but surely some of them might be aware that “politics in my vidya” has become a euphemism

They’re probably aware. Thing is G*mers have always been hard to please. If they’re not upset about women being in the video game, then the gameplay is too easy, or the story sucks, or the graphics suck, honestly there’s no winning with them. My advice to studios is just to make the game they would want to play, like how it used to be. That’s how we got groundbreaking and experimental AAA titles, an art now that seems to be delegated to indie games who’re willing to take risks while the big studios chase trends.

And yeah Mrs. Pac Man is the first political game.