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The tenth annual conference will be held at UAL, London College of Communication on September 11th and 12th
Read More »Women in Games European Conference 2019 will take place in London next month
Women in Games Awards’ judges speak out: ‘When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression’
We talk to the MCV Women in Games Awards 2019 judges about the issues facing women in the games industry, from imposter syndrome to the lack of promotions, gender pay gap and more, and ask them what games firms can do better. Spoiler alert: they can do a lot
Read More »Lisa Carter on 25 years as a woman in games and why dedicated events matter
Lisa Carter discusses the recent WIN conference at the London Games Festival and why we need events like this to address gender diversity issues in the games industry
Read More »Iterating for better: How G Into Gaming wants to drive diversity forward
Introducing our new regular format focusing on diversity, Amiqus’ Liz Prince tells us more about the G into Gaming initiative
Read More »King signs up to the Tech Talent Charter in a pledge to boost diversity
"It's important for the sustainability of our industry that we encourage diverse talent"
Read More »Riot appoints former Uber executive as new senior advisor on diversity and inclusion
Frances Frei has already met with Riot leadership
Read More »King criticised for cancellation of Gaming Ladies event
Candy Crush Saga maker King has been criticised by Vlamber boss Rami Ismail for its decision to withdraw support for for a woman-only games event in Barcelona. Gaming Ladies had been scheduled to take place on July 27th but its announcement was met with huge hostility from small parts of …
Read More »Arkane says Dishonored 2’s Emily was a response to gender criticism
Developer Arkane has explained the motivations that saw it offer a playable female lead in its recent release Dishonored 2. Speaking to Anita Sarkeesian in an interview for Engadget, co-creative director Harvey Smith responded to criticism of the first game’s handling of female stereotypes. Your comment, which I’ll always remember …
Read More »Anita Sarkeesian releases final Tropes vs Women episode
Five years on from its debut, the last episode of Tropes vs Women has been released. Created by Anita Sarkeesian, the series which examined the depiction of females in video games initially started as a Kickstarter looking for $6,000 of backing. Instead, the project went on to raise $160,000 from …
Read More »Female co-op character was considered for first Gears of War
The Coalition studio director Rod Fergusson hassaid that he suggested offering players the ability to choose between a male and female character in the the first Gears of War’s co-op multiplayer mode. When I first joined Epic, one of my first ideas I had for Cliff [Bleszinksi] was ‘Hey, how …
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