Awesomeness over at BioWare

You've all probably heard it already but I'm still slightly gobsmacked at the amount of sense written by this BioWare person (much better write-up over at ontd_p here and sf_d here).

What happened is this: they put out a game in which the fe/male main character can be romantically approached by both male and female NPCs. And everybody sees what's wrong there, clearly not enough content for exclusively straight males! But FEAR NOT, STRAIGHT MALE FANS!

One straight dude takes it upon himself to let BioWare know that they've neglected their main demographic, straight males (emphasis mine):

( To summarize, in the case of Dragon Age 2, BioWare neglected their main demographic: The Straight Male Gamer.  )

I'm not surprised, but what did floor me was the reaction of the company. Rather than say things on the lines of "but it's cheaper that way" or "focus on the F/F romance, it's hot", Daivd Gaider talks sense about privilege (with costliness thrown in, though, sadly):

( The romances in the game are not for "the straight male gamer". They're for everyone.  )

Not that this makes me more likely to buy the game which still sounds pretty failtastic for various reasons, but this is nice.