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Video Games Need A Woman's Touch

hattan wrote to mention an AP article going around detailing one woman's frustration with the roles for women in games. From the article: "Tara Teich enjoys nothing more than slipping into the role of a female video game character. But the 26-year-old software programmer gets annoyed by the appearance of such digital alter egos as the busty tomb raider Lara Croft or the belly-baring Wu the Lotus Blossom of 'Jade Empire.' Don't even get her started on the thong-bikini babes that the male gunmen win as prizes in 'Grand Theft Auto,' which was sent to stores with hidden sex scenes left embedded on the discs by programmers. "

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  1. Breaking news! by line-bundle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Daytime TV shows need a man's touch.

  2. Women in video games by imr · · Score: 4, Funny

    show that it's gamers who need a woman's touch.

  3. Re:and she would rather... by grub · · Score: 3, Funny


    "Trailer Park Girl" Only for XBOX!

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  4. 97% of Slashdot readers are men by EnronHaliburton2004 · · Score: 4, Funny

    OSTG user statistics (Including Slashdot).
    - 97% of OSTG readers are men
    - average age is 29

    Arguing about women in games on Slashdot is like a vegan arging about animal rights in a sausage factory.

    1. Re:97% of Slashdot readers are men by saltydog0302 · · Score: 2, Funny

      As both a vegan and a woman I'd like to mention that I thought my campaign at Jimmy Dean worked out pretty well. I didn't stop any deaths but I got a lovely fridge magnet.

  5. Women ARE objects in games by LinuxPoultergist · · Score: 5, Funny

    Woman lucy = new Woman();

  6. Re:Why don't people complain this much about TV by chewties · · Score: 2, Funny

    When Desperate Housewives: The Game comes out maybe they'll change their tune. The women on that show are sexual predators, and as men we should all find it completely offensive... if it weren't so completely uninteresting.

  7. Re:I must've missed this minigame by superpulpsicle · · Score: 2, Funny

    That is hidden content to be released 2 years from now when sales have slowed down.

  8. Re:The Five Foot Phallus Rule by Murasaki+Skies · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, what will your characters do with the 2.5 feet of the phallus that won't fit in their left trouser leg?

    You fold it back up and tie it off. Jeez!!!

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  9. Re:The Five Foot Phallus Rule by Murasaki+Skies · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now that I think about it, you staple it off. That way you don't have to worry about it getting hard because of all the blood loss.

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