There has been a lot of hype in the geek world regarding a certain article in which the author publicly lambasts her OKCupid date for being a World Champion in Magic: The Gathering. Understandably, a lot of individuals are offended that a woman would reject a man and attempt to publicly insult him on a
Women who game are everywhere. We’re not all that new to the scene, either. Back in the early 90s, the people who first introduced me to the SNES were not my male siblings or even my father (he did, however, introduce me to the Atari console he had from the 80s). No, it was my
Everybody knows the stereotypes about female gamers, even if most intelligent folk don’t take them seriously anymore. All the same, LA Weekly blog author Kristina Benson has written up a rather fine deconstruction of some of the most enduring and pervasive sexist cliches about female gamers. It’s well worth a look, even if just to
Evil Controllers has declared February as Girl Gamer Month! They came out with some fabulous girl related products (just in time for Valentine’s day, guys)! I spoke briefly with Lindsey and Jessica from EC and discussed why they wanted to have a month just for the girls and their new product line. What do you