I know - it is so unfair to white people, that there are literally no articles about the dangers of tanning, or about the dangerous standards that people are striving for in the name of beauty.

what's the big deal? White people tan or dye their hair blonde when they're really brunette. Asians widen their eyes. People of all races get nose jobs, boob jobs, fat transfer to butt, colored contacts, relaxed hair, permed hair, fake lashes. People of all races have things they like to change. How is this any…

Neither agreeing or disagreeing with your statement. Just pointing out: this is Gawker. Of course it's sensationalist.

I'm female and a feminist, and this headline sucks. The information in your article is fantastic, and makes multiple good points, but that headline is sensationalist clickbait.

Unions are necessary, but they do come with unfortunate side effects, such as making it that much more difficult to get rid of shitty employees.

It's a really crap business decision though. Giving people the option to play as a female character would mean it appeals to many more people. Women are a massive demographic, you realise?

I'm sorry! I am, I'm all for womanhood and stuff but my ladyboner compels me to not be blown by this. Look at all these hot men? Look at them!? If Ezio existed, I would ride him like all the cowgirls.

No one's saying their reasoning a lie, people are saying it's an absolute shit reason. I don't think I ever heard of a game use "oh it's too expensive" when thinking of including females. Could you imagine if Mass Effect 3 didn't have FemShep because they said "oh that Voice Acting would be too expensive?"

Thanks for this. The reality is that they made a conscious decision not to include a playable female character. So much money spent on giving us particle effects, larger crowds (some of the NPCs are female at least!), and detailed structures. I am in no position to comment on the relative difficulty of including a…

That's inaccurate on multiple levels though. You may think it's a valid reason, but a lot of people don't, especially when the series is making routine yearly installments with a ridiculous amount of money being poured into them, meanwhile using old male animation assets.

I am a game developer, and their excuses don't fly for me.

Not all women move THAT different from men... especially if they're acting like assassins.

Uh, yeah... They used the same animations with AC Liberation and NO ONE CARED. They've used the same animation with females in their MP mode for years and... NO ONE CARED.

Yeah, people who want to see 46% of the gaming population represented in a game that has 4 characters are clearly just social justice warriors.

I didn't even think she looked bad or anything. That just gave FemShep an air of utter badass who takes no bullshit from anyone. I think it worked.

Any perceived inequality should be followed by inevitable anger.

They've got pretty poor justification going for them.

I'm no expert on game design, programming, and whatever else but don't they already have female player character models in the multiplayer modes? Couldnt they have just stuck a new skin on one of those?

Because it's not like they could even consider having a female main character, amirite? HAHA WHO WANTS GIRLS IN VIDEO GAMES? THEY HAVE COOTIES.

I thought these games made money. You're telling me they can't afford to make female assassins? I'm sure they can find the time and resources to make it happen.