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Video games that feature female lead characters get higher review scores according to a recent study.

According to research carried out by EEDAR across "910 core genre games", if a game has a female playable character it will, on average, score higher than ones with a male character, both genders, or games with characters of no discernible gender.

On average female focused games scored 67.88, whereas male focused games scored 65.78. Games where you can play as either scored 67.21.

Games with playable characters with no apparent gender, on the other hand, only score 59.86 on average.

Analysis by EEDAR described the difference in the numbers between male and female as "insignificant" saying that "console games over the last 5 years show no aggregate statistical evidence that indicates that gender selection (aside from having no gender at all) impacts quality scores."

Insignificant? There's almost two points difference between male and female lead characters there! That's significant enough for us nit-picky gamers.

The EEDAR research comes after Activision supposedly said that female lead characters don't sell games.

Maybe not, Activision, but they could add anywhere up to two insignificant points to the review score!

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... ?id=261858

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LOL!

Make up your mind!

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They either do or don't sell games but they can't do both.

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Fogmeister wrote:
LOL!

Make up your mind!

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9876

They either do or don't sell games but they can't do both.

Exactly. I think that decent games sell better, and if they had to think a bit more with a female character then if they applied that same preparation to other games then the quality will improve.

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