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Why a Blog About Games for Girls?
Two years ago, I taught an amazingly fun college course on video games, analyzing the history and social impact of gaming. The day we started our unit on gaming and gender, I conducted an experiment. I...
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The Bachelor: The Videogame
The Bachelor the TV show is about a large group of pharmaceutical saleswomen named Ashley competing for a nationally televised fake proposal from some guy they’ve spent two hours with, so they can...
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Low-hanging fruit: Bieber Kiss
Free iPad App It happens to the best of us. You’re on vacation, your friend decides to go boating without you, and while you’re standing on the beach, you run into Justin Bieber, whose manager is...
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New Girl: First Date Dash
Facebook game This week on New Girl, Jess and Nick are going on their first date! Yay for them! I think it’s going to work out for those two crazy kids, and there will be no complications to their...
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Purr Pals: Purrfection
I’ve been sick this week, which didn’t leave me a ton of energy for the epic, arduous gameplay of my newest purchase, America’s Next Top Model for Wii. Instead, I’ve been playing with a 3DS title I...
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Low hanging fruit: Boyfriend Trainer 2
Browser game So your boyfriend is kind of a jerk. He looks at other women, he slacks off when he’s mowing the lawn, he gets bored when you’re shopping, and he falls asleep during your favorite romantic...
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Virtual Families 2: Our Dream Home
iOS/Android/PC game Bitmap’s having an amazing day. She worked as a film critic for about five minutes and got a promotion; someone bought $500 worth of groceries for her family; she didn’t interact at...
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Stupid Genre Alert: The Dress Up Game
This story I’m about to tell means that I’m very old. When I was about 6 years old, we went on a family vacation to the UK. It was an amazing trip, we did a lot of cool things (although I didn’t...
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Super Princess Peach
Nintendo DS I went to my local mom-and-pop game store the other day to see what girly titles they had in stock. Among the pony simulators and preschool-toy platformers was an older DS title that...
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Nanny Mania 2: The Cleaning Game
So despite what myopic Kotuku commentators and jerkface Xbox Live players want to believe, women play video games. As much as men do. They might not be playing GTAV, but they are crushing candy at an...
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Frat House: The Cleaning Game
So after yesterday’s post about Nanny Mania 2, I got a little curious about what other cleaning games were out there. As one does. Of course, there’s Nanny Mania 1, and there’s the aiming-a-bit-younger...
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