Can You Unveil the Wedding Mystery? Weddings are never dull, especially when the bride and groom are famous! But this is no ordinary occasion - it's plagued by sabotage. You are Nancy Drew, bridesmaid and sleuth extraordinaire. Can you catch more than a bouquet to make this a happily ever after?
SuperNerdLand: We recently had the humbling opportunity to speak with voice production veteran Lani Minella after she offered her view on the ongoing kerfuffle between SAG-AFTRA and the video game industry in the comments of our article on the matter. Those who don’t know that name by sight are likely to recognize her by voice as she has such characters as Ivy from Soul Calibur, Nancy Drew from near two decades of computer titles in the character’s name, and Urdnot Bakara/Eve from Mass Effect 3 under her name.
As someone who knows a few voice actors and actresses, let me say that it is surprisingly hard and what SAG-AFTRA is asking for isn't crazy. One gig my buddy went in for was just screaming, for two hours straight! They didn't tell him ahead of time, and not wanting to lose pay for the job, he did it. At the end of it, the next day, he could barely croak out a whisper, he actually had to reschedule (and thankfully they let him reschedule) a job he had lined up two days later because he couldn't do it. It's not just saying a few lines with a mug of chamomile tea.
Hmm could it have been Liam O'brien in Asuras Wrath maybe? Lots of screaming in that game.
According to the Entertainment Software Association, 38 per cent of gamers are women. The number of females playing video games has been continuously growing for the past several years, so why aren’t we seeing more video games that appeal to women?
This article is sexist because it implies that video games like Call of Duty aren't made for women.
Games are made for everyone. Whether you enjoy it or not is based entirely on your preference and not an inherent disposition based on your gender.
You can't deny that games like cod are aimed primarily at young boys though.
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You can't deny that games like CoD are aimed at gamers.
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Lol....I think the guy above got it right the first time
Big guns, explosions, military men, over the top action scenes, the online which is basicaly a boys club. Safe to say it was aimed at males, who are consoles more audience anyway.
To imply it was meant for both genders (gamers) is silly. The only girls who I know play on COD are the ones who try and impress the male audience and the ones who force themselfs to steer away from the sterotypes surrounding them
Actually I was surprised to find my cousin whom is a female play CoD: Black Ops on the PS3!
Of course this isn't representative of the community, but you will be surprised at how many female do game. It's just the males are far more vocal and in many instances are vocally abusive (i.e. acting like perverted monkeys) if they find the gamer is a female.
That said, I think it is silly to believe it is aimed at "males" as opposed to the fact that males just happen to be more attracted to it. How many "females" do you see in the military? Far less than males for sure.
Its almost like this guy thinks women should ONLY play Martha Stewart's home adventures. Deluxe kitchen addition
I'm tired of these stupid "Female Gamers" articles. I actually play with a few Hardcore Lady Gamers and they do not like to be called "Female Gamers" when they are on the KB/m or Controller......cause they are just Gamers! just like us guys.
they think if you refer to them as Female gamers it's like your gonna take it easy on them which is not what they want cause they wanna learn the hard way like all us guy N0obs!
They do not want rainbows and unicorns or Twilight stickers on their keyboards. They want to Rape, Pwn, Own, and dominate in FPS just like everyone else. And yes they use the phrase RAPE just like all gamers do plus other Vulgar sayings when dominating in FPS that i care not to repeat.
Sure they may have modded Pink M4's or Soldiers in high heels but trust me they will shoot you in the face and talk shite just like everyone else does and they enjoy it.
Being a Gamer is just a way of life that has NO boundaries such as race sex or religion. Everyone loves to just Frag-a-mother-Phucker!
Sure most games are male characters but in real life most Soldiers, Killers, murderers, warlords, etc. are males. They will play a good game no matter the character's sex just like Bayonetta and Tomb Raider were good games played mostly by guys.
The only complaints some Lady Gamers have that i play with is the lack of Character customization but on the PC they mod their characters out to their likings and most of the time believe it or not it's big boobs, high heels, lots of flesh, and tight clothes except the one Emo chick i play with...her characters are a little weird. lol
When they are not playing FPS with our Lan group they are ALL currently playing Skyrim! Females can and DO everything that males do whether it's sports or video games. So NO females are not being left behind in video games.
Dam near every Major Dev team has a Female Developer so stop this madness.
I think there are plenty of games that appeal to women (or appeal to both genders at the same time). But the problem is, a lot of girls don't seem to know they exist.
I was thinking about why women don't seem to be all that interested in video games (and why many of my female friends don't "get" why I like gaming), and I think that a lot of women probably don't realize just how social or story-oriented games have become nowadays. Hell, my own female friends are still convinced games are only about shooting and aliens, and that I'm "such a boy" for liking them...even though I rarely play shooters, and try to explain to them that games come in all types of genres nowadays.
Keep in mind, I'm only generalizing here...but women seem to be more interested in storytelling and characters than, say, other aspects of media. I suppose that's why many best-selling books are those that are geared towards female audiences (e.g. the Twilight series). Women love stories. I myself love stories. Hell, I even played games like Resident Evil 5 and Mortal Kombat 9 mostly for the stories (even though their stories aren't the best in gaming's history - oh well). I think that if more women knew games like Uncharted and Heavy Rain existed, they'd be more inclined to try them out.
That's just my two cents though. I could be completely wrong. :O
I don't think, or just haven't heard, enough from women to justify any change in the game industry's direction. From an observer standpoint, if more women are joining, they must like the way the industry is handling itself now, so why change if the demographic of women gamers are increasing without much work from the industry or devs?
And besides, I haven't heard much from the women in the industry other than they like games with handsome protagonists like Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, or Skyrim.
i agree only because this subject is getting old. If you want to be treated like a gamer, act like one. Most gamers don't sit around wondering if "am i being left behind."
play games, love them, shut up. Feminism is getting old.
Her Interactive has been publishing and developing Nancy Drew games for a surprising 13 years, and now focuses exclusively on them. As the book series about an intrepid girl detective reaches its 80th anniversary, the company remastered its first title with new puzzles and endings.
What does it take to build such an enduring brand, with a video game franchise that has now sold over 8 million copies -- and to capture that elusive all-ages female audience?
In an interview with Gamasutra, CEO Megan Gaiser reflects on years with an inspiring heroine, the ways Nancy has bridged gaps between parents and kids, and what it means to design for a role model.
Game of the Year - right here, folks.