Exit, Frank West. Enter, Chuck Greene. Yep, Chuck's the motorcycle jacket-wearing dude that we've been seeing so much of in the Dead Rising 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) assets that Capcom has so far deemed fit for public consumption. Learn more details about the game after the jump.

European video game news site Eurogamer reports that a patch for the PC version of Capcom's Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is coming soon. The patch will reportedly contain new view modes, multiplayer tweaks, and additional characters.

New view modes include a Resident Evil 4-style view mode, a new "Wide mode" and a movie mode for viewing Lost Planet: Extreme Condition's cutscenes. The multiplayer update includes a feature that allows players to see connected players in a multiplayer game.

The additional characters are presumably for the game's multiplayer mode. One of the additional characters making their debut in the upcoming patch is Capcom's iconic character Mega Man. Dead Rising hero Frank West will also be included in the patch.

According to Eurogamer, a specific release date for the 400MB patch was not announced. It was mentioned, however, that the patch will be released to coincide with the re-launch of Map Packs 1 and 2 as free downloads for the Xbox 360.

A few days ago, Games Radar published an article - "Five game characters with one foot in the closet" - naming Kratos from God of War, Marcus Fenix from Gears of War, Jimmy Hopkins from Bully, Frank West from Dead Rising and Vaan from Final Fantasy XII as members of the LGBT community. A bunch of you kids might think it's funny but some members of the gay community were offended by it.

Starting off is their supposition that Kratos may be gay because he "accidentaly" killed his wife and daughter, which may mean he's got a grudge against women, "or something." Hassan Mirza, Gay.com's news editor told GamesIndustry.biz that this particular suggestion is misinformed. Why would straight men think that gay men hold violent grudges against women, after all?

PinkNews.co.uk retaliates by publishing the offending Games Radar article with the question: "What is the point of "outing" characters? Is this yet another bunch of childish 'str8' boys laughing at gay people?"

Mirza further elaborates that the article's facetious tone, dismissive of an impressionable audience, justifies making jokes about the LGBT community. Another suggestive, and allegedly misinformed comment was about Frank West dressing up in woman's clothes and children's clothes for a bit of "carnal experimentation."

Gays want the gaming community to know that while it's reassuring that gamers actually care about the sexual orientation of their digital superheroes, it's not very reassuring to read that the gamers rely on juvenile stereotypes about the LGBT community.

It'll be very interesting to know what you guys would make of this sort of situation; feel free to comment below.