As some games strive for the utmost realism, it's surprising that only a handful have explored sexual orientation. In fact, very few games explore love at all with the noteworthy exception of the love of killing space invaders. Standouts have been titles from Rockstar Games; whose "Grand Theft Auto" franchise has introduced players to characters of varying sexuality while franchises like ...

When you're staring down a travel itinerary that includes 16 hours worth of cross-planet travel (each way!) to cover one of the video game industry's biggest events, only a few things can help maintain your sanity: You know you'll be playing some titles well before many of your peers ever will, and you hold out hope that each booth's hired eye-candy will be completely adorable and help melt away ...