This seems to be a pretty hot topic lately. Are women interested in this kind of thing? Are they being stereotyped into the nagging bitch roll? Are they even interested in geeky things?
How My Wife Ruined GTA IV
One guy complains that his wife playing GTA made the game so boring, all because she wasn't playing it the way he wanted. Isn't that what sandbox, open-world games are all about? Thankfully most of the commenters also share this point of view and the comments like "Time to get a new wife. What a stupid bitch. LOL" are few.
A Woman’s Take On The Very Worst Of ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’
This woman takes a more global view on women and their roles in the GTA worlds. She's not offended by the games and enjoys them, but says she'd love to see a female main character for a change. She also mentions the prostitute video that Rockstar was using to promote the game, a very poor decision.
Haze dating game video makes us uncomfortable
Speaking of poor decisions, there's this one where Ubi's new Haze game is being promoted with a viral video where a Frag Doll is supposedly being pimped out as a prize.
Cliffy B: Gears of War 2 More 'Girlfriend-Friendly'
WTF? Those things make a game more girlfriend-friendly? Like BSAngel points out, those things are desirable for any co-op multiplayer experience. And just because a game is co-op doesn't make it girlfriend-friendly. What about those times WE want to escape from our boyfriends and want to play solo?
What Video Game Should Become More Girl-Friendly?
Geeksugar is running a poll today, asking women which games they think should be more female-friendly. But that term isn't really defined, so in the comments some people are clarifying their answers, saying mostly that they want more female main characters.
Interview: Playboy Cyber Girl of the Year Is A True Player
Leigh from Sexy Videogameland did an interview with the new Playboy of the year, who is a legitimate gamer girl. Awesome article. Apparently hot women game too.
ANALYSIS: Here Come the Girls
And little girls too. People are still posting about the growing demographic, still sounding fairly surprised that girls like gaming. When it's proven, it's big news!
What Chicks Don't Like About Science Fiction
However, it's just not games that women apparently aren't supposed to like, apparently we don't like Science Fiction either.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Women and games, people still think it can't work?
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Hi There! I stumbled upon your blog through bs angels blog and thought your blog is very interesting :)
My take on women and video games... I think female gamers will forever be criticized and put down because we're women and we play video games. Most men (and some women) still has that mentality that we do belong in the kitchen and taking care of our kids/family and gaming shouldn't even be part of our hobbies. Believe me after many years of gaming, I've had my share of hateful trolls that follow me around and mock me for what I do.
Hopefully in time, these trolls will just stay under their bridge and keep to themselves.
:)
It's strange to think that there are people out there that actually think that way. I believe most of the people who post those kinds of comments are just teens, trying to bait people, looking for any reaction, but that they don't honestly think that way. It's a frightening prospect to imagine that they do!
btw, I like your site too, welcome!!
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