Wanted: Female Game Testers

BaronVonDuvet writes "The BBC is covering this story regarding the lack of female testers for the new Tomb Raider game. Given that there are a number of female gamers (admittedly far fewer than male gamers) why are they having so many problems finding women? Is this a sign that the female gaming market has never really taken off? Is the way men and women approach a game really that different? Are they really interested in finding women testers or is the whole thing a publicity stunt? If you're an interested woman maybe you should get in touch."

Comments

how about: women find better shit jobs?

[deano]

Game testing is practically as bad as the unemployment line.. Low pay, bad hours, no real opportunity for advancement.

So, why would women, in general want to do that, when there are crap receptionist positions, decent tip-based jobs (which women can earn better tips at), and cash register jobs aplenty?

This is stupid

[erroneus]

Everyone knows that women don't even PLAY games, let alone test them. Further, if you could get a woman away from her entertainment TV and tabloids long enough to touch anything remotely resembling a computer she'd probably fry her remaining brain cell.

If women were involved in developing Tomb Raider, they'd have done the same thing to Laura Croft that Mattel did to Barbie -- smaller breasts, wider hips and waist because the "standards are too high." Oh please... Oprah is NOT "big and beautiful" she's a lard-ass who can't stop eating Cheetos.

(Did I rile anyone with that? hehehe... didn't mean it but I wanted to get a reaction -- I guess that's what they call a troll...)

Re:Women Don't find..

[khuber]

evidence?

Nonsense

[Negatyfus]

That's complete bullshit. Everybody knows all women are lesbian.