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Over the weekend (uh, I think?) the Spike 2010 Video Game Awards aired. What did y'all think? Considering Spike's reputation (for those of you not familiar with Spike, it's a TV channel that boasts being a network for men) and the previous awards shows, I wasn't surprised that it was boring, largely sexist, vulgar, etc. What bothers me, though, is ( Read more... )

I Have One Question For Team ICO by Alex @ Border House: What the fuck century are you FROM?

In a 1UP post about Team ICO’s next project, The Last Guardian, from this week’s Tokyo Game Show, Matt Leone writes:

Early in development, the main character in The Last Guardian was female, but the team ended up going with a boy. The reason: they thought ( Read more... )

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Over at Gamasutra, Leigh Alexander writes: Games with female leads don't sell. At least that's what Activision believes, looking at top software sellers in any given year for evidence and choosing only projects that go with the trend, sources claim ( Read more... )