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Link to the archived article https://web.archive.org/web/2023060...mmer-game-fest-women-diversity-geoff-keighley

With the death of E3 nearly complete, Summer Game Fest has become the go-to summer event for gamers to get hyped about. But this year’s Summer Game Fest, while it featured games that included a wide range of genres and a great diversity of characters, did not feature a single woman onstage.

To be clear, this is not only on Mr. Keighley. While he does have a responsibility to ensure his show reflects the diversity of its audience, it’s also on the developers featured in these presentations to put their marginalized employees forward for opportunities like this.

Representation matters. It’s just that simple. We know games are being made by a wealth of people, and we need to see them because it signals to the people watching that they, too, have the capability to do what they love.

Mr. Keighley, you can feature women in your shows. You’ve done it before, and I’d even argue that it’s easy, too. Right after Summer Games Fest ended, the Day of the Devs showcase began, and I didn’t have to wait long at all to see someone who looked like me.

What's your opinion about this GAF? Should Keighley and by extension the games industry strive to do more?

 

[mansoor1980]

yeah the lack of hot women on stage was disturbing

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Next time, Keighley hosts in a dress. Problem solved.

 

[rofif]

Fuck verge

 

[Kindela]

Yes, he should've picked any woman from a game's team just to be on stage, regardless of her position in the company.

And if there's none, he should've forced the company to hire one.

 

[10101]

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

Colour me surprised

I’m sad I had to click the article to find that out lol

 

[Heisenberg007]

Petition for Geoff to have (exclusively) hot women on the stage next time.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

Did they just assume everyone's gender that came on stage?

 

[SantaC]

Oh no, anyway

 

[Bodom78]

Well they were busy in the kitchen preparing post show snacks for the men so makes sense.

 

[balls of snow]

Bonnie Ross where are you when we need you.

 

[Meicyn]

lmao

 

[cormack12]

That's because what everyone has to call a woman these days is fat or ugly or both and would make people switch off.

 

[Same ol G]

They are right, where are my booth babes....

This fucking generation of degenerates

 

[Dr.Morris79]

There is a serious lack of females in the roofing tradition, I dont see these wet fuckers moaning about that.

 

[10101]

There is a serious lack of females in the roofing tradition, I dont see these wet fuckers moaning about that.

Wet fuckers is the right term here. They get so frustrated with the wrong shit imo.

Honestly, would love for this generation to be transported en mass back to the 80’s. The world is becoming a soppy arse place because of these soft cunts.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

 

[ZoolNL]

It’s always something… games show diversity but the presentation on a show did not so we should be angry now. I thought it was about the games? Also devs can choose whoever they want to present their games…

Verge is actively trying to find something to scream about. Men are bad, we know it..

 

[Rykan]

Colour me surprised

I’m sad I had to click the article to find that out lol

Oh hey, a thread about an Ash Parrish article.

You know what that means!

That's right, a mandatory link to Ash Parrish's best contribution to video game journalism.

 

[Ar¢tos]

Did she just assume the gender of everyone that stepped on the stage?!?
TRIGGERED!

 

[Thyuda]

Oh no, how terrible, how will gamers ever recover...

 

[bitbydeath]

Nobody would blink an eye if it was only women. Sexism at its finest.

 

[The Cockatrice]

can we stop linking trash?

 

[Varteras]

Also no racial minorities, no homosexuals (that we know of), no transgenders, no midgets, no giants, no disabled people, no minors, no senior citizens, no poor people, no obvious representatives from each nation or religion, and, most importantly, no big titty aliens. I'm especially offended at that last one.

 

[justonething]

I'm a smegma male incel, why didn't they feature me?

 

[SJRB]

Imagine having to pay someone for writing this "article", lmao.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Bring Alanah as the co-host, you'll have that requirement checked and the viewership will also rise.

 

[Bartski]

featured no Sydnee Goodman and that is problematic

 

[mansoor1980]

Bring Alanah as the co-host, you'll have that requirement checked and the viewership will also rise.

yes

 

[GrayChild]

I agree with The Verge this time. Every event can be much more fun if you book some strippers.

Also, having some flashing tits onstage every now and then can make up for the boring crap that's being presented.

 

[Frwrd]

Fuck all this inclusivi-bullshit.
It's because of stupid shit like this that we are where we are, doing dumb shit just to fulfill an agenda 'just because'.

This event should be about catering gamers, and not some entitled political/social group.

PS: fuck the verge, with passion.

 

[Griffon]

The verge uh. It's like posting about random blog posts or tweet and treating those as legit articles (and it likely has as many views).

I say let them die alone.

OP either don't make threads about them, or if you do, don't give a link, just quote whatever shit you want to talk about.
That shit is made sucker-in outrage-clicks.

 

[UnNamed]

yes

Even better: 2 women in one.

I would wrestle with her.

 

[Godot25]

wtf?
Sorry. I was looking at number of exciting games or announcements. I could not give a flying fuck about how many woman, POC, gay or non-binaries were there.
not that it matters in GAMES SHOWCASE.

It would be better if we even didn't need to see Geoff and go from announcement to announcement. But I guess Geoff can't resist showing himself with Nic Cage.

 

[Heisenberg007]

wtf?
Sorry. I was looking at number of exciting games or announcements. I could not give a flying fuck about how many woman, POC, gay or non-binaries were there.
not that it matters in GAMES SHOWCASE.

It would be better if we even didn't need to see Geoff and go from announcement to announcement. But I guess Geoff can't resist showing himself with Nic Cage.

What?

Pfft. Who watches a game show for game announcements?!

 

[Godot25]

What?

Pfft. Who watches a game show for game announcements?!

Yeah. I guess they should put pronouns for everybody there and we would fact checked if someone wasn't mispronounced.
No games, just pronouns

 

[wolffy66]

Can we not

 

[Heisenberg007]

Can we not

 

[Corndog]

Summer Game Fest featured no women onstage

Geoff Keighley, for one dollar, feature a woman.

www.theverge.com

What's your opinion about this GAF? Should Keighley and by extension the games industry strive to do more?

Nope.

 

[Knightime_X]

Jesus fuck.
Do we really need a check box list of shit to make these snow flake fucks happy?

For crying out loud

 

[Disco Dave]

Genuinely didn't notice.

Like 99.9% of viewers.

 

[Lasha]

Representation matters. It’s just that simple. We know games are being made by a wealth of people, and we need to see them because it signals to the people watching that they, too, have the capability to do what they love.

I don't think a woman whose primary contribution to humanity is "FFX my sexual awakening" has the capability to make video games.

 

[tomato shrub]

It was the first time he featured some interesting games, which seems like the important thing here. Imagine sitting through that stream with arbitrary checklists. It's not like the games didn't feature women, so jfc who cares.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Wow, I can't believe the verge would just assume gender like that!

 

[VulcanRaven]

I don't think Geoff picks the people who come to tell about their games.

 

[Ammogeddon]

I wonder if they find it exhausting, looking for every opportunity to complain about something.

 

[Big Baller]

I wanted Lizzo on stage!

 

[Camreezie]

Oh hey, a thread about an Ash Parrish article.

You know what that means!

That's right, a mandatory link to Ash Parrish's best contribution to video game journalism.

Oh god its that one. Jesus christ , yeah this one can go in the bin

 

[kruis]

I wonder if they find it exhausting, looking for every opportunity to complain about something.

What's exhausting about an endless source of inspiration for mediocre writers? You don't have to know anything about any subject, just insert modern politics and these articles write themselves.

 

[Honey Bunny]

I'm guessing most of these games featured very few women developing them too. The horror.