Life is Strange developer DONTNOD Entertainment has announced Tell Me Why , a new "true-to-life narrative adventure" that features the first playable transgender video game hero from a major studio and publisher.

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Tell Me Why's first of three chapters will be released on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC in Summer 2020 and will also be part of Xbox Game Pass and available for purchase on Steam.DONTNOD's newest title is set in "small-town Alaska" and "places you at the heart of a mystery in an intimate, true-to-life story where twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan use their extraordinary bond to unravel memories of a loving but troubled childhood."“The core mechanic of the game is the special bond Tyler and Alyson share and is also a theme strongly anchored into the DONTNOD storytelling approach,” explained Florent Guillaume, Tell Me Why's Game Director. “Over the course of the story, players will explore the identical twins’ different memories of key events and choose which memory to believe. Ultimately, the choices players make determine the strength of the twins’ bond—and the future course of their lives.”Tyler and Alyson will both be playable and will be equal heroes in the story. “We love them both,” Guillaume continued. "And we are especially grateful to Microsoft for its full support, openness and help regarding Tyler’s identity and character, as a transgender man.”DONTNOD worked closely with Microsoft and LQBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD to help ensure tyler is "an authentic representation of the trans experience, as well as a genuine, multidimensional character."“Microsoft and DONTNOD have approached Tyler with a real commitment to authenticity,” explains Nick Adams, Director of Transgender Representation at GLAAD. “Tyler is a fully-realized, endearing character, whose story is not reduced to simplistic trans tropes. Creating a playable lead trans character – and taking such care to get it right – raises the bar for future LGBTQ inclusion in gaming.”DONTNOD is promising Tell Me Why's three chapters will release on a "clear and predictable schedule."“We listened closely to fans of narrative adventure games, and we heard loud and clear how painful unpredictable gaps between episodes can be,” said Peter Wyse, General Manager for Xbox Games Studios Publishing. “We're thrilled to announce that the entire Tell Me Why story will release in the Summer 2020.”

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