There seems to be a stupid debate on the Internet lately about whether or not video games are sexist (they are), how sexist (from zero to machine guns that fire tentacle-dick projectiles at aircraft carriers full of horny women), and what should be done about it.
Apparently, the consensus is that complaining is the #1 cure. As opposed to, say, making popular video games that set new standards for gameplay and content.Some feminists think that if only more video games were designed by women, that it would solve this problem. Except there already are a lot of games designed by women and nobody is playing them. With the exception of a few popular titles like N: Way of the Ninja,
Uncharted and Portal, people don't even know many of these female-designed games even exist. That's because the types of games that women design largely have one thing in common: they're boring.Here is a sample of some of the many (mostly indie) games developed by women:
Apparently, the consensus is that complaining is the #1 cure. As opposed to, say, making popular video games that set new standards for gameplay and content.Some feminists think that if only more video games were designed by women, that it would solve this problem. Except there already are a lot of games designed by women and nobody is playing them. With the exception of a few popular titles like N: Way of the Ninja,
Uncharted and Portal, people don't even know many of these female-designed games even exist. That's because the types of games that women design largely have one thing in common: they're boring.Here is a sample of some of the many (mostly indie) games developed by women:
