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Study Says Games are Too Complicated for Girls

At Ghent University in Belgium, no longer do students learn, they just cause sexually based problems! Read on to find out why…

Drjft5041d ago

My ex-girlfriend used to love Fable II, but got flustered when she would get swarmed by enemies, so I guess the study is correct!

CrzyFooL5041d ago

My girlfriend and I beat Castle Crashers. She sucked at it tho.

whateva5041d ago (Edited 5041d ago )

this study is BS.

El_Colombiano5040d ago

Maybe that has to do with a new generation of children...

VINNIEPAZ5040d ago

Me and my girl are a pretty good team when playing co-op games. I'm the type to never listen to what is going on in the story or important info on the next mission. I'm more of the "just tell me what to kill and I'll kill it" type of player. So if anytime in the game I need to ask, "Why are we killing whatever it is we are killing" she can break it down to me pretty quickly. lol

CrzyFooL5041d ago

New study also shows GIRLS CANT DRIVE!!! HAiyooo

greeneggsnsam5041d ago

I saw a study that found that men can't do two things at once.

CrzyFooL5041d ago

I am typing and drinking coffee right now!! BOOYAH

Ah shit I spilled my coffee . . . .

BeaArthur5040d ago

Another waste of money on a pointless study.

Ocelot5255040d ago

Another waste of time on a pointless comment.

DelbertGrady5040d ago

Girls are too complicated for gaming.

Theonik5040d ago

Girls are too complicated end of.

jneul5040d ago (Edited 5040d ago )

this study is BS, I don't feel games are too complicated, and I game on demon souls, FF, MGS, Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, also I kick my bf's arse at soul calibur.
As for throwing the towel in my 200hrs session on FF13 says hi, still have to get that platinum but collecting every single item and weapon is so boring it's all grind no fun, yet i still keep on going every now and again in the hope that this may be the day i get that trophy

AngryFork5040d ago

These kinds of survey's mean the majority. Obviously not EVERY single woman thinks games are too complicated. But it's obvious that most girl gamers just can't do it without lots of practice. Most have enough fun with just older Mario games or other 2D ones.

But to be fair a lot of guys can't either, the ones who only play Madden or GTA probably can't get into a game like Demons Souls or FF13 or something because of the controls, tactics, etc. require knowledge of more stuff than just a few buttons.

erathaol5040d ago

More than likely there are girls who just don't give it a chance and make up their mind off first impressions.

Its a shame too, not just relating this to social dynamics but also comprehensive terms of a new form entertainment. In a weird way being able to play a game is like reading, as games today can unlock emotions, knowledge and interesting stories.

BABY-JEDI5039d ago

I think Girlz are just too clever for this gaming nonsense ; )

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Microsoft’s Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3

Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.

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darthv7215h ago

Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.

solideagle2h ago

you should apply in MS PR team buddy, I think you will do a great job in my humble opinion :)

Cacabunga1h ago

I can tell people like you are an absolute minority..

If service is up means their fans and fanboys accepted this model and subscribed to it. The near future you will see a big decline because the service is saturated.

shinoff218348m ago

But that's been ms for years. When things aren't going their way they try to change the way things are said. For instance console sales are down, they stop telling how many sold instead telling us how many hours spent in halo or headshots. So it makes sense console sales down just say people are playing on more devices then previous. What they won't say is how many xbox players jumped ship to ps5.

purple1014h ago

Xbox hardware revenue tanks to lowest point of Xbox Series generation

Profchaos3h ago

I'm not surprised surface is struggling they aren't relevant anymore

XBManiac3h ago

Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.

SimpleDad2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."

That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.

purple1012h ago

Activision: "we gonna need a bigger rucksack/backpack please"

Microsoft: "why's that"

Activision: "to carry yo' weak ass'

Profchaos2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Top brass have also wanted to start seeing returns on the 100 billion they have put into various Xbox related moves so seeing more multiplatform games is highly likely especially from abk

It's basically saying that PlayStation is the reason Xbox is afloat right now thinks to Ps5 versions of COD

Kornholic49m ago

So basically PS and PC gamers' money is keeping Xbox on life support.

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Why Monopolies In Gaming Must Not Be Allowed

As of right now, there are no monopolies in the games industry, and for the sake of the medium as a whole, they never should either.

thorstein13h ago

Shouldn't be allowed in any field.

Inverno9h ago

And yet the biggest tech companies in America are essentially that. They buy up all the small comps only to kill them off and steal what they have, and if they can't buy em they bleed them to death.

jwillj2k48h ago

Eventually they’ll realize the value is with the employee not the company. Buying an IP means nothing if the people who contributed are let go. They’ll get it one day.

MrCrimson8h ago

tech is different because they buy threats and then kill them. Twitter bought Vine and did nothing with it. Despite people seemingly liking it. Could've had tiktok a decade before bytedance. go figure.

Zenzuu9h ago

Monopolies shouldn't be allowed regardless. Not just for gaming.

MrCrimson8h ago

They buy IPs not talent. That's why these buyouts never work and the IPs die. Right now it's too expensive to develop games - but I expect that to shift maybe as AI tools can make it easier. The best games have been indie games for awhile as big developers fuck their ips to death with "games as a service" -

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.