"She's the Best!"
Are girl gamers really good at the games they play?
I think we’re all in agreement around here that it would be great if more women were gamers. Or, more precisely, if more women were the type of gamer who actually discussed their hobby
So the other week Lazygamer reported on a recent Cosmopolitan article that recommended the magazine’s style and sex-obsessed readers take up gaming if they want to get laid more often. Buy a Wii; hang out at the arcade with your man and you’re sure to score – because apparently girl gamers have far more sex than their console-allergic sisters. Presumably …
There are many gamers out there, admittedly mostly male, who dream of sharing their passion with their significant other. They dream of intense capture-the-flag sessions, where each partner has the other one’s back. They envision themselves as an unstoppable Arena team – a Paladin and a Druid perhaps – kicking ass in Azeroth. And they see themselves slaughtering zombies side …
Browsing through the comments under my first girl gaming and gaming lifestyle column, one statement was repeatedly confirmed by readers. And that is how women who play video games are, on the whole, more likely to fall into the casual gaming category, as opposed to the hardcore and ultra-competitive. We previously established that there are plenty of women – of …
Well, over the coming weeks Gavin and the Lazygamer gang have asked me to look at gaming culture – if there is such a thing – and explore the pastime from a more casual playing perspective. And where better to start in this regard than with the inevitable topic of girl gamers? Where are they? What are they playing? And …
Local blogger Pfangirl has put up her latest Girlz ‘N’ Games comic, this time centering on the new Prince of Persia. The film or the new game – your choice. It’s a look in to the effects of alcohol, bravado and probably Jake Gyllenhaal’s bare, barely Persian chest on bedroom role-playing antics. I tried to instigate a bit of geeky …
I’m not an artistic person, nor do I presume I know everything about comics, gaming or humour. However I do generally find myself capable of holding intelligent conversations and understanding most things… Most things that is apart from this. I received the most recent Pfangirl comic earlier today and for the life of me I just don’t get it. It …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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