Are video games inherently sexist? Designers and game makers discuss

Grand Theft Auto Five, published by Rockstar Games. Photo courtesy of IGDBMany would argue that for too long, the gaming world has been male-dominated, filled with gun battles, fast cars and macho characters. Female characters have often been designed as visions of male fantasies, as sweet, simpering sidekicks or as damsels in distress, should they exist at all. But as the real-world fights for better gender equality and an end to sexism, is the gaming world falling behind?
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