized (including common law same-sex relationships) for taxes and benefits. If employees are transferred to the U.S. they often lose these benefits, and there is just a general inequality among their employees due to the differing laws in different Countries.
It's nice to see them be more vocal for their support in the United States though.
It's nice to see them be more vocal for their support in the United States though.
And I want to boycott not because I hate gays, but because I hate that they need to have all these "special events" and can't just be included and integrated like everyone else. It's because THEY DON'T WANT TO BE. They're attention whores.
P.S. - I also wouldn't feel particularly proud of having the most reviled company in the gaming industry be a sponsor or support a convention that represents my "persecuted, ostracized" demographic.
Who can complain about this? I do agree with TheGlue, I definitely feel as though more characters need to no be so stereo-typical. I just bought Deux-ex and Jesus Christ, that black homeless woman is just insulting.
I.e. Not every women needs to be a sex object, and not ever man needs to be a huge muscular power dude. I guess this kind of thinking only really occurs in triple A games, but still.
I.e. Not every women needs to be a sex object, and not ever man needs to be a huge muscular power dude. I guess this kind of thinking only really occurs in triple A games, but still.
So EA spares itself from being an evil dickhead for one day. Wait, there's still about 10 hours left in the day. I better keep up with gaming news for the rest of the day.
As a straight, happily married man, I can't say that I would disklike the experience of being shagged by said alternate lifestyle people. So I'm open minded and maybe even jealous at times. But still, like I said, they should just try to integrate and aim for inclusiveness, not for "look at me, I'm so special" stuff that alienates EVERYONE ELSE.
they're still money grabbing scumbags who are only using the gay community as a tool to look progressive and inclusive even if most probably dont give a shit. Though i will say good job in this case.
it is a shame that our gov cant treat gay people like normal people, and even worse is that a shit talking corperation like EA is. what a fucked up world huh.
it is a shame that our gov cant treat gay people like normal people, and even worse is that a shit talking corperation like EA is. what a fucked up world huh.
The problem is not that the gov can't treat gay people as normal people. The problem is that gay people can't treat themselves as normal people. I don't go around with parades and special conventions because I'm so proud of being straight. See what I'm saying?
As a gay guy, I've never really liked the whole "rainbow" thing. They're just so.....ghey. Can't we have something badass like dragons with six-packs or something?
@ElektroDragon
C'mon man, lighten up with the homophobia. It's simple, society treats normality as being white, being male and being straight, which excludes more than half of the population. It's about feeling accepted, feeling that what you are is not treated as an abnormality, its about being treated as a respectable person.
They want to have their gathering were they and other people like them want to be in the spotlight, and I think it's great.
C'mon man, lighten up with the homophobia. It's simple, society treats normality as being white, being male and being straight, which excludes more than half of the population. It's about feeling accepted, feeling that what you are is not treated as an abnormality, its about being treated as a respectable person.
They want to have their gathering were they and other people like them want to be in the spotlight, and I think it's great.
I will give them that its a nice gesture! I don't like the way they handle the franchises of theirs that I'm a fan of, but they are on the right side of this issue at least.
@ElektroDragon
Take five minutes and contemplate whether or not your position is based on critical thought, or on the fact that it's just the most convenient and simple position to take based on the face value of the issue.
As many times as I hear that argument, it never ceases to surprise me when people seem to believe so deeply in its validity.
Take five minutes and contemplate whether or not your position is based on critical thought, or on the fact that it's just the most convenient and simple position to take based on the face value of the issue.
As many times as I hear that argument, it never ceases to surprise me when people seem to believe so deeply in its validity.
@ ElektroDragon
"The problem is not that the gov can't treat gay people as normal people."
You're right. That is a problem. What you're looking at here, is part of the solution.
"The problem is not that the gov can't treat gay people as normal people."
You're right. That is a problem. What you're looking at here, is part of the solution.
I honestly suspect the only reason their doing this is to garner good will and the fact that some of their major franchises allow for same sex relationships. People would peg them as hypocrites for not supporting it.
I'm all for gay rights, but I dislike the whole idea of this convention... Doesn't making a convention for gay gamers still separate them instead of unifying them with the entire community? I do think the gaming community as a whole should be more open to 'gaymers', but i find this whole idea silly.
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