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Why wrestling is the perfect choice for a dating sim

Team Lazerbeam stonecold stuns us with their answers

Major Malfunction, a smiley wrestling teacher wearing a pink vest, green hat, and shades, points at you and says "welcome, I'm Major Malfunction. I'll be showing you the ropes!", in Wrestling With Emotions: New Kid On The Block.

For Magic Week, I wrote about Team Lazerbeam's upcoming dating sim Wrestling With Emotions: New Kid On The Block (WWE) and how you're able to romance a beefcake composed entirely of green ooze. There is, of course, far more to it than that. I asked Team Lazerbeam's Ben Rausch about how it tackles themes of queer identity and diversity in a kickass way, which I highlighted in my post, but wanted to highlight even more here. Their answers were too good not to share.

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