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Women and World of Warcraft


Submitted by thankeeka on July 24, 2007 - 3:21pm. Females in Gaming News

We always like to spotlight articles looking at women within the gaming community, so we were happy to have this article passed our way, looking specifically at the issue of women and whether they are involved in World of Warcraft (cut to the short answer: yes). But it's a really well done article, interesting, and hey, it contains a link to us. Now that can never be a bad thing can it?

From the article:

When it comes to online gaming, the populace of players is still primarily made up of testosterone laden individuals but there is a large influx of females into the MMOG arena, as confirmed by other commercial sectors. For example, many online merchandisers sell female MMOG fashion and accessories. Would these items stay on the market if there were not a demand for them? True, there could be some men out there sporting pink hoodies with curly-q writing, boldy proclaiming "I'm a WOW girl", but...unlikey. Even Microsoft, a god-like power in the area of computer software, validates that women are a force to be recognized within the gaming ranks. This industry giant just hosted its 6th annual "Women in Gaming" night. In addition, there are countless other conventions, as well as literature and websites solely devoted to the female gamer.

Read the full article over at associatedcontent.com


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