Girl Gamers

In Real Life

Gender Bender: The Gaming Differences Between Girls And Boys

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10:00AM January 27, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Research firm PlayScience recently decided to take a look at the differences between boys and and girls aged 6-14 and how they engage with video games. The differences in consoles owned by boys and girls appears to be minimal, but gender variances arise with regards to how they are used. More »


In Real Life

A Teenager Tackles Respect For Girl Gamers

3:40AM January 27, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Seventeen-year-old Jessica Cernadas is tired of the way she is treated online and games designed for men. She vents her frustrations in an NPR piece called “Why Do Girl Gamers Get So Little Respect?” Listen to it here. More »


In Real Life

A Girl Gamer Is Not A Tomboy

6:30AM July 17, 2010 | Mike Fahey

In Real Life

What Do Women Look For In A Video Game?

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11:00AM July 12, 2010 | David Wildgoose

Pretty much the same thing as I do, it turns out. Am I a female gamer? More »


In Real Life

Harley Quinn Hearts Kotaku

11:00PM November 2, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Back in July, Lisa Foiles (of Nickelodeon’s All That fame) wrote up a blog response to a post Owen Good wrote up about Girl Gamers. More »


In Real Life

The Gamer’s Girl Gives Dating Advice To Gamers

4:00PM September 26, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Last month I blogged about my colleague’s blog, The Gamer’s Girl. At the time, her project was aimed at the girlfriends of gamers, but now it looks like she’s broadened her blogging horizons. More »


News

Sony Says Girlz Play Too

9:00PM August 3, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

OMG! And they use the letter “z” at the end of their words, rather wordz. The website also lists PSP games, er gamez, for girlz, we meant girls. More »


In Real Life

Gamer Girl Says Get Over Gamer Girls

10:30AM July 20, 2009 | Owen Good

Despite women’s documented surge in gaming, “somehow, gamer girls retain their aura of mystery,” writes Dairuka Sutain. “Gamer girls are not special anymore. Take them off the pedestal.” More »


Monday Musings: “Girl Gamers”

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2:00PM June 29, 2009 | David Wildgoose

It’s a funny term that. “Girl gamers.” What images come to mind when you hear it? More »


News

Hannah Montana And Assassin’s Creed PSP Packs Coming

1:58AM February 25, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Female gamers finally get a PSP of their own, as Sony announces a Lilac colour being released in one of two new PSP bundles being released this year – Assassin’s Creed and Hannah Montana.