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Jesse and Katie explore the controversies surrounding the mobile game Love and Deepspace and its impact on gaming culture.

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dive into the world of otome (Japanese-style video games aimed at women) and the yearlong saga of Love and Deepspace, the wildly profitable mobile game whose fans have gotten a little too invested. Featuring: period trackers, incest, a canceled werewolf, and the Chinese Communist Party. Plus, a viral essay reignites the debate over whether lesbians sleep with men, and a dyke bar’s mask mandate causes a very online rift. Why Straight Rural Men Have Gay ‘Bud-Sex’ With Each Other -- Science of Us Last Ditch Bar The History of Otome Games – Acadia Lee Angelique (Game) - Giant Bomb Video Game Wiki Love and Deepspace blew up gamescom 2025. Dating simulator with $826 million in annual revenue ‘Why was a Period Tracking Feature added to Love and Deepspace” - Interview the Developers via 4Gamer : r/LoveAndDeepspace China Is Banning Same-Sex Relationships And ‘Effeminate’ Men From Video Games Extreme Chinese players send cow dung, funeral chrysanthemums, curse banners, and ritual items to Papergames/Infold office as Love and Deepspace controversy escalates. LADS Chinese social media accounts have reportedly lost around 1 million followers…

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