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31-07-2012, 15:42
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The official Olympics videogame thinks women's sports are boring (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEbWY7BCiCzQ1zlVcdaUhZw4PmIKA&url=http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/art-and-design/2012/07/official-olympics-videogame-thinks-womens-sports-are-boring)
New Statesman (blog)
The only conclusion I can come to is that Sega see "male" as default, and only include women where they're useful for sexy box art/promotional reasons. Which is really weird, given that the game's rating is "3" - ie suitable for ages three and up. This ...
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The official Olympics videogame thinks women's sports are boring (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEbWY7BCiCzQ1zlVcdaUhZw4PmIKA&url=http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/art-and-design/2012/07/official-olympics-videogame-thinks-womens-sports-are-boring)
New Statesman (blog)
The only conclusion I can come to is that Sega see "male" as default, and only include women where they're useful for sexy box art/promotional reasons. Which is really weird, given that the game's rating is "3" - ie suitable for ages three and up. This ...
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