Bethesda confirms same-sex marriages for Skyrim

[Ohio Joe]

When approached on Twitter by someone who asked on the subject, Hines responded: “Not hush hush, just not making a huge deal out of it. You can marry anyone.”

He later clarified by saying in a further tweet: “Sorry, should clarify. Not any NPC, just mean any male or female. Doesn’t matter what you’re playing.”

Now you can marry a gay Khajiit in the game. Everyone’s a winner.

http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/25/bethesda-confirms-same-sex-marriage-for-skyrim/

Video games, having already turned all our children into cold blooded killers, now take aim at family values. :sarcasm:

Good for Bethesda! Now I just hope they don't bow down to the pressure that is sure to follow from the fundies.

[Aerows]

1. WOOT

This isn't new, though. Bioware has had same-sex couples since KOTOR. Dragon Age: Origins had full blown sex scenes (well, and then there were the nude porn addons LOL - don't even ask). Dragon Age 2 also had a super sexy pirate chick that you could romance as a female character (which of course, I did). You had 4 that you could romance, two males and two females, and you could romance any of them as either gender.

It's cool though :)

[Shandris]

11. Except for SWTOR, which they announced did NOT have any...

...according to mmorpg.com. It seemed to come as a shock to many, and may have had something to do with LucasArts approval (The article I read wasn't certain on that point, and I haven't read an update at this point yet).

Still, good news for Skyrim. :)

[Aerows]

13. Actually, I didn't know it when I played it

But then I started picking up a vibe from Juhani, since I was a female Jedi and -poof- I got the romance :D

That was an awesome find for me. My God, though, that was just such an awesome game, too.

[ZombieHorde]

2. My wife is super excited for Skyrim. It should be fun.

Recommended.

[justiceischeap]

7. I myself am super excited for it. I'm so super excited I've already pre-ordered it

Mass Effect allows same-sex couples too.

[Marr]

3. I like that he clarified about it not beng any NPC.

I mean, that would basically be condoning Barbarian/Dragon Turtle love.

[Confusious]

4. In a video game?

Seriously, I haven't found anyone to marry in real life.

"marrying" someone in a video game is just to geeky for me, a geek.

[Enrique]

5. next they'll let you marry a mudcrab

nasty creatures.

[Aerows]

8. Hey as long as it's not those cliff diver things from Morrowind

:shudder:

[qb]

6. HASBRO - The Game of Life PC Game also has same-sex marriage!

:bounce:

[Ohio Joe]

9. Wow... Thats a surprise

Not something one would expect of Hasbro, I'm proud of them!

[msanthrope]

10. I know you are writing English, and yet, the meaning of your words escapes me.

Someone, somewhere, can marry a same-sex sweetheart??? That's always wonderful, but I wish I understood the context.

[Ohio Joe]

12. It is a video game - nt