Ahhh, summer. Why are you leaving? You said you loved me.
PAX, which I shall never get to attend because nobody wants to bring their hoity-toity game conventions to an eastern Canadian city, apparently had a great panel about getting your girl into gaming.
(The use of force was not encouraged. Sorry.)
Among the panelists were many mysterious boob’ed creatures who enjoy gaming. Naming just a few: Christa Phillips (the Xbox Live Community Manager), Cori Roberts (Editor of Gameinatrix) and Jane Pinckard (Editor-in-Chief of Game Girl Advance and Chief Executive of Spirit-Boosting Rock Anthem Composition. For when alien forces invade Earth, you …read more

Step one: Stop using the term “gamer chick,” goddammit.
Kombo.com published an obligatory article about successfully picking up girl gamers. Its credibility is blown right off the bat by its preface image: a girl in “Nintendo” knickers.
I’m going to share a secret with you. I’m not a bad-looking person, but I’m not a supermodel. I’ve attracted a mate and held on to him for seven years, so maybe my face doesn’t make him vomit uncontrollably. But when I was most enthusiastic about video games I was an awkward young teen. I had no fashion sense (still don’t), my hair and skin …read more

Bob Mackey’s latest feature for 1UP instructs developers on “How to make the perfect game for today’s testosterone infused teenage males.” All the vital categories are covered, including the Protagonist, Women, Weapons and Story.