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Are Video Games Sexist?

Are video games rife with sexism? And have you heard that most video gamers are now adult women—not teenage boys in the basement? A new study says so. Feminist tech writers have seized on the study as proof that the video industry has fallen behind the times: too many games, they say, perpetuate a culture of sexism and misogyny.

Axonometri3508d ago ShowReplies(1)
viperman2403508d ago

This is the woman that everyone in the industry should be listening to and paying attention. Not Anita Sarkeesian and literally who.

She speaks sense and backs ups her claims. Christina Sommers fights for real feminism, not this 3rd wave feminism BS that we are all getting tired of.

aCasualGamer3507d ago

Yet, Anita Sarkeesian gets awarded for her biased views and "studies".

3-4-53507d ago

She doesn't generate "hits" for Polygon so they won't mention her.

-Foxtrot3508d ago

I love how she's actually done her research for not being a gamer herself. Plus she even states that the last time she played on one was arcade Pacman, in a bar years ago.

I mean she even states and proves how despite what some "studies" show, males are still the highest percentage of the gaming audience.

She's like a super Mom

Am_Ryder3507d ago

'Well said' Fox - except the... super mum bit?

zerocrossing3508d ago

This is the kind of feminism I think we can all get behind.

It's about time we heard from more women who are striving for equality by presenting facts and common sense, instead of trying to domination others with lies and deceit.

Axonometri3508d ago

Still sick of this crap either way...

ScottyHoss3507d ago

I'm sick of feminism, in the literal sense of the word not the accepted definition. But she's not for that, she's for equality, which I really hope you're not sick of.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2624d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905068d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5068d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905068d ago (Edited 5068d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5068d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5068d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5068d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495068d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5068d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5068d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2659d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One