Kotaku today asks if female gamers are going to generate the extra revenue needed for the industry to grow, based on a story at MarketWatch (free registration required).

At the same time, Daily Game is carrying part one of Confessions of a Girl Gamer, which amounts to, among other things, complaints from J. Paradise about being constantly asked if she is really a girl, followed by being called a "bitch", "slut", "whore" and being told to get back in the kitchen.

This article I think warrants a longer response, and I hope I'll have a chance to give it soon.