LOS ANGELES—Nickey Huntsman and the Vanilla Gaming Company have been nominated for Best Mainstream Venture for the 2024 AVN Awards.
Huntsman and The Vanilla Company were cited for Retro-Knock Out, the first video game to feature an adult performer as a playable character, within a storyline built for adult gaming enthusiasts. The award category was created to honor those performers who have worked on mainstream projects.
“To say this is a dream come true is an understatement. I have always wished to be in a video game way before I became a performer," she said. "This is an honor that fills my heart with so much gratitude for the many years that I have worked in the world of adult films. I am so thankful to Neil Herrin and his amazing company for casting me in this game. Allowing me to have the time of my life creating this character within Retro-Knockout.
"I have never been a woman to back down from a challenge and I have never been an actor who believed that her range could only be defined in one place. We made history by creating this game together. Hopefully, we will get to take home the award for Best Mainstream Venture, to show the world that there is no limit to what a porn star and a company that sees porn stars for the entertainers that they truly are, can accomplish.”
For a complete list of all the nominees, click here.
The 2024 AVN Awards and Adult Entertainment Expo will be held Jan. 25-27 in Las Vegas. For tickets, click here.
Huntsman will be signing and posing for photos at the 101 Modeling booth during the week.
“It’s nearly the year 2024 and 'mainstream' media shuns the adult film industry and almost anything that has to do with nudity, and it’s ridiculous," Huntsman said. "It’s totally acceptable for grotesque violence, outlandish killing, and over-the-top fighting, but the moment you show a beautiful topless woman the entire gaming industry hates you. It’s unbelievable. We live in a prudish America that needs to grow TF up and understand that gaming is an art form on the same level as movies, television shows, music, etc.
"It’s a form of entertainment that was created by a generation that’s 40-plus years old and it’s perfectly acceptable for that media to have grown over the years with its audience, we’re not kids anymore. Being the first game to ever be nominated by the AVN Awards is a high honor and it’s something I’m very proud of. The best part about this whole situation is Retro KO! was only our first game. We have BIG things in the works on our next game with a planned release of late 2024.”
To purchase Retro KnockOut at a holiday-discounted price, click here. Users must first register, then create an account.
To watch an actual game play on YouTube, click here.
For more updates, follow Huntsman and Vanilla Gaming Company on X/Twitter, at @NickeyHuntsman and @TheVanillaBeast. She is also on Instagram, Threads, ManyVids, OnlyFans, and SextPanther.
