EA has joined many other businesses in stating its opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act, a US law instituted in 1996 that does not legally recognise gay marriage.

The Act itself, which defines marriage in Section 3 of its text as "only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife", has been under attack for the past few months after it was ruled unconstitutional by the US appeals court in Boston.

"Electronic Arts has joined with dozens of leading US employers in signing an amicus brief that opposes the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and urges the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to find portions of the Act unconstitutional," reads the statement on EA's official site It continues, "DOMA presents a number of problems for businesses like EA, as it creates regulatory, tax, and discrimination complications for employers, and that’s why we’re standing against it. The underlying lawsuit impacts all employers no matter how big or small, and no matter the industry, and we encourage other business to join these efforts."This is the latest of many laudable anti-discrimination efforts from EA, which has published many games featuring LGBT characters and has taken part in both LGBT Pride Month and the It Gets Better campaign.For a brief history of egalitarianism in games, take a look at our Gay History of Gaming from earlier this year.