Gamers-Association editor Ridge doesn't think the gaming industry is as sexist as people complain it is.
While we still have the very awesome Days of Play PlayStation Store sale available now, that hasn’t stopped Sony from dishing out yet another PSN Store sale, and this one is the PlayStation Store SEGA publisher sale!
Carlos writes "We’re back once more to take a look back into the history of Xbox to unearth games that released many years ago, allowing us to celebrate their anniversary. This time around the game we’re looking at is Dead Island: Riptide."
Utomik - the “unlimited play” monthly subscription gaming service - expands its games library with several games from publisher Deep Silver, including Dead Island Riptide and Metro 2033 Redux with many more.
Exactly, the portrayal of Men on Women's TV shows is just as bad as women shown on shows for men or games mostly for guys.
It goes both ways.
I'm not a fan of the huge unreal oversize boobs in video games but I wouldn't hate on Dragon Crown's entire Art Style, because the way they game uses colors in game is amazing.
The reason I used TV show for example, is because there are more Women Focused TV shows than video games.
"When I watch My Little Pony with my daughter I’m not offended when I see a commercial for a Barbie or Easy Bake Oven. I know it makes sense for that show’s audience and I continue my life. Is the makeup industry sexist for primarily targeting women? Are Spike TV or OWN sexist for knowing their target audience?"
THIS times a thousands.
Target demographics.
The gaming industry also has them. Anyone played a Facebook or casual game? Guess who the target demographic is because guess who the majority of social gamers are? WOMEN!
Ever played anything from Her Interactive? All targeted to young females. It's like if a dude was like "There's not enough explosions in my Nancy Drew and the guys don't look badass enough, this is sexist because all the guys are too sappy!"
If more women want more mainstream characters/stories/concepts geared toward them then BUY THOSE GAMES and let the companies know you bought them. If a game like Remember Me or Wet flops big time then of course most people see it as people not really being interested in these characters or their stories.
If a game has good mechanics, a decent story and likeable characters, you have to support these products or else companies won't continue to make them. It's not sexist it's called being fiscally responsible to their company and their investment. No one in their right mind will keep throwing $40 million at a brand/character/franchise when no one buys the game.
Simple as this: Female gamers complaining about better representation need to BUY the games they feel best represent their taste and buy it enough to make companies see that you're a demographic that matters, otherwise it's just My Little Ponies, Bejeweled and Nancy Drew all day long.
The "gaming industry" isn't a single entity with a single "view" on things. Its comprised of many different people from many different cultures. In some cultures they just don't see things as a problem like others do. A lot of "sexist" talk gets thrown around when a Japanese game gets localized in the west. Is it actually sexist? When Australia bans a US game that it finds "too violent" but we think its okay, is it really too violent?
Ive only played one game with a major supporting character girl who was not attractive, that was condemned criminal origins, and in condemned 2 they made her prettier. Ofc videogames and gamers are sexist, but there have been recent steps forward.
If people really have time b**** about s*** like this, go make video game for yourself. The gaming industry is just fine without you, and it has been for 20+ years.
Every non-pretentious female I know that plays video games, hate playing as females anyway. Only sexist people complain about it. Like some of them black dudes on the news saying everyone is racist. They are the only racist ones. We have people in the U.S. dying every day, and these people want to b**** about this?