I for one would love to see a female Gear. The problem with it atm is that the designers don't really know what works with women, in my opinion. With guys, just get the designers to smack on a pair of DDs, minimal clothing, and you have about three quarters of the audience. With women, they obviously look for something more: I only see a few women drooling over Chris Redfield.

The problem with appealing to a female market, it seems, is that women look for the whole package, and because of that, all the staff (writers, designers, voice actors etc) need to be on the same page, and in such a profit-driven market, only slivers of such a thing pass through the money-sieve.

But that aside.. notice that the women are always the ones telling the men what they need to do next? Maybe.. the men are just dumb killing machines that need to be pointed in the right direction? (i.e. Halo, Halo Wars, Gears of War, Fable 2, Army of Two)

are you serious? that much armor on a girl in a warzone against monsters?

these games are war games, it makes sense. however why dont you look at all these characters. what do they all have in common?

well except for the second tomb raider. wtf happened?

Great article, Daniel.