After beforehand saying that it could not launch a brand new The Sims 4 marriage ceremony pack in Russia because of the nation’s anti-LGBTQ legal guidelines, EA has reversed course saying it is going to now promote My Marriage ceremony Tales in Russia with all its LGBTQ content material and advertising and marketing intact.
In a put up on its web site The Sims staff wrote:
Final week, we shared the beneath replace about our upcoming recreation pack “My Marriage ceremony Tales.” On the time, we believed that our staff couldn’t freely share the storytelling of same-sex couple Cam and Dom in Russia and determined the easiest way to uphold our dedication to sharing their story was to not launch this pack there.
Since then, we’ve been listening to the outpouring of emotions from our group together with each assist for our determination and concern for his or her fellow group members. It’s equally necessary for us to face by our values, together with standing in opposition to homophobia, and to share tales like this with those that need and want it most.
With this in thoughts, we’ve reassessed our choices and realized we are able to do greater than we initially believed and we’ll now launch The Sims 4 “My Marriage ceremony Tales” Sport Pack to our group in Russia, unaltered and unchanged, that includes Dom and Cam.
My Marriage ceremony Tales is a The Sims 4 content material pack that permits gamers to plan each side of an ideal marriage ceremony. Advertising and marketing supplies for the pack featured lesbian couple Camille and Dominique and the story of their stroll down the aisle. In Russia, anti-LGBTQ legal guidelines ban any content material that celebrates or promotes “non-traditional sexual relationships amongst minors.” Out of concern that the queer couple on the coronary heart of the sport’s advertising and marketing would run afoul of that regulation, EA determined that it could not promote the pack in Russia, incomes the corporate each reward and criticism from Sims followers.
Initially slated for launch on February seventeenth, this new growth will delay the sport to February twenty third.
Supply: The Verge
