Do you think the only woman involved in the videogame industry is Jade Raymond? If so, then we've got a list for you to view. Gamasutra has just published their first ever Gamasutra 20 article, kicking off their inaugural edition with a look at the Top 20 women working in the video game industry today. As the site itself says, "Some of these women are also industry veterans, and others are newcomers, dazzling the gaming world with their novel energy and creativity." Be sure to read the article to see which women are paving the way for future generations of videogame industry women.

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The Wii is probably the most accessible system out there for women looking to get into videogames for the first time. Wii Fit is going to be a huge draw in general, and when you have someone like Tina Yothers doing ads for the game during episodes of Celebrity Bootcamp on VH1 it should come as no surprise that Nintendo is heavily targeting women with the game. Peter Moore is looking at also using the Wii Board for EA's own fitness game, and women seem to be their main target.

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The Frag Dolls have up their latest edition of the Ask A Doll feature, this time letting Valkyrie answer the latest batch of questions. Valkyrie answers questions regarding such topics as the strangest request she's ever received, most embarrassing gaming moment, and wondering what she did before she became a Frag Doll.

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SAN DIEGO, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 G.I.R.L. Game Design Competition scholarship of up to $10,000 designed to educate and recruit more women into the field of video game production and design. Sponsored by Sony Online Entertainment LLC. (SOE) a global leader in online gaming, applications and complete rules for entry are available online at http://www.girl.soe.com.

The SOE G.I.R.L. -- Gamers In Real Life -- competition is the first of its kind to encourage students toward career paths in the field of video game design and production, ultimately resulting in the development of games that are more interesting for women to play.

"The secret is out: Females game. We're just trying to encourage more women to make the games they obviously enjoy playing," said Torrie Dorrell, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, Sony Online Entertainment. "With the application process starting today, we're taking a concrete step towards opening the door a little wider for women who want to go into game development, and that can only help expand our industry's audience."

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We reported last week about a promotional event Best Buy was doing to get women involved with the Wii, but based on the way the event went, it seems as if it was a huge failure. So what exactly happened at the event? Were there more women there than men? What games were on hand and were they the stereotypical games you'd imagine the company trying to win women over with? 1up has the story.

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This Sunday, March 30th, if you're a woman you'll be able to head to some select Best Buy stores, play the Wii, and have a chance to win some prizes. You can visit the official contest site to get all the information.

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When logging into a MMO, some men like to play with women characters and some women like to play with men. It seems like a simple thing and not much you can really draw from it, but Richard Bartle finds the results of that study "sad." So what's so sad about those facts?

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Women now rule the world...of casual gaming. Hey, it's still a start, and certainly worthy of a world dominating villain laugh. Mwahahahahah! So just how involved are women in the casual game industry, and why is that exactly?

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We reported during GDC about the announcement of a new scholarship program geared towards getting more women involved in the gaming industry. Representatives of G.I.R.L. (Gamers In Real Life) - Sherry Floyd and Heather Sowards - talked to MTV about being women involved in the industry and the new scholarship that was founded.

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We posted not too long ago about a casting call for women gamers to be new hosts on G4. Well, it seems the casting call has come to a close, and that the newest on-air personality will be bunnyXablaze. Is she the best for the job? Out of the nominees the only one I'm familiar with and thought would've been the easy favorite to win was Aktrez, but not everything turns out how you'd think. Gaming Today has the full story as well as pictures and info on the ladies that were in the running.

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We all know that we need more women gamers in the world. The problem, however, is that unless people know what kind of games really like, there isn't going to be that chance to get more women gamers into the fold. A great way to get more women gamers is to have more women game developers, but how do you go about wooing those women?

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Slowly, but surely, more and more women are getting involved with videogames, and by statistics women now make up 38% of the gaming population. The stats also show that the average female gamer spends 7.4 hours per week playing games. Gamasutra has up the news.

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Up on YouTube is now an interview with Per Rosendal, the CEO of Guppyworks, talking at this year's 2008 GDC about the company and the game Guppylife, a MMO for girls. Watch the video interview

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Fiona Cherbak, a founding member of Women in Games International, is well-known in the gaming industry for bringing women with a passion for making games together to network and grow. WomenGamers.Com had the pleasure of interviewing her regarding her nomination for election to the IGDA Board of Directors.

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Firing Squad now has up an article talking about a new scholarship program designed for women. Here is an excerpt: "At a press event today at a local nightclub in San Francisco, Sony Online Entertainment announced plans to launch a new game development scholarship program designed specifically for females. The program is called G.I.R.L. (Gamers In Real Life) Scholarship and is being developed in cooperation with the Arts Institute. The idea is to put more women in gaming development positions."

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