The Wii is probably the most accessible system out there for women looking to get into videogames for the first time. Wii Fit is going to be a huge draw in general, and when you have someone like Tina Yothers doing ads for the game during episodes of Celebrity Bootcamp on VH1 it should come as no surprise that Nintendo is heavily targeting women with the game. Peter Moore is looking at also using the Wii Board for EA's own fitness game, and women seem to be their main target.

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The Frag Dolls have up their latest edition of the Ask A Doll feature, this time letting Valkyrie answer the latest batch of questions. Valkyrie answers questions regarding such topics as the strangest request she's ever received, most embarrassing gaming moment, and wondering what she did before she became a Frag Doll.

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With a suggested retail price of $29.99, Arcana Heart delivers tremendous value to genre fans, featuring 121 fighter/arcana combinations, multiple play modes, and the innovative homing system. Don't miss out on the game IGN hails as "one magical fighter" and praises for its "charming cast, great fight mechanics, diverse play styles and tons of depth…a fighting game you don't want to miss."

Key Features
- An all-girl fighting spectacular - Battles heat up with 11 beautiful female fighters to choose from.
- Customize your fighter's skills - Arcana add new attack and defense skills. Build your combat strategy by selecting from 11 different Arcana to pair with your fighter.
- Supreme vertical action - Take your fighting skyward! Huge battle maps let you rain down punishment on your opponent with air dashes and homing techniques to create devastating aerial combos.
- Exceptional replay value - Includes the original Arcana Heart and the remixed Arcana Heart FULL, and offers four different modes: arcade, story, versus, and training, as well as a gallery mode filled with unlockable extras.

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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith features songs spanning their long chart-topping career as well as hits from their favorite groups like The Clash, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts and more . Pre-ordering will give you access to a special bundle which includes guitar, the exclusive Aerosmith faceplate, an Aerosmith tour book and of course, the game.

Find out about pricing and see pics after the jump

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SAN DIEGO, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 G.I.R.L. Game Design Competition scholarship of up to $10,000 designed to educate and recruit more women into the field of video game production and design. Sponsored by Sony Online Entertainment LLC. (SOE) a global leader in online gaming, applications and complete rules for entry are available online at http://www.girl.soe.com.

The SOE G.I.R.L. -- Gamers In Real Life -- competition is the first of its kind to encourage students toward career paths in the field of video game design and production, ultimately resulting in the development of games that are more interesting for women to play.

"The secret is out: Females game. We're just trying to encourage more women to make the games they obviously enjoy playing," said Torrie Dorrell, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, Sony Online Entertainment. "With the application process starting today, we're taking a concrete step towards opening the door a little wider for women who want to go into game development, and that can only help expand our industry's audience."

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We reported last week about a promotional event Best Buy was doing to get women involved with the Wii, but based on the way the event went, it seems as if it was a huge failure. So what exactly happened at the event? Were there more women there than men? What games were on hand and were they the stereotypical games you'd imagine the company trying to win women over with? 1up has the story.

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This Sunday, March 30th, if you're a woman you'll be able to head to some select Best Buy stores, play the Wii, and have a chance to win some prizes. You can visit the official contest site to get all the information.

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When logging into a MMO, some men like to play with women characters and some women like to play with men. It seems like a simple thing and not much you can really draw from it, but Richard Bartle finds the results of that study "sad." So what's so sad about those facts?

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Women now rule the world...of casual gaming. Hey, it's still a start, and certainly worthy of a world dominating villain laugh. Mwahahahahah! So just how involved are women in the casual game industry, and why is that exactly?

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We reported during GDC about the announcement of a new scholarship program geared towards getting more women involved in the gaming industry. Representatives of G.I.R.L. (Gamers In Real Life) - Sherry Floyd and Heather Sowards - talked to MTV about being women involved in the industry and the new scholarship that was founded.

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We posted not too long ago about a casting call for women gamers to be new hosts on G4. Well, it seems the casting call has come to a close, and that the newest on-air personality will be bunnyXablaze. Is she the best for the job? Out of the nominees the only one I'm familiar with and thought would've been the easy favorite to win was Aktrez, but not everything turns out how you'd think. Gaming Today has the full story as well as pictures and info on the ladies that were in the running.

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We all know that we need more women gamers in the world. The problem, however, is that unless people know what kind of games really like, there isn't going to be that chance to get more women gamers into the fold. A great way to get more women gamers is to have more women game developers, but how do you go about wooing those women?

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Slowly, but surely, more and more women are getting involved with videogames, and by statistics women now make up 38% of the gaming population. The stats also show that the average female gamer spends 7.4 hours per week playing games. Gamasutra has up the news.

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Up on YouTube is now an interview with Per Rosendal, the CEO of Guppyworks, talking at this year's 2008 GDC about the company and the game Guppylife, a MMO for girls. Watch the video interview

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Fiona Cherbak, a founding member of Women in Games International, is well-known in the gaming industry for bringing women with a passion for making games together to network and grow. WomenGamers.Com had the pleasure of interviewing her regarding her nomination for election to the IGDA Board of Directors.

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