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I don’t write often enough about games on my blog. However, I wanted to share something cool about a game company, Bioware. Recently they released a game called Dragon Age 2. This game has been played non-stop by Ray and Dave since it came out, and I’ve been watching it. It’s an awesome rpg. You get to choose to be a mage, warrior or rogue and the game changes depending on every decision you make. The non-linear story is very cool and allows for a different experience each time you play through, depending upon the companions you choose to have with you. Additionally, your companions in the game flirt with you and you can choose to flirt or not flirt back. The gender of the companion doesn’t matter; they’re all omnivorous.

On the Bioware forums, a player complained (this is the forum thread the complaint and the response came from) that Bioware neglected their main demographic, the straight male gamer, by having the straight male gamer have to ‘put up with’ men hitting on their character in addition to women.

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Very logical response by the staffer. I personally hate all video game romance. It ruins the immersion, and comes off as cheesy awkward. Way too deep into the uncanny valley.