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The number of gaming girls is on the rise, but firms expect this audience to seek out mobile and online titles over boxed ones. Peter Hofstede of free online portal Girls Go Games told MCV the site has seen the amount of time girls spend playing online games more than …
Read More »Female gamers are 4x more likely to be harassed online than men
The sad truth of sexism amongst on line gamers has been laid bare by a new report. A study published on PriceCharting, which surveyed over 800 online gamers, says that 63.3 per cent of all female participants had been taunted or harassed while playing online. Common slurs included ‘c*nt’, ‘bitch’, …
Read More »Total number of US gamers drops in 2012
The total number of US gamers has seen a significant reduction in 2012, according to an NPD report. USA Today reports the group’s Gamer Segmentation 2012: The New Faces of Gamers report estimates there are currently 211.5m gamers in America, a five per cent decline from 2011. The report specifies …
Read More »Daglow: American gamers don’t handle failure well
Industry vet Don Daglow believes Americans have trouble dealing with failure, specifically in regards to gaming. "The idea of failure has been dramatically reduced," he said during a panel at GDC Europe, noting that American students don’t ‘fail,’ but are instead ‘challenged.’ Daglow explains this concept comes from an education …
Read More »EA thanks gamers for Zynga lawsuit support
Industry punch bag EA is experiencing somewhat of a role reversal at the moment – it’s actually being praised by fans. As arguably the biggest player in the game, EA is accustomed to being hated on by the online games community, but news that it is to sue rival Zynga …
Read More »Date A Gamer founders launch… Shag A Gamer
Shag A Gamer. Yes, there’s a new dating website called Shag A Gamer. The site is run by the people behind Date A Gamer and apparently helps lots of single gamers hook up with sexy gamer girls and geeky guys who all want just one thing.” It adds: Our site …
Read More »Hardcore gamers "have issues" with EA Origin
EA admits core gamers have ‘issues’ with its download platform. But the publisher hopes it can win over the sceptics by making Origin the ‘best download site’ it can be. It follows EA’s new promotion that offers Kickstarter-funded games the opportunity to get listed on Origin for free. The hardcore …
Read More »‘Bored gamers need fresh ideas’
The current downturn in the sales of boxed games has been caused by boring content and no innovation. That’s according to Ubisoft’s Alain Corre, who says the market is desperate for new ideas – and if it doesn’t get it, spending on video games will continue to fall. Currently, the …
Read More »Iwata admits mass-market focus cost Nintendo
Nintendo’s early success in appealing to the mass market and new gamers has eventually lead to the company’s current struggles, president Satoru Iwata has admitted. "The Wii was able to reach a large number of new consumers who had never played games before by bringing hands-on experiences with its Wii …
Read More »40% of freemium gamers buy IAPs
A new report from NPD has claimed that four out of ten gamers who have played a freemium game have gone on to make an in-game purchase. The organisation also found that females are significantly more likely” than males to play freemium titles, but on the flip side are less …
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