For a limited time only, a “femme fatale” fightstick is available to purchase from GameShark. The fightstick brings in a pink and white casing along with the ladies of Street Fighter IV. Only 1000 are being made, distributed between the PS3 and Xbox 360. The PS3 will receive 350 while the 360 gets 650. The fightstick will work with most fighting games. The 360 version will also work on PC fighting games that support 360 controllers.
The Femme Fatal fightstick is currently retailing for $159.99 from GameShark.
Well the time’s come for the winner of the Steam group avatar competition to be decided. All members of the Girl Gamers steam group can vote for their favourite entry. Head on over to the voting thread to make your vote.
We’ve now got our very own group for GirlGamers.co.uk on Steam. You can join the group here.
As the group is new, we’re looking for an avatar for the group and we’re running it as a competition. The competition for an avatar will end June 30th and will be judged by the group members. The winner will receive a game worth £20 ($30).
The competition is being held on GamerStyle.com, where you can submit your entry and view the rules of the competition.
A recent article on the Official Xbox Magazine website has interestingly revealed that videogame girlfriends never seem to make it to the end of a game alive. By the way, if you’re planning on clicking the link to the article, be aware that there are possible spoilers.
It is true though, but why? Why can’t the girlfriend survive to the very end of a game? In most games, if she dies early on, the boyfriend usually goes on a revenge killing spree, taking down anybody who may have been involved in her death…but surely this is getting too reptitive now? A little boring maybe? Is it pointless even having girlfriends in the story if all they’re going to do is die! It would be great if the girlfriend turned out to be some ninja specialist and made sure nobody tried to get the better of her.
What do you think?
‘The Market for Computer and Video Games (MCV)’ recent research has revealed that the average salary for women working in the UK games industry is £33,260 per year, which is £2,000 higher than an average male salary working in the same industry.
Since joining up here and interacting with several other girl gamers, I have learnt that I’m not the only female who can sit and play a game for hours on end and enjoy that feeling of accomplishment when you finally finish a game. It’s common knowledge that the gaming industry and all things game related is a mans world. But what I’m writing about today is how being a girl gamer can sometimes cause problems when playing online. I’ll also be sharing afew of my experiences of being a girl gamer.
It’s hard to believe that Lara Croft has been apart of our gaming lives for over a decade. She burst onto our screens in 1996 looking pointy, square and lifeless. Fast forward 12 years and just take a look at her now. Curvy, lifelike and smooth, Lara is looking better than ever and she’s now taking us through her latest game, Tomb Raider: Underworld.
The Story
Technically, this is the 9th instalment of the Tomb Raider series, but since ‘Anniversary’ was a remake of the very first Tomb Raider game, ‘Underworld’ is known as the 8th in the series. This whole adventure is based around Lara trying to get to a place called Avalon, a place where her mother can be found, even though she’s apparently dead. To get Avalon, Lara must travel through the Mediterranean Sea, Coastal Thailand, Croft Manor, Southern Mexico, Jan Mayen Island and the Arctic Sea. Each of these places contains enemies and mind bending puzzles to figure out before you can go any further.
As we all know, Christmas can be a really stressful time. Presents need to be bought, decorations need to be hung, food needs to be prepared and visiting the family needs to be arranged. Yes, it’s a time of the year that you either love or hate, but for gamers, it’s a time to bash those buttons and yell in those headsets because Christmas gaming is a time to get merry and have some fun.
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The highly anticipated ‘Rock Band 2′ will hit Xbox 360’s on November 21st 2008. Harmonix have announced that it is to start shipping the game in Europe on 14th November. The cost of the ‘Rock Band 2′ software will be £49.99, but standalone hardware will be available at the beginning of December.
Ever since Grand Theft Auto first came out back in 1997 (god that was ages ago!) I have always said to myself, and others, that nothing would beat it, that it is a unique game that would be on our console systems for years to come. I was right about one thing – it has been on our console systems for years and has just sold over 10 million copies of GTA IV worldwide. But now I am asking myself – is it still the best, or has something better come along to challenge it?