Sexism in the gaming industry is a tricky issue, where a lot of ink has been spilled over the exploitation of female characters in video games for a male-dominated audience.<\/p>\n
Now popular news portal CVG has come under fire for putting up a feature on their site asking you to \u201cget out your scorecard\u201d for a roll of pictures of some of \u201cbooth babes\u201d at the recent E3<\/a>. While it didn\u2019t get much negative response from readers, the backlash from some people working in the industry has been severe.<\/p>\n Rachel Webber of GamesIndustry writes, \u201cAnd that\u2019s exactly why things like CVG\u2019s recent booth babes gallery and its grimy intro is so disappointing. Because the industry isn\u2019t like that and CVG is doing it a disservice to present it that way, nevermind a disservice to its readers by telling them that it\u2019s an acceptable way to discuss women.\u201d<\/p>\n The echoes around the internet are that this portrays the video game community in a bad light, and CVG has removed the feature following the negative response.<\/p>\n What\u2019s your opinion? Are people being overly sensitive? Is the feature evidence that the industry has some growing up to do? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n All E3 coverage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Biggest E3 2012 news<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Are girl gamers sexist towards men?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Jade Raymond recommends we give our \u201cteenage medium a kick in the balls”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n God of War director responds to allegations of sexism<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n