Gamespot.com feminist editor writes a long-winded article about supposed "inequalities" at GDC and in the gaming industry.

Zeddikus · 2013-04-03T06:18:28+00:00

Another woman mad that guys make up 90% of core gamer's, the exact audience these get together target. I know, some girl will say "girls make up 47% of all gamers" without taking into consideration that guys don't consider Farmville and the Sims anywhere close to a "core" game. These companies do promotions that target their audience, and women do not play those games.

Not to say there are no women core gamers. There are some, but most that show up at conventions or such are there to dress up. I don't see them waiting in lines to play games, or entering contests, etc. I see guys. Lots, and lots of guys. I remember being at Quakecon a couple of years back and playing the founder of the PMS clan in fight night 3. It was completely set up to favor her. I was limited in who I could pick, and was not allowed to pick the same fighter as her. She went with De La Hoya, I picked LaMotta. She talked shit the entire time, and I beat this supposed pro, by using nothing but left body blow, right body blow. There is no way, I could have beaten a real pro gamer (Fatality was playing quake live 1v1's, I was 10-0 beaten in like 2 minutes) using basic moves.

This is not to say, that some of the pro girls there were not really good. A few were. But everyone of the pro guy gamers could have wiped the floor with me. These guys are like me. They play games hours and hours a week. Most of these pro girl gamers seem to have found a niche, that they are taking advantage of.

I am all for girl gamers. I have tried and tried to get girls I know, or girlfriends to play all kinds of games with me. But unless the game is more soap opera than game, they have no interest. Guys play games (in my experience) to compete, and the story, while important, is ancilarry to the gameplay. My favorite game right now, is world of tanks. It has no story whatsoever. It is a tactical vehicle wargame. Needless to say, there are very few female participants.

For a decade women have been saying that men somehow prevent them from making games girls would like. Well, they are probably right in that. Guys have no idea what girls age 5-12 relate to (what i consider the 'hook em' years). And we never will. We do however, completely understand what will drive a boy to play a game. Girls need to develop their own games, games that little girls will relate to. They are the only ones who can, and best I can tell, no one is stopping them from doing it. Until females become core gamers, at a much higher rate, the companies will continue to market games to developers and gamers alike, in a way that appeals to their target audience.

Sorry if this is a bit of a long winded rant, but games are very important to me, and it hurts my insides that more and more games I used to love are being casualized to accommodate women. There is plenty of space for women to create games they will love, without sanitizing the ones I love. And if they make a game that is more fun, than story, I would love to play it.

Title	Gamespot.com feminist editor writes a long-winded article about supposed "inequalities" at GDC and in the gaming industry.
Author	Greyfeld
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Date	April 3, 2013 5:49 AM UTC (13 years ago)
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