Sony tells Joystiq that they're changing the name of God of War: Ascension's "Bros Before Hos" trophy via a patch.
Game of Thrones isn't Much Better Than the Most Hated Role-Playing Game …
In today's dark fantasy edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Dracosummoner compares the Game of Thrones television series to the worst tabletop role-playing game ever published. Yikes.
An Eloquent Apology for Geek Misogyny to a Woman That Doesn't Exist…
Geek men like to believe that we're the sensitive, thoughtful, and caring men that attractive women often pass over for asshole alpha male types. Recently male geek culture as a whole proved that not to be the case.
Well, That's One Way to Combat Misogyny in Gaming
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Enthusiasts of military-style first-person shooters are not well known for their progressive thoughts on the matter of gender. The organizers of a large LAN party in Texas, scheduled to celebrate the launch of Battlefield 3, have decided the best way to deal with any slurs hurled at female gamers is to simply forbid…
What's Wrong With Giant Breasts And Ninja Skills?
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In today's Speak-Up on Kotaku commenter CuttySark wonders why portraying women and men video games as physically or mentally superior is such a bad thing.