The video game industry has long been dominated by men. It is incorrectly assumed that very few gamers are women. The women gaming market is skyrocketing -- it's only a matter of time before developers and marketers take notice.

From the article:

North American computer and video game sales increased by four per cent in 2005 and reached $7 billion in revenue -- more than Hollywood -- as 228 million games were sold. But are game marketers ignoring a key group?

About 43 per cent of gamers are female, according to The Entertainment Software Association's 2005 Sales, Demographics and Usage data booklet. Women over the age of 18 represent a greater portion of the game-playing demographic, at 28 per cent, than boys from ages six to 17, at 21 per cent.

Read the rest of this interesting article, looking at the rise of women gamers in the industry, over at TheEyeOpener.com