Women are making their presence known in the video game industry, from the collective power of female gaming groups--such as the Frag Dolls and the PMS Clan--to the gradual development of more female-friendly games. These women want to be taken seriously, and they continue to create a buzz in the news, speak out at gaming conferences, and go joystick-to-joystick against professional male gamers on a competitive level.
Is the video game industry missing out on a large market by singling out young men as the primary target audience? The
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