There's that shit again
Chris Avellone (Planescape, KOTOR 2, and Fallout: New Vegas) just dropped a MEGATON NUKE regarding BioWare's hiring practices...
"...when applicants would apply to the studio, the producer would go through their LinkedIn to see what posts they liked, and if he disagreed with their political/social Like, he'd advocate not to hire them based on their Like."
ITS TRUE. EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN SAYING. ITS ALL TRUE.
HOLY SHIT!
Them only making good games for the first 20 might have had an effect
Legendary video game studio BioWare closed after 31 years bbc.in/4jAEFg1
Graeme retweeted
This is hilarious. 'Woke' didn't kill Bioware" *proceeds to list all the ways woke killed bioware*
To those of you claiming that "woke" killed Bioware, you don't know what the frak you are talking about. BioWare was a pioneer in LGBTQ+ inclusion within Western RPGs, evolving from early same-sex options in games like Baldur’s Gate II and Jade Empire, to fully written queer main characters, explicit romances, and transgender/non-binary representation across the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series.
For those of you who claim you've played their games, but we know you haven't actually done so, here's a timeline of LGBTQ+ at a glance from BioWare games.
Early Era (2000–2005): Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) featured Juhani as an early, semi-hidden lesbian romance. Jade Empire (2005) included same-sex options but faced editorial pushback or censorship in some markets.
Mass Effect Trilogy (2007–2012): Mass Effect (2007) sparked media controversy over a brief alien-human romance with Liara (playable as female Shepard). Mass Effect 2 expanded options, and Mass Effect 3 (2012) offered full same-sex romances for male and female Shepard, including crewmate Samantha Traynor and Steve Cortez.
Dragon Age Series (2009–Present): Dragon Age: Origins (2009) allowed bisexual/same-sex flings with select companions. Dragon Age II (2011) made nearly all main party members bisexual/pansexual. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) introduced Dorian Pavus as the studio's first fully gay companion and Krem as a prominent transgender character.
Later Titles (Andromeda and The Veilguard): Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017) scaled back queer options at launch, whereas later projects and studio leadership continued emphasizing expansive identity options and diverse characters.
Beyond that....
Writing & Advocacy: Lead writers like David Gaider championed authentic queer storylines, making non-straight identities a core part of fantasy and sci-fi worldbuilding rather than a joke.
Industry Influence: BioWare's commitment helped normalize LGBTQ+ characters in mainstream AAA video games, though critics and fans have also debated past missteps, missed opportunities, or inconsistent handling of bisexual representation.
(a simple Google search gives you the above, and you can go deeper if you like).
I've been playing their games since the VERY beginning. Get out of my timeline you fake-ass LARPers.
Graeme retweeted
“There is nothing racist about any ethnic or religious group wanting their own homeland.”
🤖 Made with AI
Oh here we go again. TWAW was so stupid they've finally moved on to double speaking that we somehow have ethnic minorities in this country without there being any actual native, majority ethnicity. Both can't be true without the other but let's lable reality as somehow racist
Graeme retweeted
Stop treating the adult population like children and stop allowing adults who behave like despotic toddlers to decree what the rest of us are allowed to watch.
BBC removes 11 Mitchell and Webb comedy sketches from iPlayer bbc.in/4799EIB
Graeme retweeted
So now the music industry is pro-free speech again? and this guy was the turning point? What a time to be alive
Every single protester needs to do this regardless the cause. Completely overwhelm these ridiculous standards
Hahahah!
'Oh, Your Intelligent Creations Are Trying To Kill You? That's Interesting,' Says Jesus buff.ly/mHmZXeX
Graeme retweeted
The draft conversion bill is irreconcilable with fundamental human rights. It tells people and courts what to think and say, it fundamentally redraws the line between state and family and it's so vague the main offence is dangerously unclear and arbitrary.
