A month ago or so, I wrote a Slate column about how video games were embracing gay marriage. One of the boldest examples I cited was The Sims 2: The FAQ noted that new game would include marriage — and that same-sex would be an option. I suggested that this would have an explosive cultural impact, because The Sims is the biggest selling video game of all time. And I linked to the online FAQ.

A reader recently checked the FAQ and noticed that Maxis has updated it. They recently renovated the Sims site, it appears — and for some reason, the FAQ no longer mentions of gay marriage at all.

I wonder if Maxis has changed its mind on this — or whether it’s still in there, but the company is just trying to downplay it a bit? It could also be a simple editorial mistake that they left this out of the new FAQ.