Welcome to Episode 7 of SumoCast - this time around we’re joined by guests from various studios to discuss all things PRIDE! 🌈 We’re chatting to Blaise Imiolczyk from The Chinese Room, Pyrrha Shaw from Sumo Leamington, and Mark Hall and Mike Welsh from Sumo Sheffield. Join us as we dive into LGBTQ+ representation in games, what games studios can do to support the LGBTQ+ community, and some of the first-hand experiences from our wonderful guests. 

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Some of the games we mentioned include:
The Last of Us: Part 2 – Naughty Dog 
Wandersong – Greg Lobanov
Sayonara Wild Hearts – Simogo

You can browse the Steam LGBTQ+ tag here: https://store.steampowered.com/tags/en/LGBTQ

Ep.7 SumoCast: LGBTQ+ In Games

Welcome to the SumoCast, a podcast series from the team at Sumo Digital

Founded in 2003, award-winning Sumo Digital employs over 700 staff across its eight studios in Sheffield, Nottingham, Newcastle, Brighton (The Chinese Room), Leeds (Red Kite Games) and Leamington Spa, UK (Sumo Leamington & LAB42) and Pune, India. Developing successful games across all platforms and genres, Sumo is recognised for its versatility, proprietary technology and creativity across a portfolio of games featuring titles for major publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Sega and 2K. Sumo Digital is part of the Sumo Group plc.