‘It’s not a free choice,’ says The Coalition studio director, citing technical hurdles such as the amount of dialogue required
Read More »Study finds number of sexualised female characters has fallen ‘significantly’ in the last decade
Look at portrayal of women in games over the last 31 years reveals spike in sexualised protagonists in the 1990s following release of Tomb Raider
Read More »EA opens doors to Girls Who Code for second year
20 10th- and 11th-grade students will be taught to program in Scratch and Python, as well as learning AI and UX design
Read More »Naughty Dog: We set out to introduce strong female characters to Uncharted 4
'When I'm describing a new character to our lead character concept artist, constantly she will ask: ‘What if it was a girl?’' recalls creative director Neil Druckmann. 'And I'm like: 'Let me think, does that affect or change anything? No? Let's do it''
Read More »Unity announces global Women in Gaming talks
Events across Netherlands, US and China to feature speakers including Fiona Sperry, Prof Tracey Fullerton and Prof Dana Carney
Read More »Amilia St. John blasts father’s ‘toxic waste trash fire’ views on female game devs
‘By propagating this offensive ideology, he is feeding the fire for the dull brained Neanderthals in the industry who actually are anti-women to continue propagating these practices’
Read More »Women in Games Awards: The Top 30 revealed
The Top 30 Women in Games are today announced, with the spotlight being shone on the most influential and inspirational female professionals from across the whole of the UK industry. The Top 30 – voted for by a panel of leading industry executives will be honoured at an awards ceremony …
Read More »Blizzard ditches controversial Overwatch character pose
‘We wouldn't do anything to sacrifice our creative vision, and we’re not going to remove something solely because someone may take issue with it,’ says director Jeff Kaplan of ‘easy’ decision
Read More »‘Hiring ideal job applicants limits diversity,’ says Fullbright founder
Adds that studios should considering hiring female devs with potential rather than established male veterans to break the ‘self-perpetuating cycle’
Read More »ESA criticises lack of female devs, praises growing in-game diversity
Less than a quarter of those working in games are women, reveals CEO Michael Gallagher
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