Battle of the Gamer Girls Tweet
May 14, 2008 | This entry was posted in Videos and tagged becky, fletcher, gamer, games, girl, girls, grandtheftauto, gta4, katharine, morgan, news, nintendo, sarah, videogames, webb, women, young. Bookmark the permalink.The release of Grand Theft Auto IV has brought a lot of attention to the gaming industry and the women who dominate it. Around the world, the number of women gamers online is starting to overtake the number of men. A report by Gamesdog outlines the statistics.
Morgan Webb is a geek who built a sustainable career in gaming. She launched Webb Alert in August 2007 and interacts with her fans and audience on MySpace.
Becky “Aktrez” Young is a pro gamer who has built a big brand around her activity on social networks. She does live broadcasts with her friends on Justin.tv. She is a recurring guest on G4′s The Loop and creator of the Girls Entertainment Network.
One up and coming gamer girl to keep an eye on is Katharine Fletcher. She’s a video blogger from London who can be found on the Channel Flip Network. Fletcher’s the host of Play:Digital.
Photograph credits:
Marmot Chaser
Ian Muttoo
*You see Link in the video, not Zelda.
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