EA receives thousands of anti-gay mail about Mass Effect 3 and SWTOR - Polidicks

[quote] In March, the Florida Family Association launched an email campaign against BioWare and Electronic Arts to protest the inclusion of same-sex relationships in Star Wars: The Old Republic. The Family Research Council made similar noises in January, when FRC President Tony Perkins said "the biggest threat to the empire may be homosexual activists" and called on his audience to speak out against them. It appears that followers of these "family values" groups have heard and obeyed, as Electronic Arts confirmed that it has received "several thousand" letters complaining about the presence of same-sex relationships in games like The Old Republic and Mass Effect 3, and threatening to boycott its games if they're not removed. Not that it really matters, as Vice President of Corporate Communications Jeff Brown said the company has no plans to change or censor anything. "Every one of EA's games includes ESRB content descriptors so it's hard to believe anyone is surprised by the content," Brown told GamesIndustry. "This isn't about protecting children, it's about political harassment." Brown also dismissed the suggestion that EA was somehow pressured into including LGBT characters in its games, although he acknowledged that a number of forum posts criticizing the company's stance have been deleted for violating its content rules. "We have met with LBGT groups and sponsored industry forums to discuss content and harassment of players in online forums," he added. "In short, we do put options for same-sex relationships in our games; we don't tolerate hate speech on our forums." Same-sex relationships aren't actually available yet in Star Wars: The Old Republic but BioWare and EA have said the option will be added at some point in the future. [/quote] [url]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/116660-Anti-Gay-Email-Campaign-Floods-Electronic-Arts[/url]

Leave EA alone, you faggots.

That's gay... also, if I was a dev, I'd make a gay main character, purely to piss everyone off. he would be American, Christian, a light republican, and an Ex-marine, AKA, piss everyone off even more. then I would announce that for every gay hate letter I get in the mail, I'm going to send 1$ to gay rights groups. Aka, "Family value groups" will contribute to gay rights.

Game about player choice FRC: "Homosexuality is a choice" Make homosexuality a choice in a game about choice FRC: "Sound the gay alarm!"

I seriously thought this was protesting the ME3 ending when I saw it

This is one of the few issues that EA is on the right side of.

Not sure to side with anyone here. Side with the anti gays, you'll be called homophobe but side with EA you'll be called as EA supporter

both sides are fucking idiots

[quote]Same-sex relationships aren't actually available yet in Star Wars: The Old Republic but BioWare and EA have said the option will be added at some point in the future[/quote] It better happen.

[QUOTE=Ermac20;35441353]both sides are fucking idiots[/QUOTE] That can be said about any conflict. Sounds dumb and has no point.

At least it wasn't like DA2, where somehow your entire team is bisexual.

So they boycott a game... Boy I wonder whats for dinner tonight..

Personally I found the big HOLY SHIT GUYS YOU CAN BE IN A GAY RELATIONSHIP IN THIS GAME!!!! Bioware were ranting about despicable. It's using the homosexual community so they can look better and thus shift more copies. It's nothing about choice, it's about PR, which I find exploitative.

[QUOTE=dass;35441631]Boy I wonder whats for dinner tonight..[/QUOTE] Nothing, I've had it up to fucking here feeding your sorry ass. Go home

EA introduces new DLC: straight relationships only for only 25$

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;35441980]Nothing, I've had it up to fucking here feeding your sorry ass. Go home[/QUOTE] Fuck you mom! (oh god its like last year before easter all over again D':)

Oh wow, my brain is full of fuck, I don't know who to support. On one hand, EA are literally the worst gaming company in the world and the worst company period in the US. On the other hand, the FRC ar a bunch of hateful disgusting homophobic bigots who deserve to all die in a fire. Fuck it, oppose them both I say. :v:

[QUOTE=garychencool;35441405]It better happen.[/QUOTE] better let me marry my male robo WAIFU or ill ragequit xD [editline]5th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Shibbey;35441939]Personally I found the big HOLY SHIT GUYS YOU CAN BE IN A GAY RELATIONSHIP IN THIS GAME!!!! Bioware were ranting about despicable. It's using the homosexual community so they can look better and thus shift more copies. It's nothing about choice, it's about PR, which I find exploitative.[/QUOTE] Ok so it's 100% totally for PR and not at all an ounce for supporting something? I'm not saying it isn't but Jeez

[QUOTE=J!NX;35442162]Ok so it's 100% totally for PR and not at all an ounce for supporting something? I'm not saying it isn't but Jeez[/QUOTE] It was really badly sloppily written and screamed of being tacked on.

Can I ask a question? Why does everyone say EA made Mass Effect? All they've really done is fund it, Bioware developed it. EA might've had a say in the content to an extent, but they're essentially the producer, not the developer. They sell the game for Bioware. Though I daresay that Bioware could brush EA off by now, they've got enough of a reputation behind them. Must be a contract.

they didn't care about the ability to be a lesbian in ME1 and 2, of course.

[QUOTE=Sector 7;35442224]they didn't care about the ability to be a lesbian in ME1 and 2, of course.[/QUOTE] Well yeah, lesbians are hot, duh.

[QUOTE=archangel125;35442221]Can I ask a question? Why does everyone say EA made Mass Effect? All they've really done is fund it, Bioware developed it. EA might've had a say in the content to an extent, but they're essentially the producer, not the developer. They sell the game for Bioware. Though I daresay that Bioware could brush EA off by now, they've got enough of a reputation behind them. Must be a contract.[/QUOTE] Not only is it a contract, EA owns bioware.

Doesn't help that almost every couple in the game were a male/male and female/female couple :v: And I don't mean Shepard and his companions

[QUOTE=BCell;35441343]Not sure to side with anyone here. Side with the anti gays, you'll be called homophobe but side with EA you'll be called as EA supporter[/QUOTE] I'd side with EA over the Family Association any day.

Really? They played ME3 and they are complaining about gay relationships of all things?

I have to join EA's Side, mainly cause I find the anti-gay people fucking stupid as shit, no one can have rights (By this, I mean allowed to be Gay/Lesbian/Bi-Sexual) anymore can they?

[QUOTE=Robber;35443117]Really? They played ME3 and they are complaining about gay relationships of all things?[/QUOTE] I'd say almost none of them have played it and are just complaining over shit that doesn't affect them.

I can't believe in a game where you can fuck aliens the FCR is complaining about be being given the choice to fuck human males.

Sounds like someone is butthurt. And im not talking about the gays here. But really, this goes along with the whole "my kid saw it in a video game so he will do it in real life" stuff. "My son played Call of Duty, and that made him shoot people in real life". "My son played Mass Effect and it made him suck a dick in real life". Stupid