Category: Posts in English

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A set of games in the background, a controller up front. The symbol of feminism, a closed fist in the sign of woman, on top.

Here's an interesting thing. Whenever you combine two characters in Heroes of Dragon Age, their outfit changes slightly. Guess what? The women lose armor. The men gain it. I've seen it in the Desire Demon, Circle Mage Bethany, Tevinter Arcane Warrior, Anders etc. All the men seem to get more clothes, while the women get... Continue Reading →

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Booth babes are bad for biz

A set of games in the background, a controller up front. The symbol of feminism, a closed fist in the sign of woman, on top.

Spencer Chen is for the moment one of my fav marketers. Not because he's exceedingly sympathetic or amazing, but because he actually did an experiment where he tested the draw of booth babes. Guess why he's my fav? Because he's proven - to some extent - that booth babes don't work. I like it for... Continue Reading →

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Represent

A simple drawing of a girl in red staring down a tiger against a yellow background

For those of you who don't know, aren't aware or tend to assume otherwise, what I write here on my blog, on twitter and on facebook are my own views and opinions. I have never, and will most likely not ever, represented any company that I've worked for when I've put my pen to paper... Continue Reading →

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BioWare ♥

This is in English, mostly because I just sent it off (in a slightly different format) to Jessica Merizan, Community and New Media Manager at BioWare. This is how this all starts. In October I was invited to an event with select parts of the BioWare Edmonton crew who are of course working on the... Continue Reading →

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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Work It Harder Make It Better Do It Faster, Makes Us stronger More Than Ever Hour After Our Work Is Never Over - Daft Punk, Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger There’s this thing. It’s called feminism, and it has to do with the radical notion that women are people. I’m a feminist and I’m working in... Continue Reading →

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Open letter/ öppet brev

A set of games in the background, a controller up front. The symbol of feminism, a closed fist in the sign of woman, on top.

Text in English to follow. Det här blogginlägget skriver jag på engelska av två skäl. Jag vill att bransch och spelare i stort kan läsa det och jag litar inte till 100% på Google Translate. Due to a recent discussion in one of Swedens larger newspapers, the issue of gamers and the game industry's attitudes... Continue Reading →

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