Keep Flyin': An Exclusive First Look at Firefly Online
Browncoats rejoice! Joss Whedon's space Western Firefly may never return to television, but the 'verse goes on
A Virtual World for Jane Austen Fans Just Raised $100K on Kickstarter
Jane Austen's long dead, but that doesn't keep her most obsessive fans from supporting an entire cottage industry around her works. But this is taking it to a new level: Via Polygon, a Kickstarter campaign
Microsoft Knows Women Play Video Games Too, Right?
This Christmas is the battle of the console gaming systems, as Xbox One and the PS4 duke it out for users. For its latest marketing effort, Microsoft decided to create a customizable form letter for those who'll have to convince mom, roommate or significant other before getting one of these $500 toys.
Vile Man Uses PS4 to Broadcast Video of Naked, Passed-Out Wife
As if gaming didn't already face a perception problem: The PlayStation 4 is practically brand new, and Game Revolution reports that someone has already used it for what appears to be a non-consensual broadcast of his naked wife.
Call of Duty Is Like Barbra Streisand Watching a Drag Race Marathon
This video is amazing and should be required viewing before you're allowed to play Call of Duty. You should be strapped into a chair Clockwork Orange-style and shown it on repeat until you can fucking behave yourself during the game.
Disney Video Game Adds Female Characters, Gives Rapunzel a Frying Pan
The wildly successful video game Disney Infinity will be introducing five new characters this month, including three Disney Princesses! (But none of the ones from your singalong childhood.) Rapunzel from Tangled and Anna and Elsa from the upcoming Frozen will soon have their own roles and corresponding storylines in…
Jane Austen Video Game for Those of Us Who Love Romance and RPGs
From Ever, Jane: The Virtual World of Jane Austen's KickStarter page:"In the virtual world of Jane Austen, it is not about kill or be killed, but invite and be invited with gossip our weapon of choice." I love video games where I get to murder everyone, but this sounds like fun, too.
Video Game Would Make Players Navigate Abortion Access in Texas
Choice: Texas is an interactive fiction game that allows users to attempt to get an abortion in the state. As you might've guessed via your womanly intuition/following the coverage of the insanity in Texas, it ain't easy to be a woman in the Lone Star State these days.
You've Got to Play This Video Game Involving Manic Panic and Zines
Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our recommendation…
XBox Live Support Shrugs Off Rape Threat Reports
The Mary Sue had a frustrating article up today about the almost trollish behavior of the XBox Live Support Twitter in regards to a woman reporting rape threats in Call of Duty. It seems as if Xbox Live's response to rape threats is a big old "eh. *shrug*".
There's a Video Game Competition About Boobs That's Not What You Think
The boob jam is a "game jam" (where video game developers create games around a common theme) focused on guess what: BOOBS. But not in a male gazey way.
Every Misogynistic Argument You've Ever Heard About Video Games
Hi there, ladies! Have I got a fun hobby for you! It's called video gaming, and it's kind of a big deal.
I Really Want to Play Grand Theft Auto V, But I Won't. Here's Why.
The new Grand Theft Auto V trailer was released yesterday, and I gotta admit: It looks pretty fucking fresh. There's all sort of cool new features — most notably, for the first time the game features three lead characters that you can seamlessly switch between. Unfortunately, all three of those characters are men.
Steal That Asshole Karl Lagerfeld's Sunglasses in Bizarre New Game
There's a new game where Karl Lagerfeld insults you, and you get back at him by stealing his sunglasses. Although stealing his sunglasses probably isn't the first thing I'd do if I were face to face with that condescending asshat
Gaming Conference Welcomes Women With Hilaaaarious Rape Joke
Yesterday at Microsoft’s Xbox One E3 press conference, a man and a woman demonstrated a new fighting game, Killer Instinct. The man, a producer on the game and so therefore winning easily, tells the woman at the :27 mark to "Just let it happen, it'll be over soon."
Girl Scouts Add Video Game Dev Badge To Encourage More Female Techies
The realm of propaganda meant to recruit women into scientific or technological fields is often embarassingly off the mark. It's kind of remarkable that, amidst all this, not too many organizations think ton place young girls in environments where they actually interact with technology and the people who work in it.…
Mass Effect 3 Writer: More People Should Be Creating Complex Female…
We so often receive dismally sexist news
Do We Love Zombies Because We Hate Our Lives?
From TV (The Walking Dead) to movies (Warm Bodies) to video games (Plants Vs. Zombies), we're surrounded by dead-eyed, decaying undead creatures. In the early 2000s, it was clear that zombies were having a moment; that moment has lasted over a decade. And one researcher — Clemson University's Sarah Lauro — believes…
Anita Sarkeesian’s New Tropes Vs. Women Series is Awesome
Anita Sarkeesian didn't let male gamer trolls
7-Year-Old Zora Ball Is the World's Youngest Game Programmer
Pint-sized programming wizard Zora Ball is now the youngest person to create a full version of a mobile application video game. A first grader at Philadelphia's Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School, she's already more accomplished than everyone you know. Consequently, we should all go eat a tub…