Post by leunas on Oct 12, 2006 2:27:14 GMT -5
Wow, everyone suddenly wants to know about women who game. It's interesting that every few months there is a flurry of press about women who game. Last week's burst of interest was stimulated in part by the upcoming release of the Desperate Housewives game, a title aimed primarily at women, and the BBC article, All women gamers please stand up. This past week I've answered a lot of questions over email, in person, and over the phone about women, games, and the "casual" game market.
Of course, we women gamers do play year round. Here are some places I recently discovered where women talk about videogames:
New Game Plus is a thoughtful, and unabashedly feminist, blog about games, although Ariel discusses other issues and passions too. It's a breath of fresh air.
The Feminist Gamers Livejournal is lively and their topics range far and wide. Lots of interesting stuff to read here.
Guilded Lilies mixes mods and mags, how can you resist that?
Wonderland is funny, brash, and lately, a bit WoW-obsessed. I can relate.
Shrub.com blog is Andrea Rubenstein's home on the net, where she has been mixing her personality with politics and entertainment for - oh, almost since the internet started I think! Never a dull read.
Acid for Blood is a personal gaming blog that mostly chronicles experiences (recently, Guild Wars and WoW), but she often uses the anecdote as a lens to examine larger issues.
There are so many more - which ones do you like to read?
www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2006/10/10/women_and_games_are_so_hot_right_now.html
Of course, we women gamers do play year round. Here are some places I recently discovered where women talk about videogames:
New Game Plus is a thoughtful, and unabashedly feminist, blog about games, although Ariel discusses other issues and passions too. It's a breath of fresh air.
The Feminist Gamers Livejournal is lively and their topics range far and wide. Lots of interesting stuff to read here.
Guilded Lilies mixes mods and mags, how can you resist that?
Wonderland is funny, brash, and lately, a bit WoW-obsessed. I can relate.
Shrub.com blog is Andrea Rubenstein's home on the net, where she has been mixing her personality with politics and entertainment for - oh, almost since the internet started I think! Never a dull read.
Acid for Blood is a personal gaming blog that mostly chronicles experiences (recently, Guild Wars and WoW), but she often uses the anecdote as a lens to examine larger issues.
There are so many more - which ones do you like to read?
www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2006/10/10/women_and_games_are_so_hot_right_now.html