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In Real Life

Movie Posters Love Showing Off An Actress From Behind

Have you noticed that movie studios love to objectify an attractive actress by showing off her assets from behind on movie posters? Emily Asher-Perrin of Tor certainly spotted the trend and put together a convincing case about how awfully cliched it is.

September 13, 2011
Nintendo

The Nintendo 3DS Will Soon Come In ‘Misty Pink’ For The Ladies

Designed to appeal to the fairer sex — it’s pink, you see — Nintendo will release the “Misty Pink” version of the Nintendo 3DS on October 20 in Japan, said president Satoru Iwata.

July 16, 2011
News

Facebook Games More Likely To Please A Woman Than Sex

Hold your manhoods cheap, guys. Doritos, of all things, surveyed girl gamers and found that they’re more likely to get off on video games – worse yet, Facebook video games – than doing it with you.

May 11, 2011
In Real Life

Strict Regulations Govern The Breasts Of Soul Calibur

Soul Calibur boss Daishi Odashima gives us a peek at the exacting measurements governing the chest sizes of the game’s femme fatales, as seen on Twitter.

March 18, 2011
News

Supremacy Shows Women Can Kick Ass

Women are a growing force in MMA fighting – and now they’re fighting onscreen in the new game Supremacy. According to its developers, this could help counteract the “princess in need of rescuing” stereotype that dominates portrayals of women in games. [Jezebel]

March 9, 2011
News

The Girl At The Video Game Store Might Be There To Rob It

Just because she’s a female shopping by herself in at a major video game retailer doesn’t mean she’s shopping for her boyfriend. This is the 21st century. She might also be there to rob the place.

February 11, 2011
In Real Life

Luring Women Into Computer Science Through Gaming

Computer science needs more women, and video game development could be the key to making that dream come true. A recent study finds that teenage girls take to game creation just as readily as teenage boys.

February 5, 2011
In Real Life

A Chronicle Of Misspelled Slurs — Except ‘Fat,’ ‘Ugly’ Or ‘Slutty’

From the message that Xbox Live user ralphy305 sent a female gamer, it’s clear the time he should have spent on his spelling and grammar was instead put to keying in a text representation of an ejaculating penis.

February 2, 2011
In Real Life

Playing Video Games With Dad Builds Better Daughters

Do video games make girls healthier and happier? A brand-new study out of Brigham Young University’s School of Family life suggests they do, as long as parents are willing to play along.

January 8, 2011
In Real Life

Women’s Tears Are A Real Turn-off

In today’s edition of the daily Kotaku science post, scientists in Israel make women cry and then make men smell their tears. Surely that’s got to be fun for somebody.

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