{"id":908077,"date":"2024-06-14T13:25:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T17:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?p=908077"},"modified":"2024-06-18T14:33:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T18:33:09","slug":"lgbtq-gamers-celebrate-pride-month-2024-with-in-game-rewards-and-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/lgbtq-gamers-celebrate-pride-month-2024-with-in-game-rewards-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ Gamers Celebrate Pride Month 2024 with In-Game Rewards and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

LGBTQ Pride Month is here! Every year during June, many games hold special pride events, donate to LGBTQ organizations, and release in-game cosmetic items and outfits to celebrate the strength and resilience of the LGBTQ community. Players won\u2019t want to miss out on the exciting new content and exclusive deals that this Pride Month has to offer. Not sure where to start? Here are just a few of the video games and developers that are taking this year\u2019s Pride Month to the next level:<\/span><\/p>\n

Overwatch 2<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n
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Photo credits: Blizzard Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pride Month is back in <\/span>Overwatch 2. <\/span><\/i>This 5v5 competitive multiplayer game delighted fans when it first celebrated <\/span>Pride Month<\/span><\/a> in 2023, introducing a plethora of LGBTQ flag-themed cosmetics, confirming via a touching <\/span>short story<\/span><\/a> that two characters on its existing roster were LGBTQ, and redesigning its New York hybrid map, Midtown, with Pride parade decor. This year, the fully decked-out Midtown is back, but it\u2019s not the only thing that Blizzard has in store for its LGBTQ players. New Queen Street, a push map set in Toronto, now sports two rainbow crosswalks, and Venture, <\/span>Overwatch 2<\/span><\/i>\u2019s first transgender nonbinary hero, has a brand new <\/span>comic<\/span><\/a> about some of the dangers they\u2019ve encountered on their archaeological missions. Those who watched at least two hours of the Major 1 competition for Calling All Heroes, <\/span>Overwatch 2<\/span><\/i>\u2019s esports division for marginalized genders, also received an exclusive skin for Venture that is modeled after the colors in the nonbinary Pride flag.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cheers love, the Pride Parade is here \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n

The Pride Month festivities are LIVE NOW in #Overwatch2<\/a> \u2728 pic.twitter.com\/70cOwoBAky<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n