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Women Gamers Duke It Out


Submitted by thankeeka on March 8, 2006 - 10:24am.

Do women gamers only play the simplest games or are they into the hardcore FPS as well. It seems nobody can agree on anything regarding the matter?


From the article:

For all the camaraderie fostered by the Women in Games International conference held recently in San Francisco, it was apparent a furious divide exists over how to get women to play video games.

In one corner are proponents of casual games -- the simple but addictive titles like Bejeweled and Tetris that promise brain-twisting challenges with minimal time investment.

In the other camp are women who want to roughhouse with the boys on their home turf, playing action games and team-based shooters. The Frag Dolls, a clan of female gamers who compete in tournaments worldwide, represents the tomboys.

Who will win over the girl gamers?

Read the full article over at Wired.com

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