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Uneasy Relationship Between Gender and Gaming

Posted by Zonk on from the yes-another-girls-and-gaming-article dept.

1up.com has a well thought out look at the Uneasy Relationship between Gender and Gaming. No girl power, no PSP lickers. From the article: "Leisure and entertainment have evolved alongside humans. Even in more primitive times, life couldn't be all about clubbing saber-toothed tigers. And while men and women usually enjoy the same forms of entertainment, it doesn't mean they always enjoy the same kinds of entertainment."

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  1. Alienating 1/2 potential customers by danikar · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't think it will be too many more years before the game companies relize that about half the world is being alienated by there games and start making unisexual games.

    I mean DOA beach Vollyball.... heh who was that made for I wonder.

  2. Whatever... by Otter · · Score: 2, Insightful
    As with a lot of topics, it's unfortunate that all the people who know exactly how to sell games to females don't actually make games. They do, however, write condescending lectures as if they just thought of all this stuff themselves, while trashing on the Barbie developers, who _have_ sold games to females.

    BTW, exactly when did male gamers stop being "awkward, snorting nerds"?

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  4. Did you even read Alaren's post? by Thedalek · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That would be you missing almost every point he just made.

    The structure of Max Payne 2 doesn't center around relationships, and Metroid doesn't meet any of the qualifications other than the non-marginalized female lead. No romance, no emotional relationships, no cooperation.

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  5. Re:What lickers? by blackicye · · Score: 2, Insightful

    From TFA: "Lets just get right to the point: I'm the chick who shamelessly licked her PSP. And you know something? I loved it, and I would do it again!

    I love my PSP. It's slick, long, shiny and new and panders to my every whim. Besides the fact that it is just straight up kick ass! ( Who wouldn't want to put their mouth on that thing!?!)"

    Vacuous whore is an understatement..I read that last line as who wouldn't want to stick it straight up their ass.

  6. Max Payne has a SHOWER SCENE by frikazoyd · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I mean really man, Mona's only wearing a towel at one point. That's pretty gratuitous. There's even a suggestive drawing of her in the shower. Mona's a guy gamer's fantasy of a girl if I ever saw one. Very comic-book like, not like she was in the first Max Payne.