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Second Annual Summer Of Pride Officially Kicks Off

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Midboss announced this morning that they have officially kicked off their second annual Summer Of Pride for 2020 on Twitch. If you're not familiar with last year's event, this is a celebration of LGBTQ+ diversity in games. Starting at 9am PT and running all the way to June 30th, the event will feature diverse Twitch streamers playing what they describe as "queer-positive games" as they raise money for LGBTQ+ charities. As part of the festivities, there will be a year-round storefront that will open later in June. Plus, the Steam page for MidBoss' upcoming Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is now live. We have more details for you below as the entire event takes place on Twitch, along with select streams featured on MidBoss' Twitch channel.

Summer Of Pride 2020 has begun, courtesy of Midboss.
Summer Of Pride 2020 has begun, courtesy of Midboss.
This year's livestreaming schedule includes Biqtch Puddin, winner of season 2 of The Boulet Brothers' DRAGULA and previously active in the fighting game community as a competitive player. More than 70 top streamers from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum including Spofie, Mischa, iambrandon and DEERE will also take part in the festivities. They will play more than 60 games with positive representation of queer characters, themes and stories. These include celebrated AAA titles from The Last of Us: Left Behind to the Mass Effect series and an array of indie offerings such as Sayonara Wild Hearts, Monster Prom, Always Sometimes Monsters and Fragments of Him. Players can join the celebration of inclusivity through the Summer of Pride 2020 Sale, offering discounts of up to 80% on beloved queer-positive games including 2064: Read Only Memories, Gone Home and Tacoma. These and other sales will be available via the Chrono.gg storefront once it launches, the Nintendo Switch eShop from June 20-30 and Steam from June 9-25.
"We want everyone experience the range of diversity bubbling just below the surface of gaming, whether that's by getting hands-on with the games or watching a beautiful array of diverse streamers find pieces of themselves in the works of queer developers," said Cade Peterson, CEO of MidBoss. "Spotlighting creators and media with positive LGBTQ+ representation in characters and storylines saves lives by showing queer youths they are not alone."

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