What is these people's obsession with giving people like Wu and Sarkesian the microphone and spotlight? The average person does not legitimately see these people as influential and credible. But regardless lets look at how terrible the article is:
"Gamers are pointing out the female protagonist of Mass Effect: Andromeda doesn’t look like a model… which is odd because she’s based on the model Jayde Rossi, an undeniably beautiful woman."
Yeah because she totally looks like Jayde Rossi… totally.
Pictured above: The mass effect andromeda female in question
Pictured above: Jayde Rossi.
"No matter how cutting edge graphics get, the video game industry is often accused of being stuck in a previous century when it comes to portraying women."
So you mean women are completely covered up and no body parts are shown because it would be too risque?
"“Sexual objectification, I think, is decreasing,” says CNet Senior Editor Scott Stein, who has covered the gaming industry for over a decade and played many, many video games in the process. (Decreasing, however, doesn’t mean gone: “It’s still a big problem.”)"
It's still a big problem because obviously virtual non-existing, non-feeling people should count more than real women who have bigger problems than some lady that has excellent figure in a virtual media.
" The stereotypes about gaming only being for teen boys (and nerdy ones at that) have long been disproven. It’s not possible to reach those economic levels without crossover and plenty of girls powering up consoles."
CITATION NEEDED No seriously, women do not make a significant portion of console players at all. So yes it is totally possible to reach this economic level without girls powering up consoles.
"n 2014, GamerGate highlighted the division in the ugliest way possible. That controversy was triggered by claims a female designer had an affair with a journalist to advance her career. No proof was offered for this assertion"
You mean you didn't look for the numerous evidence of collusion provided.
"GamerGate quickly came to be viewed as a battle between the dedicated old guard of gamers (who were overwhelmingly male) and the new generation (who include more and more women). Indeed, a survey at the end of 2015 found that 48 percent of women reported they played video games, nearly equal to the 50 percent of men who are gamers. Despite this, 60 percent of Americans still considered gaming to be a “male” activity, as perception had yet to catch up with the new reality."
Okay 3 things wrong with one:
1. The old guard consists of people who are playing games that; don't have microtransactions, have far more content, are heavily skill based and actually require a dedicated hardware to run these games
The "new guard" consists of people are playing games that; have microtransactions (which they frequently indulge in), have far less content, are generally RNG or cash based, don't require dedicated hardware to run.
2. There is no indication that the new or old guard are at odds with each other at all and the fight between new and old gamers have jack shit to do with gamergate.
3. Repeating a statistic without explaining its actual contents. Yes ~50% of women now admit to playing games. NO those games aren't Call of duty or console or even PC games. They're playing the match 3 games on a mobile phone. They have basically no influence on the numerous games that the author and his/her corrupt cohorts keep trying to change. Unless DOA 6 is going to be a match 3 game on mobile devices, there's no chance in hell of any these female gamers playing it. Stop advocating for changes that don't even target the audience you are "advocating" for.
Oh and uh the article never addresses how women should look in video games. Entirely clickbait, shilling and yellow "journalism" on display.
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