True Avatars - A Queer Video Game Podcast
@trueavatars.bsky.social
Video game podcast featuring 2SLGBTQIA+ stories, news, and guests. New episode every Monday, wherever you get your podcasts!
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True Avatars - A Queer Video Game Podcast
Queer voices in gaming deserve to be amplified, and heard by more people. This podcast focuses on many different facets of gaming, with a lean towards 2SLGBTQIA+ segments, guests, and news. Hosted by ...
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do you want to hear all the latest news, discussions, and interviews on queer video games?
True Avatars has an entire backlog of weekly episodes (and bonus eps!) AVAILABLE NOW🥰🏳️🌈
Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts:
trueavatarspodcast.com
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The Gayming Awards are BACK! 🌈
June 8, 2026 📅
EXCLUSIVELY on WOW Presents Plus 🤩
Nominations are officially OPEN!
✨ Click the link in our bio to cast your vote now! ✨
June 8, 2026 📅
EXCLUSIVELY on WOW Presents Plus 🤩
Nominations are officially OPEN!
✨ Click the link in our bio to cast your vote now! ✨
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The Gayming Awards are BACK! 🌈
June 8, 2026 📅
EXCLUSIVELY on WOW Presents Plus 🤩
Nominations are officially OPEN!
✨ Click the link in our bio to cast your vote now! ✨
June 8, 2026 📅
EXCLUSIVELY on WOW Presents Plus 🤩
Nominations are officially OPEN!
✨ Click the link in our bio to cast your vote now! ✨
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Life is Strange: Reunion announced, releasing March 26 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/01/20/life-is-strange-reunion-reveal/
"By and for fans of the original, Life is Strange: Reunion finally brings Max and Chloe’s saga to a definitive close."
"By and for fans of the original, Life is Strange: Reunion finally brings Max and Chloe’s saga to a definitive close."
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Life is Strange: Reunion announced, releasing March 26 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/01/20/life-is-strange-reunion-reveal/
"By and for fans of the original, Life is Strange: Reunion finally brings Max and Chloe’s saga to a definitive close."
"By and for fans of the original, Life is Strange: Reunion finally brings Max and Chloe’s saga to a definitive close."
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It’s time to give a legend his flowers! 💐 @MiladyConfetti.bsky.social is celebrating Gordon Bellamy, the brilliant Black gay man who revolutionized the Madden series 🏈 This episode is sponsored by Sugoi Mart 🛍️ Click here to watch the full video: buff.ly/KucO4a8 📺
#Gaming #Madden #GamingHistory
#Gaming #Madden #GamingHistory
January 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM
It’s time to give a legend his flowers! 💐 @MiladyConfetti.bsky.social is celebrating Gordon Bellamy, the brilliant Black gay man who revolutionized the Madden series 🏈 This episode is sponsored by Sugoi Mart 🛍️ Click here to watch the full video: buff.ly/KucO4a8 📺
#Gaming #Madden #GamingHistory
#Gaming #Madden #GamingHistory
“This includes the planned inclusion of scenes of male striptease in the game, which is a direct and cynical violation of basic moral norms and traditional spiritual values.”
but female strippers are part of traditional family values, ofc!
www.dexerto.com/gta/russia-t...
but female strippers are part of traditional family values, ofc!
www.dexerto.com/gta/russia-t...
Russia threatens to ban GTA 6 unless leaked “immoral” content is removed - Dexerto
Russia is threatening to prevent GTA 6 from releasing unless “immoral content” such as male strippers is removed.
www.dexerto.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
“This includes the planned inclusion of scenes of male striptease in the game, which is a direct and cynical violation of basic moral norms and traditional spiritual values.”
but female strippers are part of traditional family values, ofc!
www.dexerto.com/gta/russia-t...
but female strippers are part of traditional family values, ofc!
www.dexerto.com/gta/russia-t...
Have you ever heard of the ✨Lesbian Plot Twist?✨
@ekamy.bsky.social and I dig into this strange phenomenon!
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/3qSJkP9m8oE
@ekamy.bsky.social and I dig into this strange phenomenon!
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/3qSJkP9m8oE
Ep. 68 - The Lesbian Plot Twist
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January 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Have you ever heard of the ✨Lesbian Plot Twist?✨
@ekamy.bsky.social and I dig into this strange phenomenon!
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/3qSJkP9m8oE
@ekamy.bsky.social and I dig into this strange phenomenon!
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/3qSJkP9m8oE
Wanna know more about the new Life is Strange game… EARLY?
True Avatars has info you won’t hear from Square Enix until next Tuesday!
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/Nofvd0nqiqk
True Avatars has info you won’t hear from Square Enix until next Tuesday!
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/Nofvd0nqiqk
Ep. 67 - Life is Strange 5 just LEAKED …and Chloe is back?!
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January 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Wanna know more about the new Life is Strange game… EARLY?
True Avatars has info you won’t hear from Square Enix until next Tuesday!
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/Nofvd0nqiqk
True Avatars has info you won’t hear from Square Enix until next Tuesday!
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/Nofvd0nqiqk
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An update for future streams! Hopefully this will be resolved soon. 🙏🏻
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
An update for future streams! Hopefully this will be resolved soon. 🙏🏻
The Sims 4: Royalty & Legacy - Official Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
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January 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
True Avatars, would you do it?
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a Fallout reality series that will see contestants living inside a vault competing for a “huge” cash prize.
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Amazon has greenlit a Fallout reality show where contestants live in a vault for a ‘huge cash prize’ | VGC
‘Fallout Shelter’ is currently looking for contestants…
vgc.news
January 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
True Avatars, would you do it?
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Sonic 35th Anniversary Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJJZ6Cq9tqg
January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Sonic 35th Anniversary Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJJZ6Cq9tqg
Life is Strange Returns in 2026
YouTube video by Life is Strange
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January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Boom! The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 Update Is Now Available. (Repost)
Boom! The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 Update Is Now Available
Get it downloaded!
www.nintendolife.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Boom! The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 Update Is Now Available. (Repost)
queer “Lost Phone” games being delisted from Steam on Jan 29!
Games delisting from Gamesplanet in 2 hours - 3 PM PT (delists from Steam store on Jan 29th but at higher price):
A Normal Lost Phone $0.31 buff.ly/8i26oJu
Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story $0.31 buff.ly/iCctFUu
Alt-Frequencies $0.73 buff.ly/wZoiJrw #ad
A Normal Lost Phone $0.31 buff.ly/8i26oJu
Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story $0.31 buff.ly/iCctFUu
Alt-Frequencies $0.73 buff.ly/wZoiJrw #ad
January 15, 2026 at 1:25 AM
queer “Lost Phone” games being delisted from Steam on Jan 29!
I'm already refreshing the Steam page
One month left until Scarlet Hollow Episode 5's release.
Over 250,000 words of new, intricately branching narrative to explore.
The consequences of your actions are coming home to roost.
Some bonds strengthen, and others shatter.
You don't know what's coming.
Over 250,000 words of new, intricately branching narrative to explore.
The consequences of your actions are coming home to roost.
Some bonds strengthen, and others shatter.
You don't know what's coming.
January 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I'm already refreshing the Steam page
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trying something:
fellas is it gay to use generative AI?
fellas is it gay to use generative AI?
An indie developer says he's pulling his game from Steam because its assets were created with generative AI and his new girlfriend has convinced him this is a "disgrace".
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/an-indi...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/an-indi...
An indie developer is delisting his Steam game because his new girlfriend convinced him its use of AI is ‘a disgrace’ | VGC
The developer behind Hardest says his partner convinced him the game was unethical…
www.videogameschronicle.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
trying something:
fellas is it gay to use generative AI?
fellas is it gay to use generative AI?
we'll see how you all feel after the new executives give you new marching orders
The studio behind The Sims series has assured players its "values are unchanged", including inclusivity, as Saudi Arabia's acquisition of EA continues to make progress.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-sim...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-sim...
The Sims studio says its ‘values are unchanged’, including inclusivity, as EA’s Saudi takeover progresses | VGC
Development on the “next evolution” of the series continues…
www.videogameschronicle.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
we'll see how you all feel after the new executives give you new marching orders
I said I wasn’t gonna record this week, but then Life is Strange 5 LEAKED… and Chloe is coming back too!!
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/Nofvd0nqiqk
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/Nofvd0nqiqk
Ep. 67 - Life is Strange 5 just LEAKED …and Chloe is back?!
YouTube video by True Avatars - A Queer Video Game Podcast
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I said I wasn’t gonna record this week, but then Life is Strange 5 LEAKED… and Chloe is coming back too!!
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/Nofvd0nqiqk
Video version HERE (other platforms in 🧵):
youtu.be/Nofvd0nqiqk
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Stream plan for this week! Hopefully my internet doesn't peeter out on me. 💔🙏🏻
Mon: Starting Laugh Track from @fictionfactorygames.com ❤️ (A day early, too! This game releases tomorrow).
Thurs: Back to of the Devil #otDevil episode 2 from @nthcircle.bsky.social !
Sat: Demos!
Mon: Starting Laugh Track from @fictionfactorygames.com ❤️ (A day early, too! This game releases tomorrow).
Thurs: Back to of the Devil #otDevil episode 2 from @nthcircle.bsky.social !
Sat: Demos!
January 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Stream plan for this week! Hopefully my internet doesn't peeter out on me. 💔🙏🏻
Mon: Starting Laugh Track from @fictionfactorygames.com ❤️ (A day early, too! This game releases tomorrow).
Thurs: Back to of the Devil #otDevil episode 2 from @nthcircle.bsky.social !
Sat: Demos!
Mon: Starting Laugh Track from @fictionfactorygames.com ❤️ (A day early, too! This game releases tomorrow).
Thurs: Back to of the Devil #otDevil episode 2 from @nthcircle.bsky.social !
Sat: Demos!
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Phasmophobia’s creator is launching Kinetic Publishing to ‘champion’ indies.
vgc.news/news/phasmop...
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Phasmophobia’s creator is launching Kinetic Publishing to ‘champion’ indies | VGC
The publisher says it will reject AI-generated…
vgc.news
January 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Phasmophobia’s creator is launching Kinetic Publishing to ‘champion’ indies.
vgc.news/news/phasmop...
vgc.news/news/phasmop...
did someone just binge every single True Avatars episode in a single day??
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
did someone just binge every single True Avatars episode in a single day??
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than
A PEGI rating has leaked an unannounced Life is Strange sequel with ‘strong language’ and ‘illegal drug use’.
vgc.news/news/a-ratin...
vgc.news/news/a-ratin...
A rating has leaked an unannounced Life is Strange sequel with ‘strong language’ and ‘drug use’ | VGC
‘Life is Strange: Reunion’ is coming to PlayStation 5, published by Square Enix.
vgc.news
January 7, 2026 at 10:21 PM
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than LiS 4
please be better than
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Happy New Year! 🥳 2026 is finally here, and while everyone is talking about GTA and Resident Evil, our writer @miladyconfetti.bsky.social is looking at the indie gems that will steal our hearts this year! 💎 Check out the full list here: buff.ly/a3tZZsu
#2026 #IndieGames #LGBTQIA #CozyGaming
#2026 #IndieGames #LGBTQIA #CozyGaming
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Happy New Year! 🥳 2026 is finally here, and while everyone is talking about GTA and Resident Evil, our writer @miladyconfetti.bsky.social is looking at the indie gems that will steal our hearts this year! 💎 Check out the full list here: buff.ly/a3tZZsu
#2026 #IndieGames #LGBTQIA #CozyGaming
#2026 #IndieGames #LGBTQIA #CozyGaming
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Toby Fox Shares Development Update On Deltarune Chapter 5.
Toby Fox Shares Development Update On Deltarune Chapter 5
Update: "Chapter 5 is on track to release later this year"
www.nintendolife.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Toby Fox Shares Development Update On Deltarune Chapter 5.
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Final Fantasy XIV Online Director Reportedly Hints At Nintendo Release. (Repost)
Final Fantasy XIV Online Director Reportedly Hints At Nintendo Release
Is it finally happening?
www.nintendolife.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Final Fantasy XIV Online Director Reportedly Hints At Nintendo Release. (Repost)