Sexism has been a persistent problem in video gaming, and France wants to do something about it. The issue has gained mainstream coverage following the so-called Gamergate scandal, an online campaign of harassment against critics or individuals raising awareness of sexism in video games.
Lemaire cited three games from French developers that promoted strong female characters. The indie episodic game “Life Is Strange,” whose main character is female, was praised for its strong character development. “Beyond Good and Evil,” released in 2003 by Ubisoft, follows Jade, an investigative reporter. The highly anticipated “Dishonored 2” gives players the choice of playing the game as either a male or female character.
Other games offering character creation modes, such as “Tom Clancy’s The Division” or “Fallout 4,” could be viewed as promoting diversity by giving players the choice to play as a male or female character. The recent move by “The Sims” to remove gender-specific categories also promotes diversity in video games.
Based on the proposed incentives and punishments being explored by Lemaire, “Dead or Alive Xtreme 3” could be considered discriminatory. The game, featuring women in bikinis playing volleyball, has been thoroughly panned by critics for its terrible gameplay and sexist portrayal of women.
I'm obviously all against sexim but hopefully they won't be to rough with such restrictions. Like take GTA for exemple, it has some really sexist moments but it's jsut part of the game, it's satire and so on.
I'm obviously all against sexim but hopefully they won't be to rough with such restrictions. Like take GTA for exemple, it has some really sexist moments but it's jsut part of the game, it's satire and so on.
mess, hope they stay away from it (tho I wouldn't mind playing as a female there , I prefer more having a playable female character tbh )
What? You're telling me female gamers and POC don't enjoy playing old, white, straight males in video games and prefer customization options? Wow, SJW amirite? /s
Idk about the sexism overall, but I don't mind women half naked in video games with their titties bouncing all over the place. Idk why, but I always find it cool & awesome!
The industry definitely needs growth and rebalancing but they shouldn't censor work in order to force it. That'd be like banning cheap teen movies with hot actors/actresses who are really just there too be objectified. Dead or Alive has such a niche audience anyway, let them get their fix lol
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