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Makenzie*, who wished to remain anonymous, is a former games journalist who used to work for a games magazine. She describes how her experiences within the industry were, from the start, awkward.

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"I was never discouraged from games by anyone in my real life that I knew, but there was always a sense that the games magazines I read just assumed that their audiences were young and male. Lots of talk about "if your girlfriend lets you play" and that sort of thing. So, there was always that uncomfortable undertone to magazines up until the time I was a teenager, but I do think they've improved a lot in recent years.

It's deeply sad to me that a slight difference in genetics has, while not closed off certain doors to me entirely because there are so many strong amazing people who fight through it, certainly meant that I wouldn't just be automatically accepted in certain places."

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GAMES JOURNALIST

Makenzie*, who wished to remain anonymous, is a former games journalist who used to work for a games magazine. She describes how her experiences within the industry were, from the start, awkward.​(Image Credit: Pixabay)

Makenzie*, who wished to remain anonymous, is a former games journalist who used to work for a games magazine. She describes how her experiences within the industry were, from the start, awkward.

(Image Credit: Pixabay)