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Are Game Magazines Turning Into Men's Magazines?

Posted by simoniker on from the slashdot-games-readers'-wives dept.

KaiEl writes "I was skimming through the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (April 2004) the other day when I began to notice a recurring theme: pictures of scantily clad women, both virtual and real, kept popping up. Usually it's not surprising to find one or two skimpy outfits in an issue, but this one seemed crawling with them. I decided to chronicle a list of the semi-nudity in a post on my weblog. What does this surplus of sexy pictures say about the direction of the videogame industry? Is it a reaction to the success of 'male' magazines like Maxim and FHM? Is it a reflection of the video game industry's seeming fascination with the barely clothed female form (see: Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball)? Or am I just a prude who's getting worked up over nothing?"

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  1. Let me see... by DaveJay · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Or am I just a prude who's getting worked up over nothing?"

    Considering you chronicled the semi-nudity on your web site, I think you're a smart person who knows that nudity (even the semi kind) will get you a posting on Slashdot and a lot of web traffic to your blog. ;)

    And since I seem to be a very early post, I suspect a lot of people are RTFAWSN (Reading the ----ing article with semi-nudity.)

  2. Don't bother guys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The blog doesn't have any of the pictures from these magazines. Man, what a damn tease. I'm sorry I clicked the link.

  3. Re:How is this shocking? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why not start "reviewing" women in the magazines as well? Because the phrase "she really sucked" has a completely different connotation with applied to reviews of women, and gamers might get confused...

  4. kneejerk? by GuyMannDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think it reflects that a large part of the audience who grew up with computer games has, er, grown older, and this is the kneejerk reaction of the industry to try to attract them.

    Um, I don't think the knee is the part of the body being jerked in this case...

    GMD

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  5. Re:Nearly Naked Nubiles Nothing New by El · · Score: 5, Funny

    There isn't much of anything that isn't sold by attatching hot nearly naked women to it. Funeral homes? Churches? Depends undergarments?

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    "Freedom means freedom for everybody" -- Dick Cheney

  6. I for one... by cilix · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...welcome our new Nude overlords.

    What can I say, it's been a slow day.