Are Game Magazines Turning Into Men's Magazines?

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Posted by simoniker on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @07:42PM from the slashdot-games-readers'-wives dept.

KaiEl writes "I was skimming through the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (April 2004) the other day when I began to notice a recurring theme: pictures of scantily clad women, both virtual and real, kept popping up. Usually it's not surprising to find one or two skimpy outfits in an issue, but this one seemed crawling with them. I decided to chronicle a list of the semi-nudity in a post on my weblog. What does this surplus of sexy pictures say about the direction of the videogame industry? Is it a reaction to the success of 'male' magazines like Maxim and FHM? Is it a reflection of the video game industry's seeming fascination with the barely clothed female form (see: Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball)? Or am I just a prude who's getting worked up over nothing?"

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Let me see... (Score:5, Funny)

by DaveJay ( 133437 ) writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @07:45PM (#8583967)

"Or am I just a prude who's getting worked up over nothing?"

Considering you chronicled the semi-nudity on your web site, I think you're a smart person who knows that nudity (even the semi kind) will get you a posting on Slashdot and a lot of web traffic to your blog. ;)

And since I seem to be a very early post, I suspect a lot of people are RTFAWSN (Reading the ----ing article with semi-nudity.)

Don't bother guys (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @07:46PM (#8583972)

The blog doesn't have any of the pictures from these magazines. Man, what a damn tease. I'm sorry I clicked the link.

Re:Rule #1 (Score:4, Funny)

by Khasmo ( 659750 ) writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @07:50PM (#8584014)

All I know is that after reading thios article, I really want to go out and get that magazine.
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For the articles, of course.

Re:How is this shocking? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @07:51PM (#8584020)

Why not start "reviewing" women in the magazines as well? Because the phrase "she really sucked" has a completely different connotation with applied to reviews of women, and gamers might get confused...

Leisure Suit Larry? (Score:4, Funny)

by tanksalot ( 762778 ) writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @07:55PM (#8584066)

I just wish that they redid the "Leisure Suit Larry" games with today's graphic capabilities.

Re:Let me see... (Score:3, Funny)

by KingJoshi ( 615691 ) writes: <slashdot@joshi.tk> on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @07:57PM (#8584074) Homepage

reading? I'm just looking for the damn pictures!

Re:How is this shocking? (Score:2, Funny)

by LittleBigLui ( 304739 ) writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @08:00PM (#8584099) Homepage Journal

The same people who have a ton of money to blow on the endless and for the most part terrible games that the video game industry releases, are also the same people who view the other sex as objects.

You mean the way to get rich is to view women as objects? Didn't know it was THAT easy :)

kneejerk? (Score:5, Funny)

by GuyMannDude ( 574364 ) writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @08:09PM (#8584186) Journal

I think it reflects that a large part of the audience who grew up with computer games has, er, grown older, and this is the kneejerk reaction of the industry to try to attract them.

Um, I don't think the knee is the part of the body being jerked in this case...

GMD

Re:Nearly Naked Nubiles Nothing New (Score:5, Funny)

by El ( 94934 ) writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @08:15PM (#8584234)

There isn't much of anything that isn't sold by attatching hot nearly naked women to it. Funeral homes? Churches? Depends undergarments?

I for one... (Score:5, Funny)

by cilix ( 538057 ) writes: <tim&nicholas,net,nz> on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @08:17PM (#8584255) Homepage

...welcome our new Nude overlords.

What can I say, it's been a slow day.

Re:"Or am I just a prude..." (Score:5, Funny)

by prockcore ( 543967 ) writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @09:14PM (#8584694)

And DOA:X is actually a rather good 'social game', with some rather fun subgames tacked on, even bar the semi-nudity.

Riight, and you just read playboy for the articles too, huh?

Re:Don't bother guys (Score:2, Funny)

by ivan1011001 ( 751254 ) writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @09:40PM (#8584877)

You could have told me this before I RTFA!

Re:Nearly Naked Nubiles Nothing New (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @09:52PM (#8584962)

Big-tittied whores for Christ? I'm there.
Big-tittied whores who shit themselves but don't mind. Well, it's funny in a gross kind of way.

Re:Rule #1 (Score:5, Funny)

by Decaffeinated Jedi ( 648571 ) writes: on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @11:11PM (#8585493) Homepage Journal

Does anyone remember the now-defunct PC Accelerator magazine from the publishers of PC Gamer? Although the magazine folded back in 2000, but it was essentially marketed as a Maxim for PC gaming set. Along with the standard news coverage and reviews, it also included features like "The Women We Love to Play" and photo shoots featuring women like Eidos' Lara Croft models and Stevie "Killcreek" Case. PCXL did its best to emulate the humor -- and even the design elements -- of men's magazines like Maxim and Stuff, but the girls/games connection just seemed a bit forced at times.
On the other hand, I thought their gaming coverage was quite good. Thus, in summary, I read PC Accelerator for the articles. ;)

Re:Serious game mags have failed. (Score:2, Funny)

by KyolFrilander ( 730272 ) writes: on Wednesday March 17, 2004 @12:19AM (#8585949)

Except Next Generation had, as I remember, _laminated_ covers. I remember accidentally knocking a drink onto one and being pissed that I wrecked it, when it just needed to be wiped off. They had plans, I know they did. ;)

I wish I hadn't thrown away my issues, that was a fun point in time, gaming-wise.

Re:Prude? It depends... (Score:3, Funny)

by Matrix272 ( 581458 ) writes: on Wednesday March 17, 2004 @11:07AM (#8588463)

Unfortunately, this year, we had commercials that warn about four hour erections and Janet's boob. (Personally, I didn't need the former and preferred the latter).

I disagree. I could do a lot more with a 4-hour erection than I could with Janet Jackson's boob.

If its the ad's, it means nothing (Score:3, Funny)

by LordZardoz ( 155141 ) writes: on Wednesday March 17, 2004 @05:22PM (#8592157)

If the ad's are the primary source of the scantily clad images of women, then its a big nothing.

Now, if EGM starts to run editorials about how to score with such women, then its time to reconsider why you buy that magazine.

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Let me see... (Score:5, Funny)

Don't bother guys (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Rule #1 (Score:4, Funny)

Re:How is this shocking? (Score:5, Funny)

Leisure Suit Larry? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Let me see... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:How is this shocking? (Score:2, Funny)

kneejerk? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Nearly Naked Nubiles Nothing New (Score:5, Funny)

I for one... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:"Or am I just a prude..." (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Don't bother guys (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Nearly Naked Nubiles Nothing New (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Rule #1 (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Serious game mags have failed. (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Prude? It depends... (Score:3, Funny)

If its the ad's, it means nothing (Score:3, Funny)

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