With VR mode,
‘Dead or Alive’
goes from creepy
to harassment
Allegra Frank,
Polygon
Earlier this week, we caught a glimpse of Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 in virtual reality that’s set to launch the same day as PlayStation VR. The game allows the user to continually touch a female character in a bikini even after she repeatedly asks them to stop. Dead of Alive has already garnered its share of attention for how it depicts and treats women, but now it rekindled the debate about what is and isn’t okay when it comes to these virtual worlds.
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