Well, I would ask what ABOUT those old characters they liked? I grew up with those characters too, but as I grew older I realized that a character with big breasts (like the Dead or Alive girls and Tifa from Final Fantasy 7) isn't bad on their own.... it's just when the sexual traits are their SOLE characteristic (the…

"The United States State Department estimated that 50,000 to 100,000 women and girls are trafficked each year into the United State."

She was "decent" in Soul Calibur on Dreamcast...

Forgive me for saying so, but that sounds like a very... empty... life.

Nobody, child or adult, decides what to be like in a vacuum. Everyone is inspired by someone else, mentored by someone else.

Dammit. It's "Arrested Development".

I believe Warframe is also free... and it's a pretty good title as well.

C'mon... be honest... It's not "perpetual puberty". It's....

To be fair, that does look like a more fun and enjoyable game than the Diablo 3 that we got...

I'll be the first to admit that her views can be a bit... extreme... but I find it foolish to toss out everything she says because I disagree with a lot of it. Even if I disagree, she DOES make good points, and being wrong in one areas does NOT invalidate the points that actually are true and supported. Many people…

Since when does a "role model" have to exist only for children? As a grown man, there are plenty of role models in my life that continue to inspire and demonstrate to me how a good man ought to live his life, treat women, treat his family and friends, etc.

In terms of "she's awesome" or "wow, her outfit is beyond stupid"?

... Probably not the men, I assume.

"We"? Plenty of people, a lot of them women and female players, DON'T like hyper-sexualized female avatars, and they're precious few options for those that want something with a little more dignity (and clothing).

This reminds me of a NBA star who claimed "I'm not a role model for kids. Don't make me a role model. I'm not." His teammate took him aside and said, "the moment you put on that jersey, step out on the floor, and a young kid admires you for what you can do, yes, you absolutely become a role model."

I don't mean to provoke... but I'm assuming you're a young male gamer, and not, say, a woman dealing with a cultural bias swarming with sexual harassment, objectification, belittlement, degradation, and unbalanced gender bias in every facet of their lives.

Jade in Beyond Good & Evil? Faith in Mirror's Edge? Alyx Vance in Half-Life 2? Nilin in Remember Me? Alice in Alice: Madness Returns? Zoey in Left 4 Dead? Samus in Metroid Prime?

Who says he felt "pressured"? Maybe he legitimately felt his answer was inadequate and his response a bit insensitive towards what was, and is, an on-going cultural problem, one he felt he could've better handled?

To be fair, I actually find it refreshing to see a game "journalist" hold a company's feet to the fire, ask hard-ball questions, and not just act as PR mouthpieces for the latest games. Whether people agree with their stance, the industry could benefit from more journalists raising legitimate questions, approaching…

No, but it was a polite and respectable thing to do, especially because it is a sore subject for many people and a cultural problem that requires a certain level of sensitivity. He did the right thing, regardless of whether it was necessary or not.