> The industry-wide standards for character design, costume design, theming, even mechanics are all set based on these guidelines, which have evolved into ironclad requirements. You will not get funding for your game, nor support or approval from the major platforms (particularly consoles) without complying with these guidelines.

I don't personally play video games but have noticed a lot of disgruntled discourse around things such as "Body Type 1" and "Body Type 2" in lieu of "Male" and "Female" being implemented in new releases. Is that as a result of these guidelines?