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Are Women in Video Games Still Being Portrayed In The Wrong Way?

GiR: Everyone knows that there was a ‘problem’ with the way females are portrayed as a helpless, sex object in video games. They are shown as wearing skimpy, small items of clothing that barely covers any skin and are hardly shown as being the main protagonist. They are either the love interest that gets kidnapped or is in some kind of danger, or are only there to keep the male players ‘interested’. This, to many women, is a problem within itself as it shows women as being mere objects in a vast virtual world. To me, I don’t mind. I don’t get offended by this in any kind of way. It is not a problem at all.

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Godlovesgamers3923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

Yes, of course they are. But if you stand up and say anything about it you're automatically labeled as a feminist nazi or worse and told to shut your mouth.

Some games do it right: Half 2: Alex Vance, and others not so much: any suda 51 game. Of course Jessica Nigri (or whatever her name is) and every other attention seeking coz-girl/stripper perpetuating that image in order to monetize it certainly isn't doing women any favors as well.

agentxk3923d ago

She actually points out a few good points in the story. Her response is pretty much "Get over it"

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KillrateOmega3923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

It just annoys me when every female in a game is presented as some caricature or idealized version of the female form. Not to say that I don't find enjoyment in big breasts and butts and model-like figures, but I appreciate it when a game's developers have the maturity and bravery to make their female characters look 'real', main character or not.

It's also refreshing when you're given a strong, relatable female character who isn't just some damsel in distress, like in Tomb Raider for example (the remake, because let's be honest, the old Laura Croft was basically an emotionless marine).

DivineAssault 3922d ago

let it go already.. More guys play games than women anyway.. This game is great looking despite the over sized tits.. I think it gives the game some swag & ill be buying it on day 1

agentxk3922d ago

Hey thanks for reading the actual article of even the blurb to start. *Slow clap*

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

GL compiles a list of some of the most mind-blowing video game narrative twists in recent memory, from The Last of Us to Outer Wilds

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Rebel_Scum5h ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

Discover our top video game adaptations of popular board games, from Bloodbowl to Wingspan & get your board game friends into video games!

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head1d 22h ago (Edited 1d 22h ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.