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Will Sex In Games Ever Be Sexy?

Posted by Zonk on from the as-opposed-to-creepy dept.

The Guardian Gamesblog has an editorial up discussing the pitiful state that sexuality is in when it comes to games. Titles like "Singles: Flirt up your Life" and "The Guy Game" are not sexy...they're just embarrassing. From the article: "Historically, you can understand the reasons behind the industry's adolescent handling of adult themes: a younger audience, a male-dominated development environment and, of course, basic pixilated visuals which only ever really allowed a nudge, nudge, wink, wink, 'Confessions of a Bitmapped Bikini Lady' approach to portraying sex."

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  1. Second Life by Solder+Fumes · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Lotsa sex in Second Life. Basically there is financial competition to produce the sexiest clothing, poses, "accessories", and animations. Since you can make anything, there are some pretty advanced genitalia out there. Second Life allows you to tack anything anywhere on your avatar, including the Barbie- and Ken-like flat nether regions.

    Not that I get involved in such things.

  2. Re:Dumbass by Laxitive · · Score: 3, Interesting


    Dammit, hit submit before I finished saying what I wanted to say.

    What the hell is "that stuff" supposed to be?

    There are a lot of pretty good natured h-games. Of course, if you've only kept your eye out for the disturbing stuff, then I think that says more about you than it does about h-games.

    -Laxitive