![]() In video games, male heroes sell almost 75 percent better than female ones. ![]() Women, who make up nearly half the gaming population, told Pew that they are far more likely to watch or play something starring a man than the other way around. Ironically, it’s tolerance that has helped forge this situation. At this year’s E3 2016, there were 12 times as many games starring men as there were games starring women. A 2015 Pew Research Center study found that a majority of people believe gamers are mostly men, and this is reflected in the type of games that are being made. They don’t feel there is a way for female gamers to exert any power on Rockstar’s games, which means RDR has every chance of being as misogynistic as many of the company’s other games.Įven as video game companies have given token nods to representation over the past few years, the industry still prioritizes the male experience. Women who want even something approaching equal representation in Rockstar-produced games face both harassment and disinterest. In Inverse’s discussions with women gamers and industry members, it was clear that there is a real frustration with the status quo. Rockstar Games, the developer behind the RDR franchise, has never had a female protagonist in one of its single-player games, an exclusion that to many women gamers is becoming increasingly untenable. ![]() Underneath all the new gritty bells and whistles, here was another white male protagonist. The first trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 generated excitement amongst millions of gamers, but women gamers had a different reaction. ![]()
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