The gratuitous sexualization of women in video games is declining, but women are still rarely the main character

Fact: Around half of all people who regularly play video games are women. And yet, it's no secret that the games industry has historically marketed its wares to heterosexual men. Overly sexualized women have often acted as selling points for games, both in advertising and in the games themselves. According to a new study from Indiana University, this treatment of women in video games may be trending downward, at least on one metric. Researchers Teresa Lynch, Jessica E. Tompkins, Irene I. van ...