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New IP is all too rare in the modern market. New IP with a female lead character is rarer still. Capcom has this morning used its Gamescom presentation to reintroduce its Remember Me IP, which was shown off last year under the name Adrift. The game is being developed by …

Over a third of Pokmon players are female, according to a new GameVision Brand Map report. 39 per cent of all players of Nintendo’s huge franchise are female, which is higher than the average game (31 per cent).Males aged 15 to 19 comprise a further 13 per cent of the …

The female gamer is in decline, research has found. Statistics from Kantar Worldpanel show that the boxed games market is proving more popular with males aged 18 to 24, while casual and female gamers are switching over todigital platforms. Three quarters of games sold in 2008 were bought for males …

Prime World to also offer mixed gender teams special in-game powers

Following a lengthy voting process, BioWare has revealed the design of the female Commander Shepard that will from some editions of Mass Effect 3. The lovely lady was selected via a consultation process with fans. It should be noted, of course, that the vast majority of Mass Effect’s fan-base are …

Developer BioWare has turned to its fanbase in an effort to decide what version of the female game star Shepard it should put on the cover of Mass Effect 3. The series has always allowed gamers to choose the sex of the main lead, though 80 per cent of players …

BioWare’s Mass Effect series has always tried to remain gender neutral – with equal options for both male and female characters and no discrimination regarding sexual relationships. However, one area in which this has not occurred is with the game’s cover, which has always starred the default male version of …

In a fascinating admission to PSM3 magazine, the developer behind The Last Guardian has stated that the game originally had a female lead character – until a bizarre complication lead to a change of heart. The Trico is a very powerful creature,” Team Ico boss Fumito Ueda stated, as reported …

A US analyst has refuted claims that games featuring a female lead are being shunned by publishers due to their inability to perform in the market. The subject came to light earlier this month when it was claimed that Activision altered development of the game that has eventually become True …

The rising popularity of chick-flicks at the cinema has been blamed on what movie execs have dubbed the ‘Xbox Factor’. An increasing number of men and boys are shunning a night out at the movies for in favour of a night at home in front of the console, The Telegraph …