Women and Core Gaming
Here’s an interesting, and fairly succinct overview of women in gaming culture.
I don’t necessarily agree with his conclusions. I think he’s overly concerned with sexism while glossing over the fact that women (and mainstream gamers in general) may not be interested in the same play patterns, but it’s definitely worth a look.
via Lou Anders
Game Retail is becoming a Social Platform
Hardcore PC gaming may be dead at retail, but the potential of the market is opening up online as more and more of hardcore PC games become available as direct digital downloads. And while they may be a specialized group the players who show up on to buy a hardcore PC game have some distinct [...]