An article in which the Ubisoft Writer statement about gay protagonists in games is called into question, and NOT because of his supposed "hurtful" and "homophobic" comment.
Insider Gaming - "Ubisoft has cancelled yet another game, this time ending development on the Animal Crossing-inspired title Alterra."
HALIFAX (April 14, 2026) – Laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a settlement with the video-game giant. The terms of the settlement, including the compensation employees will receive, is confidential.
I can't sit here and act like I know these workers financial situations. And I'm sure nobody wakes up WANTING to go to court. But for the sake of the industry, I wish some of these types of cases made it to trial.
Settlements allow companies to continue to do whatever abusive practices they do. While the trials (should the company lose) would actually force real changes for the better.
But again, I'm not in these workers shoes and I can understand them not wanting to risk it.
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Good article.
I'd be more than happy to see attractive lesbian protagonists(or antagonists), and i await their arrival with a box of tissues by my side.
A gay male protagonist, though? Ugh...
Don't force shit into games just to be PC.
There should be no problem with a homosexual protagonist, as long as that isn't the point. If the character just happens to be gay, sure.
Take any male protagonist that isn't trying for a relationship with a girl in a game, consider them gay, and ask yourself, "Does it really change anything?" Or even a step further, if there's a brief sweet moment between him and another dude, then whatever, but don't be like "HEY, THIS CHARACTER IS GAY AND IT'S GONNA BE RUBBED ALL UP YOUR FACE!".
Seems pretty obvious to me why you'll find lesbians being more accepted in videos games than gay men.
Majority of the player base is made up of straight men and straight men don't like seeing two guys getting it on in front of them while I think a lot of us perfectly enjoy seeing women doing the same (% of lesbian porn vs % gay porn on the internet).
If it's homophobic to not like the idea of the character that I'm playing being gay (male) then I guess I'm a homophobe.