🎮 The video-game business has a long and troubled history of sexism and gender stereotypes.
A round of scandals at multiple gaming companies offered a reminder that the industry has a lot more to do to fix its culture and repair its reputation trib.al/EkQrKKw
A round of scandals at multiple gaming companies offered a reminder that the industry has a lot more to do to fix its culture and repair its reputation trib.al/EkQrKKw
The situation isn’t hopeless.
A hit release from Sony shows there is a big market for games that portray women as smart and resourceful actors rather than as pawns, victims and objects of male desire trib.al/hzAdwZk
A hit release from Sony shows there is a big market for games that portray women as smart and resourceful actors rather than as pawns, victims and objects of male desire trib.al/hzAdwZk
Recently, League of Legends maker Riot Games has been sued for gender discrimination.
Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard have let go of several executives amid allegations of widespread sexual harassment trib.al/hzAdwZk
Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard have let go of several executives amid allegations of widespread sexual harassment trib.al/hzAdwZk
There are signs of progress. Sony’s 2017 blockbuster release, Horizon Zero Dawn, shows that there is a huge market for games that don’t denigrate women.
Zero Dawn’s main protagonist is a female character who doesn’t look like a supermodel trib.al/hzAdwZk
Zero Dawn’s main protagonist is a female character who doesn’t look like a supermodel trib.al/hzAdwZk
The character, named Aloy, battles robotic dinosaurs and aims to stop a rogue artificial intelligence system from destroying life on Earth.
The game’s developers said they wanted to create a “believable and inspirational hero for everyone.” And it worked trib.al/hzAdwZk
The game’s developers said they wanted to create a “believable and inspirational hero for everyone.” And it worked trib.al/hzAdwZk
A study found that women are underrepresented in executive roles in the video game industry.
One obvious path toward reform would be to improve diversity among those who create games for deep-pocketed developers trib.al/hzAdwZk
One obvious path toward reform would be to improve diversity among those who create games for deep-pocketed developers trib.al/hzAdwZk
Earlier in December, Activision released a report showing that only about one-quarter of its employees were female, a share it said was similar to its industry peers trib.al/hzAdwZk
The treatment of women in video games, both behind the scenes and as characters within them, is nothing short of scandalous.
Hopefully the latest round of outrages will spur publishers to change their culture trib.al/hzAdwZk
Hopefully the latest round of outrages will spur publishers to change their culture trib.al/hzAdwZk
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