Women are used to being excluded in male-dominated professions and spaces, and the gaming industry has been particularly harsh, with so few in competitive teams and game development companies. Perhaps it’s only fitting that women are yet again pushed away from gaming with 30 years of PC Gamer.
The publication was criticized by many for not including any women in their anniversary magazine, almost as if there have never been any influential female voices in the gaming industry. Maybe it didn’t matter to them that the many notable women who worked as directors, video game designers, and writers were responsible for the production of their favorite Triple-A games. They might’ve forgotten or completely glossed over the many amazing female video game composers who have produced OSTs that they play in the background.
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