Retro reflections by Matt S. Like many in the English-speaking world, my first experience with Fire Emblem was a Game Boy Advance title simply called “Fire Emblem.” That implies that it was the first in the series (and indeed, in the English speaking world it was), but in Japan it…
Read MoreBlog by Lindsay M. Now that I’ve used the first part of this month to mostly flesh out my opinions on the state of female protagonists in games, I am actively seeking games that break the mould. I’ve played some of Severed, where a teenage girl becomes a warrior while…
Read MoreBlog by Lindsay M. I’m going to be upfront: the first few days of September have been more of a casual game detox for me than a foray into the world of women in video games. I complained an excessive amount about the lack of casual mobile games with female…
Read MoreArticle by Lindsay M. Try to think of your top five video games of all time. Now count the number of them that specifically feature a female-identified protagonist; I bet the number is somewhere between 0 and 1. Heck, I’m a woman and I find myself in the same situation.…
Read MoreIt was delayed a month, but nonetheless Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 will be released in just a few short weeks. I’m battening down the hatches against the media response to that one. Actually, in all seriousness, I doubt it will be anywhere near as controversial as that. In a…
Read MoreThe push to have a more diverse range of characters and heroes in our games has been quite powerful over the last couple of years. Especially in the independent space, and especially in encouraging a broader range of female characters from all walks of life. There has been a certain…
Read MoreOpinion by Jedediah H. I had a pretty good childhood. With parents who nurtured me with all the necessities plus a few luxuries (love, support… and video games, baby!), friends with whom I could share my illogical thoughts and misadventures with, and a body tempered in muscular steel plating that…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. An interesting bit of news has popped up about the PS4’s upcoming free-to-play game from Capcom, Deep Down; while you’ll be able to create a customised character, he’s going to have to be a dude. Capcom’s excusing this move by claiming that for story reasons players…
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