ChicksDigGames is a site devoted to the female gamer community, a segment largely ignored by the gaming industry. As pointed out by one of the site’s founder, Sarah Schutz, most popular websites dedicated to the recreation are male-driven/centric, including “Babes” sections, referencing the gamer as “he” and assuming an almost entirely male base. Schutz and the other creators behind CDG decided there needed to be a space on the web where women gamers could feel like part of a community and share their perspective on the industry. As stated in their manifesto:
Most women gaming sites do the same thing that many of the mainstream sites do by fitting women into a very small category of gamers, limiting their understanding of what women play and how they play. CDG is a place where women and men gamers alike can come as they are to share a unique perspective on games. We hope to not only bring women gamers together, but introduce the industry to what women gamers really want.
The site includes sections for non-gamers, game reviews, forums and downloads, and an online shop is on its way.
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It’s all been done before!! If this is tied in with the whole ‘fradoll’ mentality, then regular women gamers might want to look at a more established girl gaming site like ThumbBandits.com - run by women and with a large female membership.
I joined ThumbBandits over a year ago and they have a very female centric view of gaming, reporting on girl gaming aspects of games, a monthly editorial on a cool strong woman and the FIRST place online to bring girl gamers reviews that actually mentioned them.
Another site for gay women is LesbianGamers.com
There are well established female gaming sites out there, you just need to know where to look.
Thanks
November 21st, 2007 at 5:30 pm
hi. i’m from chicksdiggames.com and I just watned to say that we are not following the fragdoll mentality nor are we trying to recreate what is already out there (I am a fan of many girl gaming sites. We are rather, trying to create a space for hardcore gamer girls and also a space where we look at games from a different critical perspective. We are trying to shake the notion that the hardcore girl gamer niche doesn’t exist. I realize there are other girl gaming sites out there and I think we all have something to offer because, just like the many “male-driven” sites out there, they don’t all come from the same viewpoint. Not all women think/game alike either!
December 6th, 2007 at 1:17 pm