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Microsoft cautions developers to avoid curvy female characters

Microsoft urges developers not to create female characters with "exaggerated body proportions" on their official site to support game devs. The site, titled "Product Inclusion Action: Help Customers…

nichegamer.com

 

[Kilau]

Xbox still trying to copy Sony, shame.

 

[hybrid_birth]

Microsoft cautions developers to avoid curvy female characters

Microsoft urges developers not to create female characters with "exaggerated body proportions" on their official site to support game devs. The site, titled "Product Inclusion Action: Help Customers…

nichegamer.com

Don't hate me MS.

 

[Wooxsvan]

 

[Icymanipulator]

It’s ok to be a women. But you better not have features that are too feminine!

SMH

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

 

[Jigsaah]

Have they seen real women? Often it's the stick figures who are exaggerated.

 

[kiphalfton]

Microsoft, you stupid bastards you need all the help you can get.

Curvaceous attractive women sells games.

More of this:

Less (read "none") of this:

 

[Dacvak]

Oh, this’ll be a fun GAF thread

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

 

[Celcius]

Microsoft stop trying to kill Xbox

 

[adamsapple]

Microsoft stop trying to kill Xbox

Halo 4 Cortana was thiiicccc

 

[violence]

The women in my family are curvy. It’s not negative gender stereotypes, it’s genetics. Frak off cat ladies.

 

[JayK47]

The cats out of the bag. Fuck this nonsense. I really hate this shit. The reasons to never buy games from these idiots just keeps piling up.

 

[Kacho]

The culture over at Xbox is completely out of touch with gamers. Go figure.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Thankfully no one will ban you for creating shirtless male characters. Or women who act like men.

 

[Goalus]

If they go through with the Fable main character, they have no one else than themselves to blame if the game underperforms. Which would be a shame, as it looks extremely beautiful (except for the MC).

 

[Magic Carpet]

Is this why Toys for Bob left?

 

[John Bilbo]

I'd rather have this.

 

[SlimySnake]

This is what they said:

Are you reinforcing any negative gender stereotypes?

• Are you unnecessarily introducing gender & gender barriers into your code or design?
• Are you creating playable female characters that are equal in skill and ability to their male peers. Are your female characters equipped with clothing and armor that fits their tasks? Do they have exaggerated body proportions?
• When the story allows, do you show male characters who display a full range of emotions, including joy, sadness, and vulnerability?

I dont think curvy women=exaggerated body proportions like the website editorializes.

 

[Pejo]

If they go through with the Fable main character, they have no one else than themselves to blame if the game underperforms. Which would be a shame, as looks extremely beautiful (except for the MC).

If it's like past Fables, the MC is a character creator OC. This is just for marketing. So they thought that the goblin they've been using would make people want to buy the game.

 

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They can fuck off with this nonsense. Latinas are very curvy so they're basically saying don't include brown women in their games, which, kinda makes them racist.

 

[LordCBH]

I’ve seen the “woman” from the Fable trailer, so this isn’t surprising.

 

[SmokedMeat]

No curves allowed unless they’re fat rolls.

 

[John Bilbo]

This is what they said:

Are you reinforcing any negative gender stereotypes?

• Are you unnecessarily introducing gender & gender barriers into your code or design?
• Are you creating playable female characters that are equal in skill and ability to their male peers. Are your female characters equipped with clothing and armor that fits their tasks? Do they have exaggerated body proportions?
• When the story allows, do you show male characters who display a full range of emotions, including joy, sadness, and vulnerability?

I dont think curvy women=exaggerated body proportions like the website editorializes.

To stylize or to make a caricature one has to exaggerate facial features and body proportions.

 

[Saber]

This is what they said:

Are you reinforcing any negative gender stereotypes?

• Are you unnecessarily introducing gender & gender barriers into your code or design?
• Are you creating playable female characters that are equal in skill and ability to their male peers. Are your female characters equipped with clothing and armor that fits their tasks? Do they have exaggerated body proportions?
• When the story allows, do you show male characters who display a full range of emotions, including joy, sadness, and vulnerability?

I dont think curvy women=exaggerated body proportions like the website editorializes.

They already started bad even before reaching the female body stuff lol

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Less (read "none") of this:

She reminds of Grendel from that animated Beowulf movie

 

[Mortisfacio]

They can fuck off with this nonsense. Latinas are very curvy so they're basically saying don't include brown women in their games, which, kinda makes them racist.

My wife is hispanic. While she's definitely curvy in a good way, most the women in her family are just tortas. I'll pass on that.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

This is what they said:

Are you reinforcing any negative gender stereotypes?

• Are you unnecessarily introducing gender & gender barriers into your code or design?
• Are you creating playable female characters that are equal in skill and ability to their male peers. Are your female characters equipped with clothing and armor that fits their tasks? Do they have exaggerated body proportions?
• When the story allows, do you show male characters who display a full range of emotions, including joy, sadness, and vulnerability?

I dont think curvy women=exaggerated body proportions like the website editorializes.

The questions are made so that the answer is implicit in them. This is the way censors do it so they can't be called out.

You, me, and everybody know what is "reinforcing negative gender stereotypes"? Let's not play dumb with this.

"are your female characters equipped with clothing that fits their tasks" ??


This is Spanish Inquisition level of censorship.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I don't think you guys realize how deep the rot goes with Xbox's leadership at this point, but I didn't expect them to be this overt about it. This is emblematic of a culture where the only thing that doesn't matter is the game.

 

[nosoynadie22]

They probably won't have any problems with this.

 

[violence]

This is what they said:

Are you reinforcing any negative gender stereotypes?

• Are you unnecessarily introducing gender & gender barriers into your code or design?
• Are you creating playable female characters that are equal in skill and ability to their male peers. Are your female characters equipped with clothing and armor that fits their tasks? Do they have exaggerated body proportions?
• When the story allows, do you show male characters who display a full range of emotions, including joy, sadness, and vulnerability?

I dont think curvy women=exaggerated body proportions like the website editorializes.

Overwatch characters have “exaggerated body proportions”, But this is clearly not what they’re talking about. I think most people guessed this was a case sometime between Halo 4 and 5.

 

[MaxwellParrish]

This is what they said:

Are you reinforcing any negative gender stereotypes?

• Are you unnecessarily introducing gender & gender barriers into your code or design?
• Are you creating playable female characters that are equal in skill and ability to their male peers. Are your female characters equipped with clothing and armor that fits their tasks? Do they have exaggerated body proportions?
• When the story allows, do you show male characters who display a full range of emotions, including joy, sadness, and vulnerability?

I dont think curvy women=exaggerated body proportions like the website editorializes.

Do you really think XBox is worried that female character can have the feet of an elephant or the neck of an ostrich ?

 

[mansoor1980]

but phil spencer likes curves........................

 

[NickFire]

This is emblematic of a culture where the only thing that doesn't matter is the game.

Well said IMO.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I feel like Phil got some ultimatum from Nutella and is speedrunning the death of Xbox.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

This company is lost. I can’t anymore…

In all seriousness, a strong anti-PS stance maybe the only the way to get momentum (that would probably be a problem for them at this stage). Imagine an all anti-woke lineup, with a strong bro/nerd culture. They could have people fleeing PS5 at record rates.

 

[Goalus]

They can fuck off with this nonsense. Latinas are very curvy so they're basically saying don't include brown women in their games, which, kinda makes them racist.

Latinas - or Latinx?

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Microsoft hates curvy women? Actually the vast majority of the gaming industry hates curvy and attractive women, but Microsoft is being ridiculous. Further proof the West is trying to destroy anything associated with femininity and beauty. The crazy part is, there are curvy, attractive women in real life so are they considered inappropriate or degrading as well? I bet developers have no problem with giant, muscular shirtless handsome men though.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I don't think you guys realize how deep the rot goes with Xbox's leadership at this point, but I didn't expect them to be this overt about it. This is emblematic of a culture where the only thing that doesn't matter is the game.

my sense was tingling when I saw pronouns in those leaked emails.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

This is a bad look for MS, but not a surprising one. MSNBC is one of the most woke networks ever created. Shame, really.

 

[Topher]

So an artist could create a character that looks exactly like Christina Hendricks but Microsoft wouldn't allow it?

 

[SegaSnatcher]

Sorry guys you better get use to pancake booty in your video games!

 

[Topher]

Sorry guys you better get use to pancake booty in your video games!

Boobs too big

 

[SHA]

Cause they've lost their shape from setting on a desk all day all the time.

 

[King Dazzar]

I feel like Phil got some ultimatum from Nutella and is speedrunning the death of Xbox.

They certainly dont need to try any harder. They're already doing their best it would seem.

 

[DrFigs]

curvy women are sexist. duh

This is what they said:

Are you reinforcing any negative gender stereotypes?

• Are you unnecessarily introducing gender & gender barriers into your code or design?
• Are you creating playable female characters that are equal in skill and ability to their male peers. Are your female characters equipped with clothing and armor that fits their tasks? Do they have exaggerated body proportions?
• When the story allows, do you show male characters who display a full range of emotions, including joy, sadness, and vulnerability?

I dont think curvy women=exaggerated body proportions like the website editorializes.

dammit, OP tricked me

 

[AJUMP23]

Fail gaze.

 

[havoc00]

Define exaggerated. Is Sofia Vergara exaggerated? Is Sydney Sweeney exaggerated? Angeline Jolie? Nikki Minaj, the diversity and inclusion champion? Kim Kardashian? Skinny queens Rooney and others like her; the read head from stranger things?
Fat chicks like Queen latifah and Megan Mccarthy?
What the FUCK does exaggerated mean?