The corporate banking arm of the UK bank finds information following Gamers Survey
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 »Co-operative multiplayer more appealing than competitive modes, research finds
Quantic Foundry survey of over 1,000 players also discovers that co-op is equally popular between genders, while men prefer to face off against each other
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 »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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