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Strong-female protagonist game jam kicks off in Vancouver to fight industry sexism

Post Arcade: "A Canadian gaming expert is fighting the industry’s sexism by organizing a game jam that looks to recreate the popularity of Princess Zelda, Lara Croft, and Final Fantasy XIII’s Lightning.

Kimberly Voll, who runs the Van­cou­ver chapter of the Global Game Jam, has organized a Vancouver game jam this weekend that targets the paucity of female protagonists in video games and seeks to reverse the industry’s masculinist mindset."

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Jreca4091d ago

Only female? Sexist!

*get the point of it, no captain obvious*

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Former Riot and Valve Developers Form New Studio - Bombay

Chet Faliszek and Kimberly Voll, former Valve and Riot developers, have announced a new game studio - Bombay with the main focus being memorable co-op games.

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Interview with Kimberly Voll, lead developer for PepperDev Studios

Kimberly Voll says PepperDev Studios is really passionate about Vancouver’s video-game scene. The local startup is looking to build a community around its first game, Hungry Fins.

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