I am acutely aware of the fact that my heart is beating. Hard. » 4/01/14 6:43pm 4/01/14 6:43pm

It's tough enough getting women and dudes who aren't white into a starring role in a video game. So imagine how impossible it is to try and get a gay or lesbian character in the spotlight. » 3/02/14 9:00pm 3/02/14 9:00pm

Where does the myth that only boys play video games come from? Polygon investigates in a fascinating report about video game history and the way games are marketed. Definitely worth a read! (Image via Polygon) » 12/03/13 8:15pm 12/03/13 8:15pm

The game director for Blizzard Entertainment's upcoming Heroes of the Storm has apologized for his treatment of a question about how characters are designed—specifically how multiplayer online battle arena games, of which Heroes is one, tend to hyper-sexualize female avatars. » 11/24/13 1:12pm 11/24/13 1:12pm

Feminist Frequency continues its 'Tropes vs Women in Games' series, this time spending some time analyzing female characters who are kind of copy and paste versions of the male lead—only with added stereotypical stuff like the color pink, bows, interest in shopping, amongst other things. » 11/18/13 3:30pm 11/18/13 3:30pm

The unfortunate reality is that society has a certain impossible if not destructive ideal of masculinity that affects both men and women alike. PBS Game/Show here takes the time to talk about what some hurtful and problematic stereotypes video games present of men, and it's stuff that is definitely worth keeping in… » 10/02/13 6:30pm 10/02/13 6:30pm

Last month, we wrote about a song that featured women who take issue with the idea of a "fake geek girl." Naturally, these women feel that they shouldn't have to prove their geek cred. Since that sentiment was expressed via YouTube video, people left comments—and these comments could sometimes be ridiculous. » 8/20/13 8:30pm 8/20/13 8:30pm

Feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian has good things to say about a bunch of games in the third part of her analysis of the rampant use of "damsels in distress" in video games. She spends a lot of this one checking in on how indie games and modders handle things. » 8/02/13 9:20am 8/02/13 9:20am

Double Fine's strategy game Massive Chalice will let you get married, and make babies. But wait a minute. What if two dudes/ladies want to get married? » 6/06/13 11:30pm 6/06/13 11:30pm

Artist Elizabeth Simins has completed the final chapter of her wonderful four-part series Manic Pixel Dream Girl, in which she takes a long look back at her life growing up as a girl who plays video games. I recommend reading the whole thing from the top, and you can read the final chapter on its own here. » 6/03/13 2:00pm 6/03/13 2:00pm

Aussie games writer Alanah Pearce spent a month cataloguing the sexist abuse she receives just for doing her job. Then published it. It's sad reading. » 4/30/13 12:36am 4/30/13 12:36am